Dear all, We are again experiencing problems with the argon laser of the Olympus confocal as it does not ignite properly. Currently, the laser is working and you can use it. Problem is that currently the laser requires several hours to ignite and therefore, we have decided to keep it running continuously for the coming days until we have a solution for this. So please leave the argon laser on until further notice, even if you do not need it for your confocal session. Greetings, daniel -- ================================================================== Daniel Van Damme Tel:+32 (0)9 331 39 33 fax:+32 (0)9 3313809 VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM dadam@psb.vib-ugent.be http://www.psb.vib-ugent.be ==================================================================