Hi, I used the Axygen sealer for more than a year, and it worked fine. A couple of caveats - The sealer is cheaper than many automated sealers, but the seals are pre-cut, and are more expensive. If you are sloppy laying the seal over the plate it is relatively easy to not seal one edge (or two edges) of the plate. We never made the mistake of putting in a seal the wrong way up, but I imagine that would be a really tedious recovery process (scraping melted plastic seal off the heating block). What are the chances that a casual user will get a seal the wrong way up in your lab? We had to put strips of foil on the seal (ie, between the heating block and the seal) to ensure the centre of the seal sealed as well as the edges. The Axygen paper-backed seals worked really well, but weren't good for plates destined for the cold room - the paper backing absorbs moisture.
cheers, Janet ________________________________________ From: CCP4 bulletin board [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Lemke [[email protected]] Sent: 29 July 2009 05:50 To: [email protected] Subject: [ccp4bb] Axygen MS-100 plate sealer: user comments? Greetings all - I'm wondering if anybody out there can comment on the Axygen MS-100 MiniSealer's performance in pressure sealing crystallization plates and/or in heat sealing deep well blocks. Any user input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Chris.
