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If you're experiencing a problem with one of our instruments, please contact the flow core lab immediately.

If the problem occurs after hours or on  weekends please fill out and submit the following service request form. You may also want to check out some known problems and common problems & solution.          

 

Service Request Form

When you submit your service request report, it will be entered into our database for tracking purposes.  Periodically we will post notices regarding instrument issues reported by facility users in the Known Problems section of this page.     

Please be as specific as possible when describing the problem.

  1. What product/service is this request for?


  2. Please enter a brief one-line description of the request:

    (example: "Sample line plugged")

  3. If there is a particular problem you are reporting, please describe it clearly:

     
  4. Please provide us with the following information in case we need to contact you:

Name:

Phone:

E-mail:   

 

 

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Known Problems

The following is a list of some known problems with our products / services; we are working to correct them A.S.A.P.

 

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Common Problems & Solutions

The following is a list of some common problems and corresponding solution for our instruments

(Q = Question; A = Answer)

bulletQ:  During sample acquisition on FACSCalibur using CellQuest Pro, all events disappear suddenly to the extent that even debris were not detected.
bulletA:  This is a computer-to-cytometer communication error.  Simply, restart the computer until connection restores.  If problem persists, please contact the flow cytometry group.

 

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Last modified: 03/04/11.