[ccp4bb] Summary: [ccp4bb] off topic: microscope in glove box

Dear Artem, Marta, Arwen, Robin, thank you all for the detailed info. We had a try today and it worked smoothly. Thanks again and best regards, Guenter Short version: It should be OK, especially since the vacuum is transient and not particularly 'strong*' :) Long version: if this is an

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Short version: It should be OK, especially since the vacuum is transient and not particularly 'strong*' :) Long version: if this is an older microscope there may be further delamination of optically bonded components if air is already admitted between glass planes (i.e. the optical cement is worn

[ccp4bb] off topic: microscope in glove box

Dear all, I want to put one of our microscopes into the glove box. Does anybody know whether some parts of the microscope optics do not like vacuum in the air lock ? Thanks and best regards, Guenter To unsubscribe