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Ray
On Mon, 2 Dec 1996, Joseph Webster wrote:
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> At 05:34 PM 28/11/96 +0000, Andy Riddell wrote:
> >Hi Eric,
> >I had a similar problem on my FACSCalibur to your FLx drift. It turned out
> >to be one of the hydrophobic air pressure filters behind the fluidics control
> >panel got wet and an 'air lock' of sorts formed. I just replaced the filter and
> >it worked fine. As to how the filter got wet, I haven't yet tracked down the
> >cause.
> >
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> A possible cause is an overfilled sample tube!
> If a full tube is put on the sample uptake position, it is possible to
> force fluid up the air line, and the first barrier the fluid meets is
> that filter.
>
> Cheers, Joseph.
> Joseph Webster (O.I.C. Flow Cytometry)
> Centenary Institute of cancer Medicine & Cell Biology
> Locked Bag No.6, Newtown, NSW 2042, AUSTRALIA.
> Ph: 61-2-9565-6110 Fax: 61-2-9565-6101
>
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