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<div style="direction:ltr">Safematic has a genius reloading system for the carbon thread. Thus one can coat any thickness of carbon without breaking the vacuum.
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<div style="direction:ltr">It does also allow for sputter coating of a large variety of metals as well as ITO.
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<div style="direction:ltr">We bought it and are quite happy</div>
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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> 3dem <3dem-bounces@ncmir.ucsd.edu> on behalf of Reinhard Rachel <Reinhard.Rachel@biologie.uni-regensburg.de><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 8, 2018 4:34:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> kparent@msu.edu<br>
<b>Cc:</b> 3dem@ncmir.ucsd.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [3dem] carbon coaters /glow discharge</font>
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<div class="PlainText">Since > 20 years, we have carbon coater unit and glow discharge separated in two machines. I think this might be more expensive, but more flexible. And intuitively, I prefer to have these two methods separated .... IMO, it is nice to
have the glow discharger / plasma cleaner (Harrick: this is the unit we use) as clean as possible.
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second, next to the - still rather new LEica ACE units, which are well made, I think - there are other coaters on the market. We have the Cressington Turbo Carbon Coater 208 in operation since 5 years now. For us, great value for money. In our hands, it is
easy to handle (by a number of people; no problems, so far), and we have one-page-manual for our users - pretty nice. With quartz crystal thickness monitor. You can have this unit fitted with additional glow discharger ... we do not go this route.
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In addition, on a conference, I have seen the rather new Safematic (swiss) coating units (it came onto the market after we bought the Cressington). Here, carbon coating looked well controlled and organized (IMO), and I know of at least one colleague who has
bought it and who is very satisfied. <br>
It also depends on the local distributor and after-sales costs and support ...<br>
kind regards,<br>
Reinhard<br>
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Prof. Dr. Reinhard Rachel<br>
University of Regensburg<br>
Centre for EM / Anatomy<br>
Faculty of Biology & Preclin. Med.<br>
Universitaetsstrasse 31<br>
D-93053 Regensburg - Germany<br>
tel +49 941 943 -2837, -1720<br>
mail reinhard.rachel@biologie.uni-regensburg.de<br>
office: VKL 3.1.29 <br>
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Next microscopy conferences:<br>
- 19th International Microscopy Congress, Sydney; 9-14 Sept 2018<br>
<a href="http://imc19.com/">http://imc19.com/</a><br>
- Microscopy Conference MC2019, 1.-5. Sept 2019 in Berlin <br>
- EMC2020 in Kopenhagen (European conference)<br>
- MC2021 in Vienna (D-A-CH conference)<br>
- next Microbiol. conferences: <br>
VAAM 17.-20.03. 2019 Mainz<br>
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