upright multiphoton system

[Owens, Peter]

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Dear List,

I am looking for your advice on choosing an upright multiphoton system. We have a current need for one here and I am putting in a proposal for funding.
It would be great if anyone out there who has purchased an upright multiphoton system in the last few years could get in touch. I am particularly interested in feedback regarding the hardware chosen, the installation process, laser stability and how it copes in a muti user environment.

Look forward to hearing a few responses !

Thanks

Peter Owens
Galway , Ireland

[Johannes Helm]

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Dear Peter,

since this question appears again and again, I have written an SPIE
Proceedings article on this issue:

P. Johannes Helm (2012),
Recommendations for the design and the installation of large laser
scanning microscopy systems,
Proc. SPIE, 8226, 82262M-1 - 82262M-7


I hope this will be to some help.

Best wishes,

Johannes

On 2017-02-07 12:57, Owens, Peter wrote:

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> Dear List,
>
> I am looking for your advice on choosing an upright multiphoton
> system. We have a current need for one here and I am putting in a
> proposal for funding.
> It would be great if anyone out there who has purchased an upright
> multiphoton system in the last few years could get in touch. I am
> particularly interested in feedback regarding the hardware chosen, the
> installation process, laser stability and how it copes in a muti user
> environment.
>
> Look forward to hearing a few responses !
>
> Thanks
>
> Peter Owens
> Galway , Ireland

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[Rosemary.White]

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As well as Johannes’ detailed response, I would recommend finding out about local service. With a complex instrument, good service, and a good relationship with the service engineers, are essential. This can vary quite widely worldwide (depending on whether there are local representatives in your town or in the country) and can change over time. In my opinion, it’s worth sacrificing a bit of a technical edge for reliable service, which also means the system is reliable for a multi-user environment.

And a second consideration is what sort of whole-system maintenance contract you can negotiate, these are substantial for MP systems, but very useful if you can get a 5-year complete extended warranty – covers regular service visits and replacement of any components.

cheers,
Rosemary
 
Dr Rosemary White
CSIRO Black Mountain
GPO Box 1700
Canberra, ACT 2601
Australia
Adjunct Prof, EH Graham Centre, CSU
& Research School of Biology, ANU
 
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On 7/2/17, 10:57 pm, "Confocal Microscopy List on behalf of Owens, Peter" <[hidden email] on behalf of [hidden email]> wrote:

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    Dear List,
   
    I am looking for your advice on choosing an upright multiphoton system. We have a current need for one here and I am putting in a proposal for funding.
    It would be great if anyone out there who has purchased an upright multiphoton system in the last few years could get in touch. I am particularly interested in feedback regarding the hardware chosen, the installation process, laser stability and how it copes in a muti user environment.
   
    Look forward to hearing a few responses !
   
    Thanks
   
    Peter Owens
    Galway , Ireland
   

[Craig Brideau]

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I second Rosemary's suggestion. Unless you are fairly optomechanically
inclined, good local support will be very important to the long-term use of
your equipment. I have fixed problems around our institute that rendered
entire systems inoperable, yet were relatively minor to fix (stuck
shutters, dislodged filters, etc). However, I only knew to look for these
simple problems while troubleshooting due to experience. If your local
support is good, your sales and service reps will be good at field repairs.
If not, you will spend considerable time shipping your system back to the
manufacturer.

Craig

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>
> As well as Johannes’ detailed response, I would recommend finding out
> about local service. With a complex instrument, good service, and a good
> relationship with the service engineers, are essential. This can vary quite
> widely worldwide (depending on whether there are local representatives in
> your town or in the country) and can change over time. In my opinion, it’s
> worth sacrificing a bit of a technical edge for reliable service, which
> also means the system is reliable for a multi-user environment.
>
> And a second consideration is what sort of whole-system maintenance
> contract you can negotiate, these are substantial for MP systems, but very
> useful if you can get a 5-year complete extended warranty – covers regular
> service visits and replacement of any components.
>
> cheers,
> Rosemary
>
> Dr Rosemary White
> CSIRO Black Mountain
> GPO Box 1700
> Canberra, ACT 2601
> Australia
> Adjunct Prof, EH Graham Centre, CSU
> & Research School of Biology, ANU
>
> T 61 2 6246 5475
> E [hidden email]
>
> On 7/2/17, 10:57 pm, "Confocal Microscopy List on behalf of Owens, Peter" <
> [hidden email] on behalf of [hidden email]>
> wrote:
>
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>
>     Dear List,
>
>     I am looking for your advice on choosing an upright multiphoton
> system. We have a current need for one here and I am putting in a proposal
> for funding.
>     It would be great if anyone out there who has purchased an upright
> multiphoton system in the last few years could get in touch. I am
> particularly interested in feedback regarding the hardware chosen, the
> installation process, laser stability and how it copes in a muti user
> environment.
>
>     Look forward to hearing a few responses !
>
>     Thanks
>
>     Peter Owens
>     Galway , Ireland
>
>
>