RE: [Histonet] Tissue Tek VIP 6 and contaminated alcohol

2013-08-15 Thread McAnn, Sherrian
Almost sounds as though contaminated with xylene...you may need to have a professional come out and do a pm and then make sure that it gets proper daily , weekly and monthly maintenance done. We had the same problem too and found that some people were not doing proper maintenance. -Original

RE: [Histonet] Tissue Tek VIP 6 and contaminated alcohol

2013-08-15 Thread Elizabeth Chlipala
Maria Readings on hydrometers are normally calibrated to read 100% at a temp usually lower than room temp. I think something like 59-60F. To use an hydrometer you need to also know the room temperature and there is a formula for you to use to calculate the real percentage of alcohol. If