CCP4 bulletin board <[email protected]> wrote on 01/21/2009 05:50:13 PM:
> Hi there, > *warning, reading beyond this line might expose you to non CCP4 > related topics* > > anybody out there who could do the following experiment: > Turn on your microscope and measure the temperature after 30 minutes > where you would place your precious crystal tray. > Okay. Start: 71.9 F Finish: 73.1 F Temperature measured with thermocouple Scotch-taped to the center of the microscope stage, underneath an empty 96-well plate. Room thermostat set to 70. > In particular I'm interested in LED versus Halogen driven models. > My light source is halogen, but it's coupled to the microscope through a fiber optic light pipe. I know from experience that the older model scopes with the bulb right in the base get quite warm after they've been on for a while. I'm pretty sure my fiber optic setup can be retrofitted to most microscopes... - Matt -- Matthew Franklin , Ph.D. Senior Scientist, ImClone Systems 180 Varick Street, 6th floor New York, NY 10014 phone:(917)606-4116 fax:(212)645-2054 Confidentiality Note: This e-mail, and any attachment to it, contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the individual(s) or entity named on the e-mail. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that reading it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately return it to the sender and delete it from your system. Thank you.
