Those black flecks could absolutely be from the waterbaths. I have yet to find a coated waterbath that does not eventually loose its lining. In frustration, I've had techs use a SOS pad to scrub off the lining to finally get rid of it. Waterbath still worked, just no nice teflon lining. I've tried returning them, but they all still went bad. Maybe next purchase, you could go the glass liner type.
>>> path lab <pathology.histol...@gmail.com> 5/4/2010 10:56 AM >>> Our waterbaths leave a good amount of black residue on our paper towels when we dump the water and wipe them out at the end of the day. Is anyone else having this problem? It appears that the finish is gradually wearing off. Could this be the cause of the artifact ( black specs appear to be on top of the tissue ) that we occassionally see? Thank you in advance for your replies. _______________________________________________ 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
