<div dir="ltr"><div>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.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>-da<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 11:21 AM, Stanislav Vitha <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stanvitha@tamu.edu" target="_blank">stanvitha@tamu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri" color="#1f497d"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">We have the
<span class="m_-587031868419692150SpellE">Pelco</span> <span class="m_-587031868419692150SpellE">EasiGlow</span><span>
</span>glow discharge apparatus, separate from a <span class="m_-587031868419692150SpellE">Cressington</span> carbon coater (with which I do not have experience).<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri" color="#1f497d"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">The
<span class="m_-587031868419692150SpellE">EasiGlow</span> has worked without problems for many years<span>
</span>(9<span> </span>years or more), and users love the easy operation, with a single button to push.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri" color="#1f497d"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">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.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri" color="#1f497d"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Go Spartans!<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri" color="#1f497d"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri" color="#1f497d"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Stan<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Tahoma" color="#1f497d"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Dr. Stanislav Vitha
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3dem [mailto:<a href="mailto:3dem-bounces@ncmir.ucsd.edu" target="_blank">3dem-bounces@ncmir.<wbr>ucsd.edu</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Parent, Kristin<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, September 07, 2018 12:37 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:3dem@ncmir.ucsd.edu" target="_blank">3dem@ncmir.ucsd.edu</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [3dem] questions about carbon coaters /glow discharge<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you in advance,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kristin
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