Apparently the printheads don't like brands of cassettes made of harder plastic, the pins tend to pop out resulting in poor printing. I believe there is a list of 'approved cassettes' in the back of the manual. Or call your rep, they should be able to point you in the right direction. I think the expected life of the printheads is about 50,000 cassettes.
Hope that helps, Chris Hagon Senior Scientist, Anatomical Pathology ACT Pathology Level 3, Building 10 The Canberra Hospital -----Original Message----- From: Lima, Teresa [mailto:teresa.l...@bmc.org] Sent: Saturday, 23 September 2017 1:48 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Fisher SlideMate printers Has anyone had any issues with Fisher SlideMate slide printers and PrintMate cassettes printers? It seems like we are replacing print heads on the cassette printers far too often and the slide printers after only four weeks of use have already been replaced. I would be interested to hear if anyone else has experienced these problems. Thanks, Terri Terri Lima Histology Supervisor Department of Pathology Boston Medical Center 670 Albany Street Boston, MA 02118 617-414-5332 teresa.l...@bmc.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This electronic transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify me immediately as use of this information is strictly prohibited. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This email, and any attachments, may be confidential and also privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete all copies of this transmission along with any attachments immediately. You should not copy or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its contents to any other person. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet