[3dem] Sprinklers

[Li Xing]

In my previous department at UCDavis, we have FM200 gas system for fire
suppression at EM suite.

My Best,
Li Xing

On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 1:06 PM, Wim Hagen <hagen at embl.de> wrote:

> James.
>
> I would be interested what powder is used and if instruments can actually
> survive this.
>
> Best,
>
> Wim Hagen
> EMBL Heidelberg
>
> On Mar 4, 2016, at 03:19, james.whisstock at monash.edu wrote:
>
> We have a dry powder sprinkler system - it wasn't cheap - I'll try to find
> out how much offline - but generally in Australia the insurance companies
> demand that one takes "reasonable precautions" to install systems that are
> unlikely to destroy what's under them if accidentally
> triggered....otherwise we are not insured, so we had no option......
>
> J
>
> -------
> Professor James Whisstock
>
> Director, ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging
> NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow
> Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
> Monash University
> Clayton, Melbourne, VIC, 3800
> Australia
> +61 418 170 585
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 3 Mar 2016, at 6:14 PM, Xu, Chen <Chen.Xu at umassmed.edu> wrote:
>
> Dear List,
>
> We are constructing a new facility for a Titan-Krios. Our construction
> people want to install the usual sprinkler system in case of fire. We are
> concerned about potential water damage to the microscope if there was a
> false alarm. We are wondering whether we should consider an inert gas fire
> suppression system (e.g. argon). Does anyone have experience with such a
> system (and likely cost)?  Or does everyone just accept the risk of water
> damage?
>
> Thanks,
>
> —
> Chen Xu
> CryoEM Core Facility
> Umass Med School
>
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