Re: Design specifications for an imaging core

Posted by Nessler, Randy A on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/Design-specifications-for-an-imaging-core-tp5008946p5009063.html

Just a word of caution: the suggested space type requirements/room size
in the document is probably a MINIMUM for the system and some might feel
claustrophobic if you follow those guidelines, so just a word of
warning.  Been there, did that, oops.

Randy Nessler
University of Iowa

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Phillips, Thomas E.
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 9:06 AM
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Subject: Re: Design specifications for an imaging core

When you buy a zeiss confocal, they send you a thick document with all
the required specifications that they want you to sign off on assuring
that you have them before they arrive. It includes the power,
temperature, space type requirements. I would ask a zeiss rep for a copy
of that document because it is probably similar for all confocals.


Thomas E. Phillips, Ph.D
Professor of Biological Sciences
Director, Molecular Cytology Core
2 Tucker Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211-7400
573-882-4712 (office)
573-882-0123 (fax)
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http://www.biology.missouri.edu/faculty/phillips.html
http://www.biotech.missouri.edu/mcc/


-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Martin Wessendorf
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 9:02 AM
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Subject: Design specifications for an imaging core

Dear All--

Some space here is being remodeled for use as an imaging core and it'd
be helpful to know what other institutions have specified (or WISH they
had specified) as requirements for the space.  (It'd also be helpful to
know what people think, in retrospect, was a waste of money.)

One thing that particularly concerns me is temperature stability--we
really don't want 5-degree C air from the air-conditioning system
blasting down onto a microscope that's in the middle of a z-series.
However, I can only guess at the limits of acceptability.  What have
other groups specified and found works?  I expect that saying "hold the
set-point +/- 0 degrees" isn't going to be helpful to the contractor.

--My recollection is that the list has covered similar topics in the
recent past, but the search terms I've tried aren't coming up with the
hits I'm looking for.

Thanks--

Martin Wessendorf
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