Re: Temperature and Humidity

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Dear Benjamin,

Thanks. Being in a tropical climate we have a high ambient humidity,
typically >70%. Some of the lab areas have the AHU that can maintain the
humidity around 55-60%. If I ask for lower than that it requires portable
dehumidifier. It adds to the power bill. So we want to be optimal so as to
maintain the optics free of mould and at the same time reducing
additional costs.

Temperature can be maintained in the range of 22-23 deg C. I believe that
is fine as long as it does not vary much.

Best regards,
Core Imaging Facility Staff
NTU


On 6 October 2017 at 12:07, Benjamin E Smith <[hidden email]>
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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.
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> On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 8:18 PM, Balakrishnan Kannan <
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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
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