[3dem] questions about carbon coaters /glow discharge

[Daniel Asarnow]

You can get the "protective L-gasket" for the easiglow jar which seems to
essentially eliminate chips from careless handling. It's $80 but a new jar
is $300.

Best,
-da

On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 11:21 AM, Stanislav Vitha <stanvitha at tamu.edu> wrote:

> We have the Pelco EasiGlow  glow discharge apparatus, separate from a
> Cressington carbon coater (with which I do not have experience).
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> The EasiGlow has worked without problems for many years  (9  years or
> more), and users love the easy operation, with a single button to push.
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> The only issue is that some users are a bit impatient and try to yank off
> the bell jar before the vacuum is fully released and doing so chip the edge
> of the bell jar (which then does not seal).– Filling the chipped area with
> JB Weld and sanding it smooth fixed it many times, but eventually we had to
> buy a new jar.
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> Go Spartans!
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> Regards,
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> Stan
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> Dr. Stanislav Vitha
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> *From:* 3dem [mailto:3dem-bounces at ncmir.ucsd.edu] *On Behalf Of *Parent,
> Kristin
> *Sent:* Friday, September 07, 2018 12:37 PM
> *To:* 3dem at ncmir.ucsd.edu
> *Subject:* [3dem] questions about carbon coaters /glow discharge
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>
> Hello all,
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> I was hoping some of you might share good/bad experiences with a carbon
> coater & glow discharge device? We are planning to purchase one to support
> our growing facility and I would love to hear this groups’ experience.
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> We have on hand a plasma cleaner that works really well, so what I am
> hoping for is ideally something to supplement our existing equipment (for
> those that prefer glow discharge) and also is capable of carbon coating.
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> Thank you in advance,
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> Kristin
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