We managed to get racks from Leica that fit onto a different H&E stainer and the Leica coverslipper I would check with your Leica rep about this.
Patsy Ruegg, HT(ASCP)QIHC IHCtech 12635 Montview Blvd. Ste.215 Aurora, CO 80045 720-859-4060 fax 720-859-4110 www.ihctech.net www.ihcrg.org -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Amos Brooks Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 7:24 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: SPAM-LOW: [Histonet] Staining Racks Hi, I recently acquired a used coverslipper (YEAY ME!!!) It is a Leica CV-5000. I know there are a number of big fans of this coverslipper here, but I have a possible problem. I also have an automatic slide stainer that I LOVE! The stainer is a Sakura DRS-2000. It has a slide rack holder that holds 2 Winlab 20 slide racks (the dusty charcoal colored racks). The Leica takes a rack that holds 30 or so slides with a hanger on either side. This of course doesn't fit the stainer or the stainer rack holder. So here's the conondrum, how do I get these instruments to play nicely together? Is there a rack holder that I could get for the Sakura stainer that would hold the Leica racks? Alternatively, is there any way to use the Winlab racks for the Sakura on the Leica coverslipper without having the slides jam? (coverslippers are ALL finicky) Are there any alternative solutions anyone has found? I had considered fabricating a stainer rack holder that would hold the Leica racks with plexiglass perhaps, but if there is a solution that is already being used I'd love to save the experimentation. I certainly won't transfer the slides between racks after staining. I might as well hand coverslip in that case. Thanks in advance for any help! Happy Friday, Amos _______________________________________________ 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