Dear all, Please do take very good care of FILM's expensive equipment. But, most importantly - if you do damage something please let one of the FILM team know ASAP so as not to inconvenience other users. You will not be punished or shamed, it is just common decency to do this! Many thanks. Best, Tony Anthony I. Magee Academic Lead of FILM Professor of Membrane Biology National Heart and Lung Institute Imperial College London I work 2.5 days a week, usually Tue, Wed, Thur. From: film-users-bounces@imperial.ac.uk [mailto:film-users-bounces@imperial.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Rothery, Stephen M Sent: 19 June 2017 17:19 To: film-users <film-users@imperial.ac.uk> Subject: [FILM-Users 00743] Damage to the 20x Objective Dear All We have just discovered that the 20x objective on the Hammersmith widefield microscope is damaged and will not be available until it is replaced. This damage is likely caused when the stage is moved after imaging dishes and multiwall plates. These dishes and plates have a higher focus than slides which means the objectives can come into contact with the stage and holders when moving in X-Y. If you are using these sample holders please be extra careful and lower the focus after you have finished and return the turret to the 5x position. You are also reminded that objectives above x10 cannot reach the outer rows of 96 mutilwell plates without hitting the stage If you are aware that this has happened please let us know immediately so that we can sort it These objectives are costly to replace, also there is the inconvenience of downtime while we await the replacement. Please take care of all our microscopes and objectives Bw Steve FILM - Facility for Imaging by Light Microscopy ************************************************************** Steve Rothery FILM Technician Sir Alexander Fleming Building, desk 403 Imperial College London / South Kensington Exhibition Road London SW7 2AZ Tel +44-(0)207 594 9793 And ICTEM, (L-Block) Room 314 Hammersmith Campus Imperial College London Du Cane Road London, W12 0NN Tel. +44-(0)207 594 1669 E-mail s.rothery@imperial.ac.uk<mailto:s.rothery@imperial.ac.uk> Website: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/facility-for-imaging-by-light-microscopy/ **************************************************************