<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>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......</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">J</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br><div>-------</div><div>Professor James Whisstock</div><div><br></div><div>Director, ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging</div><div>NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow</div><div>Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology</div><div>Monash University</div><div>Clayton, Melbourne, VIC, 3800</div><div>Australia</div><div>+61 418 170 585</div><div><br></div>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On 3 Mar 2016, at 6:14 PM, Xu, Chen <<a href="mailto:Chen.Xu@umassmed.edu">Chen.Xu@umassmed.edu</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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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?<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Thanks,</span></div>
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