Hi Kris, I think that a smallish lab oven would suffice. If all you are doing is melting paraffins I think any of the ones from the major vendors (Fisher, VWR, etc.) would be good enough.
I do believe that those are still just ovens and don't have the air currents. Paula Sicurello VA Medical Center San Diego Veterans Medical Research Foundation (VMRF) Core Research Imaging Center 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., MC151 San Diego, CA 92161 858-552-8585 x2397 --- On Wed, 3/11/09, Kalleberg, Kristopher <kristopher.kalleb...@unilever.com> wrote: > From: Kalleberg, Kristopher <kristopher.kalleb...@unilever.com> > Subject: [Histonet] incubator oven > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 1:40 PM > Hi All, > > I desperately need to get a new incubator oven for my > histology lab. It > seems as if most ovens are now convection ovens. > Since my old oven is > not convection I am just concerned that the constant air > movement will > some how affect the tissue slides in the way the paraffin > in melted > before the processing of the slides. I will be using > this oven for > strictly melting paraffin containers to have ready for > embedding center > and for baking of slides to melt paraffin prior to > processing. Has > anyone had any concerns or issues with these new convection > ovens or can > they recommend a decent oven to buy. it just needs to > be a medium sized > oven. > Thanks in advance. > > Kris kalleberg > kristopher.kalleb...@unilever.com > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
