[3dem] Vitrobot: Humidifier error "empty"

Rogelio Hernandez-Lopez rahl.emc at gmail.com
Mon Sep 29 12:05:45 PDT 2014


Hi all

Thanks so much for all your suggestions!

We are looking more closely into them and let you know what ended up
working best for us!

bests,

Rogelio

On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 2:24 PM, John Rubinstein <
john.rubinstein at utoronto.ca> wrote:

> Dear Roglio,
>
> We had a problem that gave that error message (and occasionally some other
> messages, if memory serves) that turned out to be a problem with a Vitrobot
> circuit board.
>
> We were quoted ~$20,000 for a replacement circuit board, which I couldn’t
> bring myself to pay. Instead, I did two things:
> 1) Bought a Gatan CP3
> 2) Bought a small $20 ultrasonic humidifier and attached it to Vitrobot
> chamber where the humidifier used to sit (picture attached). The new
> humidifier raises the humidity in the chamber much faster than the Vitrobot
> humidifier ever did. You just have to remember to turn it off before
> blotting and on when you want to increase the humidity. People in the lab
> have also found that leaving a small beaker of water in the chamber raises
> the humidity to the point where the hygrometer reads 100% and don’t even
> tend to use the ultrasonic humidifier (although I think the hygrometer is
> not particularly accurate).
>
> You may find the solution for your current Vitrobot problem, but even if
> you don’t the Vitrobot can still be used successfully.
>
> Best regards,
> John
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> On Sep 24, 2014, at 2:04 PM, Rogelio A. Hernandez-Lopez <
> rhernand at fas.harvard.edu
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> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> We are experiencing a problem getting the humidifier to work after cleaning the water cylinder
> and expect it might have something to do with the connection between the  water cylinder
> and the system. As soon as we try to increase the humidity in the chamber the systems trows a message saying
>
> "empty" (in the humidity panel). We have already tried emptying and refilling it again and removing any air bubble in the line but that has not fixed the problem.
> Has anyone else had this problem and if so how did you solve it?
>
> Thanks.
> Rogelio
>
>
>
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Rogelio A. Hernandez Lopez
Leschziner Lab
Harvard University
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52 Oxford Street, Room 305
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