Bio-Rad 1024 Tower Controller Power Supply

[Michael Hendrickson]

Hello All,

The power supply in the tower controller (ICU) of our Bio-Rad 1024
system has failed and needs to be replaced.  As far as I can tell, the
part details are:

Model: Omega 400PFC
Manufacturer: Coutant Lambda (UK)
Number: MML400PFCX2
Code Number: 24D15/15E24/24H
OEM Part Number: E00070

Does anyone have a spare or know of an equivalent replacement?
(Please feel free to contact me off-list.)  We are also interested in
obtaining a mothballed 1024 tower and/or scan head for parts.

Thanks much,

Michael Hendrickson
Assistant Manager
W.M. Keck Laboratory for Biological Imaging
University of Wisconsin-Madison

[Mark Cannell]

How about this...

http://www.photomachining.com/PMI3100F.html.

Omega 400PFC:  4 in stock. $100 e.a.

Cheers

Michael Hendrickson wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> The power supply in the tower controller (ICU) of our Bio-Rad 1024
> system has failed and needs to be replaced.  As far as I can tell, the
> part details are:
>
> Model: Omega 400PFC
> Manufacturer: Coutant Lambda (UK)
> Number: MML400PFCX2
> Code Number: 24D15/15E24/24H
> OEM Part Number: E00070
>
> Does anyone have a spare or know of an equivalent replacement?
> (Please feel free to contact me off-list.)  We are also interested in
> obtaining a mothballed 1024 tower and/or scan head for parts.
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Michael Hendrickson
> Assistant Manager
> W.M. Keck Laboratory for Biological Imaging
> University of Wisconsin-Madison
>  

[Christian-103]

Michael,

We have a mothballed Bio-rad 1024 MRC with a laser with only a few hours on it (KRAr mixed gas).  While we do not offer the microscope, we might be able to work something out for the two CPU's (we had the Windows 2000 upgrade) and the original OS/2 Warp.  While I hate to see it go, it's worse to see it sit.

We kept the service contract on it from day one (1999), and it was fully functional when we broke it down in 2003.

Please let me know, we're not that far from you (Lincoln, Nebraska) and could probably work out delivery quite easily.

Christian Elowsky

[Manolo Martinez]

Dear all,

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The application period will be open till February 15th.

The main legal prerequisite is that Applicants must have finished the
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Applicants interested in a Post Doc contract to work in a Digital
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Sincerely




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[Robert Peterson-3-3]

Hi,
I wrote awhile back about a problem I was having with our new Olympus
FV1000 and its permanent Precision Plastics environmental chamber. The
problem was that water was evaporating from the dish and then condensing
on the lid. This made DIC imaging impossible and since our fluorescent
cultures have only 200-500 microns of media, it caused the tissue
samples to dry out and die.

Talking with some folks here we realized that the problem looked a lot
like the plate was being heated higher than the air around it. So, I
tried a number of things and this is what finally seemed to work.

1. I took the probe that measures temperature and raised it up off the
stage. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/3215300553_130a95a068_b.jpg 
Yes, that is exactly what you think it is and yes it is taped to the
stage. Obviously, I need to come up with a permanent solution.

2. I blocked off the air tube to the bottom of the Precision Plastics
system with some cotton.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3502/3216151936_1f680d816c_b.jpg It's
that little notch in the center with fluffy white stuff.

3. I cranked up the speed of the fan on the environmental system, check
out the box inside this picture.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3502/3216151936_1f680d816c_b.jpg

All in all, what seemed to work was adjusting several issues that MIGHT
have been making the stage hotter than the air and causing evaporation
in the dish. Let me know what you think and keep this in mind.
Thanks,
Robert Peterson