Having used several including the Leica XL and the Sakura Stainer/coverslipper, unequivocally the Sakura combo is better.
The Leica stainer works without fail as it should but the coverslipper seems ancient compared to the Sakura. There are more errors with bubbles, misaligned glass coverslip. The Leica also begins with one rack but it transfers to another rack once it makes it to the coverslipper which holds about three in a vertical stack of 30 slides each. You have to watch this more and is more sensitive to slide placement in a rack. It will try to coverslip an empty slot. Sakura on the other hand maintains the same rack throughout both the stain and coverslip process. The cover tape is EASY! Comes on a roll and is precisely cut each time. There is a fast actuator-type arm that checks for slides in a rack before attempting to coverslip. Once complete, they are loaded to a carousel-style resting station above awaiting to be taken off. This resting area will hold about 10 (it may be more but can't recall) racks of 20 slides each. Hope this helps. Need reliable Histology Professionals for a temporary gig? Visit us at HistoCare.com _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
