WOW!!
am very curious to know what Sakura tells you
also have a 'trusty VIP5 workhorse'  in my stable - but never one that has
flooded!!
keep us in the loop
Annie

2008/5/14 Joe Nocito :

> Gee Teri,
> that's a first for me. I've used the VIP 5 for years and never had this
> happen. I know, I've been a lot of help.
>
> JTT
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnson, Teri"
> 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:46 PM
> Subject: [Histonet] Sakura VIP flood?
>
>
> Any of you users of the Sakura VIP 5 have any problems with the fume
> control water somehow siphoning and flooding into the guts of the
> instrument? The manual tells us to put between 2-3 liters of water in there.
> We had issues with this happening early on, and were told we had too much
> water in there. We now use much less, and until 3 days ago had no problem
> with it. This morning came in to water all in the overflow tray, dripping
> down from the inside of the instrument on to the floor, and an empty fume
> control water bottle.
>
> My in house service guy will be calling Sakura today, but wanted to know of
> others' experiences with this issue. I'm not interested in bashing the
> product, it's worked well for us for over 6 years. Just wondering if it's
> happened to anybody else.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Teri Johnson, HT(ASCP)QIHC
> Managing Director Histology Facility
> Stowers Institute for Medical Research
> 1000 E. 50th St.
> Kansas City, MO 64110
>
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