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Am I clear in understanding here that it is OK to hot plug/unplug your Andor at the camera head?
> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:26:36 -0400
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> On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 3:26 PM, B. Prabhakar Pandian <
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> > However, the Andor does not have an on/off switch and the fan stays on
> > unless we shut down the computer.
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> I recently asked our local Andor rep, Charles Fanghella, about this issue
> and his response may be of interest:
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> Then fan is powered by the PCI interface card and cable, so as long as the
> PC is on the fan will have power. It actually is not cooling the camera down
> to your set temperature just keeping the electronics cool. There is no
> problem with letting it run continuously, as the factory has a system going
> for 7 sevens years round the clock. If you want to leave the PC on and stop
> the fan just disconnect the interface cable from the head of the camera.
> However, connect and disconnect only when you have closed your software
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> *Regards;*
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> *Charles Fanghella*
> Regional Sales Engineer
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> We have an iXon 860 and have been happy with it.
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> Regards,
> Matt
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