RE: Ice formations in cryostats
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From: | "Horn, Hazel" <HornHazelV@exchange.ach.uams.edu> |
To: | "'JanMinshew@aol.com'" <JanMinshew@aol.com>, histonet@pathology.swmed.edu |
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My ice formations are not from the floor of the cryostat............mine run
down the walls and looks like frozen water falls..........the cooling vent
inside the cryostat forms ice too!
Hazel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JanMinshew@aol.com [SMTP:JanMinshew@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 02:55 PM
> To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: Ice formations in cryostats
>
> Hi,
>
> Just a reminder that ice formations that grow from the chamber floor of
> any
> cryostat are not directly caused by a frost buildup. They are most
> commonly
> caused by a leak or blockage somewhere in the defrost system. If you
> check
> above the ice formation you can usually detect the cause of the problem.
>
> You will notice these types of problems more during times of heavy use or
> high humidity because there is more frost on the fins, creating more water
> to
> remove when the defrost system is activated. If the water cannot be
> directed
> correctly through the defrost pan and out the tubing it will find another
> way
> to travel--usually creating a stalagmite type of growth on the chamber
> floor.
>
>
> Jan Minshew
> Technical Director
> TBS, Inc.
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