Re: Temperature and Humidity

Posted by Benjamin Smith on
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Shoot for 40% relative humidity and 21.5oC.  Humidity can normally be 20%
to 60% while the temperature you will want to be as stable as possible to
reduce thermal creep in the optics.  Most microscopes have a spec sheet
that states the range they can optimally operate in.

On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 8:18 PM, Balakrishnan Kannan <[hidden email]>
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> Dear Microscopists,
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> Is there a standard temperature and humidity setting for an imaging core
> suite where confocal and wide-field microscopes are stationed?
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> Thanks for your time.
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> Best regards,
> Core Imaging Facility Staff
> NTU
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