[Histonet] Defrosting Cryostat

2010-10-12 Thread Beth.Fye
How are institutions handling the requirement for defrosting the cryostat during disinfection? Do most sites have a spare cryostat to use when one is defrosting or do you pay staff to come in on the weekends to do this? I know this requirement has been out for over a year and hoping for some

RE: [Histonet] Defrosting Cryostat

2010-10-12 Thread Rathborne, Toni
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu]on Behalf Of beth@hcahealthcare.com Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:01 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Defrosting Cryostat How are institutions handling the requirement for defrosting the cryostat during disinfection? Do

Re: [Histonet] Defrosting Cryostat

2010-10-12 Thread Emily Sours
Our cryostat is a CM3050--we let it defrost overnight with the glass door open and it's fine the next morning. alternatively, you could defrost it over a weekend. i don't know how long disinfecting takes, though, so this may not be feasible for you. also, it only takes a few hours more to get

RE: [Histonet] Defrosting Cryostat

2010-10-12 Thread sgoebel
). Good luck!! = div Sarah Goeb= el, B.A., HT (ASCP) Histotechnician XBiotech = USA Inc. 8201 East Riverside Dr. Bldg 4 Suite 100= /div Austin, Texas 78744 (512)386-5107 Original Message Subject: [Histonet] Defrosting Cryostat From: [1]beth

Re: [Histonet] Defrosting Cryostat

2010-10-12 Thread Rene J Buesa
The best solution is to buy a self-defrosting cryostat. They work in the same way as your home freezer and do not build-up ice. René J. --- On Tue, 10/12/10, Emily Sours talulahg...@gmail.com wrote: From: Emily Sours talulahg...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Histonet] Defrosting Cryostat To: beth

RE: [Histonet] Defrosting Cryostat

2010-10-12 Thread sgoebel
Message Subject: Re: [Histonet] Defrosting Cryostat From: Rene J Buesa [1]rjbu...@yahoo.c= om Date: Tue, October 12, 2010 8:16 am To: [2]beth@hcahealthcare.co= m, [3]histo...@lists. utsouthwestern.edu, Emily Sours [4]talulahg...@gmail.= com The best

RE: [Histonet] Defrosting Cryostat

2010-10-12 Thread Rene J Buesa
it. Sarah Goebel, B.A., HT (ASCP) Histotechnician XBiotech USA Inc. 8201 East Riverside Dr. Bldg 4 Suite 100 Austin, Texas  78744 (512)386-5107 Original Message Subject: Re: [Histonet] Defrosting Cryostat From: Rene J Buesa rjbu...@yahoo.com Date: Tue, October 12, 2010