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Jul 1, 2005 11:33 am
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Hello, Has anyone had extensive experience, either good or bad, with interfacing LabWare LIMS with Waters Empower. I am beginning a project to do this and...
Can anyone recommend a QUIET "oil-less" air-compressor model for the V-11 PlateLoc? PlateLoc requires: 2.5 cfm at 90 psi with 0.05um filtration. 1/4" ...
Michael_Shanler@...
Jul 6, 2005 9:16 pm
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Hello, I've been looking at the manual for the Multidrop and it states that the FlowControl for RS232 communication is XON/XOFF. I've integrated a few...
Neil, I've done quite a bit of Multidrop work, and it's always been NO flow control. Sean Conway Bio-Automation LLC 203-575-0212 www.bio-automation.com ... ...
Sean Conway
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Jul 13, 2005 7:16 pm
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I have used xon/xoff for my multidrop drivers but I believe I have talked to a multidrop with hyperterminal without setting the xon/xoff. Give it a try. In...
Neil, XON/XOFF is correct, at least for the 384 version. (9600 baud, No parity, 8 data, and 1 stop bit) Chance Elliott Automation Engineer Cytokinetics Inc. ...
Chance Elliott
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Jul 13, 2005 7:17 pm
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Hi Neil, The settings that I use for the 384 are 9600,N,8,1. Flow control is XON/XOFF. Mark Mark Deiparine Automation Engineer BioVeris Corporation 16020...
Neil, I spoke with our software guys and they said that it really doesn't matter. They said flow control is usually set to "none" but that it really doesn't...
Jackbonham@...
Jul 14, 2005 2:38 pm
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Does anyone have any experience with the MagRo™ 8-M robotic workstation from Bio-Nobile? I would appreciate any comments or feedback on the instrument...
That's a Xiril workstation OEM from Sias. http://www.xiril.com/xiril/index.php Gregory Lowe, CET Simbiotix Control Inc. P. 416 274 4690 mailto:gdjlowe@... ...
Hello Everyone, I am looking for the best solution to storing glass vials in plates/boxes that can be put into freezer racks at -20C. The glass vials I am...
Dear Keith, The REMP Tube Technology racks are widely used in the pharmaceutical industry to store compound solutions at -20 deg C. The newest addition to the...
I haven't seen an Excel macro, but the algorithm is fairly straightforward. 1. Optional. Calculate an entire plate median, then subtract the PlateMedian from...
We are trying to source a manufacturer who is capable of supplying an uncomplicated system to transport microtitre plates from one stacker to the next, with...
Malcolm, Take a look at the Thermo CRS Dim4 system. I believe it fits all your requirements. http://www.thermo.com/com/cda/product/detail/1,1055,21869,00.html ...
Hi, Has anyone out there done an actual study to show exactly how fast the liquid in a 96 well plate will cool down when taken out of a 30C incubator and set...
Hi mbenway! I am sure a lot of users who warm up plates (usually 37 C or higher) have wondered about this. We did...when we heated plates to 55 and 65 C and...
Hello Mike, and thanks Amer El-Hage. You can find details on a comercial device for measuring and recording temperature in a microplate format here: ...
G. S. Hudson
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Jul 23, 2005 1:12 am
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My company is automating two standard sandwich ELISAs that will be used on 500 - 750 samples per day (each sample is run on each assay). We are a cGMP lab so...
Hi Lucy, I only know the Beckman (Biomek) system. It was conceived specifically for automating ELISA assays back in 1986. Through the years there have been...
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Aug 1, 2005 11:03 am
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We have a consulting assignment in San Francisco Bayarea to evalutate of used BioRobot unit for a client. Please contact me directly if you are experienced...
Hello, I am looking for 96 and 384 microplates, bottom view whose the vertical distance from external well bottom to resting plate is as low as possible (...
Hello, I've purchased an old old Titertek Autodrop off ebay (it was cheap) to play with. It's really old and uses a pinch wheel in the middle (rather than a...
Has anyone used one of these, there's no build date but I think it used to listen to Duran Duran and Kraftwerk! I'm thinking Donna Summer and KC & the Sunshine...
Jackbonham@...
Aug 10, 2005 2:03 pm
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Hi I'm looking for a robot friendly platereader capable of absorbance and bottom read fluorescence. Filter based is fine as we use limited wavelengths, so far ...
Hi I'm looking for a plate centrifuge to automate the spinning down of pellets (currently done in Eppendorfs at 13,000 rpm). I'm completely new to this area ...
AndyM, Look at the DYNEX Technologies Triad. It is relatively new and details can be found at the DYNEX website listed below Tom Hill Cutting Edge Scientific ...
