Re: Moving confocal system
Posted by
Mayandi Sivaguru on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/Moving-confocal-system-tp592245p592247.html
If both of your systems are covered additionally by service contracts you
can insist that after the move they need to align the system back to its
full function. If not you have to take extra precaution to move them, but
pay them the moving cost which may also include resetting the system. We
have once moved our confocal (Biorad) by carrying the scan head and
lasers by hand back of a van and moving the scope in a softwheeled cart
on smooth concrete side walks.
Shiv
At 12:19 PM 2/29/2008, you wrote:
Our university will be
doing a renovation of the floor where our confocal/2p system (Zeiss
LSM510 META NLO)
is located. This means that the confocal system has to be moved (within
the same building).
Please share your experience on moving (i.e.
disassembling/reassembling/adjusting) a working confocal system
and potential caveats/damages related to this procedure.
Zeiss/Coherent provided quotes for disassembling/reassembling/adjusting
that total to ~$20k. What bothers me most
is that the quotes do not include coverage of any broken parts, and
the mechanical move of the blocks/parts
is single university's responsibility. Under such conditions if there are
any problems in adjusting the reassembled
system they will unavoidably be blamed on us, and we will have to pay
extra for the "broken" parts.
I appreciate sharing any relevant experience/info and/or advocating
against the move.
Thank you,
Arvydas
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