We also have the person taking care of the coverslipper change the brush daily and keep the one in use wet with xylene several times a day. This seems to expand the life of the dispensing needle and keep it from bending or breaking. We are doing everything else suggested and the problems are gone. We have a couple of repair issues however; that were small and quickly fixed.
Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Gibson" <philip.gib...@nuth.nhs.uk> To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:16:14 AM Subject: Re: [Histonet] Leica CV5030 coverslipper issues We had a bunch of issues with our 5030 coverslipper that have largely been resolved with the following "top tips"!: a) Making sure that the coverslips we load into the machine are not statically-charged (they don't lie flat against each other - the pile feels "springy"). The brand we use only has occasional boxes of 100 coverslips like this, we just use them for hand-mounting instead. b) Scrupulous housekeeping (clean any DPX/glass splinters away regularly) Phil ----------------------------- Mr Philip Gibson Business Manager Directorate of Medicine Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Tel. 0191 2821511 DECT 21511 ******************************************************************************************************************** This message may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient please inform the sender that you have received the message in error before deleting it. Please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Thank you for your co-operation. ******************************************************************************************************************** This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net _______________________________________________ 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