You will want to wash your hands after you do that but it really does cut the static. I also keep a spray bottle of DI water next to the microtome. Lynn Burton Lab Assoc I Animal Disease Lab Galesburg, Il 309-344-2451 ________________________________________ From: Jan Shivers [shive...@umn.edu] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:32 PM To: Burton, Lynn; sgoe...@mirnarx.com; Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: Stupid, stupid static!!
If you use lotion in the lab, won't it get on your slides and cause havoc (big oil droplets)? Jan Shivers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Burton, Lynn" <lynn.bur...@illinois.gov> To: <sgoe...@mirnarx.com>; <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:21 PM Subject: [Histonet] RE: Stupid, stupid static!! Use fabric softener sheets. You can wipe the blades and knife holders with them. My daughter's American Girl magazine says to pour lotion in your hand, rub it between your hands and while it is still shiny run your hands through your hair to control static. Lynn Burton Lab Assoc I Animal Disease Lab Galesburg, Il 309-344-2451 ________________________________________ From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of sgoe...@mirnarx.com [sgoe...@mirnarx.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:15 PM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!! So where the microtome is here that I have to use we have to wear those blue hospital booties and disposable lab coats (the white paper type ones). With me and several other people walking around in those booties the amount of static electricity is to say the least frusterating!! Does anyone know of anything I can do to get rid of the static? Thanks Sarah Goebel, BA, HT(ASCP) Histotechnologist Mirna Therapeutics 2150 Woodward Street Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78744 (512)901-0900 ext. 6912 _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet