From: Les Hicks <hicks@ualberta.ca>
  To  : RASMB Bulletin Board <rasmb@alpha.bbri.org>
  Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 12:42:21 -0600

Fw: torque stand

Hi folks,

    I've encountered the same problem (the  sample cell keeps slipping in
the torque stand even with a lot of pressure applied on the holder).  I've
found that if I wipe the outside of the sample cells and the inside of the
torque stand with alcohol, it removes what appears to be small amounts of
oil or grease (possibly spin-kote) from the surfaces, and the torque stand
then doesn't require as much pressure applied to keep the cell from slipping
in the holder.

Cheers,

Les

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Les Hicks
PENCE / Dept. of Biochemistry
Rm 3-36 Medical Sciences Bldg.
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T6G 2H7

Phone : 780-492-3412
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-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Joss <lisa.joss@hsc.utah.edu>
To: Brian M. Baker <baker@xtal200.harvard.edu>
Cc: RASMB <rasmb@alpha.bbri.org>
Date: Friday, October 20, 2000 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: torque stand


>Hi Brian,
>
>I think we are on stand number 5 now.  Clearly the folks out here in Utah
>don't know there own strength! I normally just attach one of those big
>wrenches that can be screwed tight directly onto the circular bit where the
>handle was. Works fine but can be a little frustrating at times.
>
>Good Luck
>Lisa
>________________________________________________________
>Lisa Joss
>University of Utah
>Department of Biochemistry
>50N Medical Drive, Rm 211
>Salt Lake City, UT, 84132
>Ph (801) 585-5139
>email: lisa.joss@hsc.utah.edu
>
>
>
>
>
>"Brian M. Baker" wrote:
>
>> Hey everybody,
>> Here's a new one. Fortunately, there's no theory involved. Somebody broke
>> the handle off of our torque stand. Apparently it wasn't gripping tightly
>> and needed "just a little bit" of extra pressure. Any ideas on what to do
>> while I'm waiting for Beckman to get back to me?
>>
>> -Brian
>>
>> ============================================
>> Brian M. Baker
>> Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
>> Harvard University
>> baker@crystal.harvard.edu
>> (617) 496-6074