Heat and CO2 supply for timelapse microscopy

Cage incubators surround all or most of the microscope stand. Okolab's chambers have legs and are self-supporting so they do not rest on the the microscope, which makes it easier to dissemble all or part of the chamber when access is needed. The chamber is heated by warm air supplied via flexible ducting from a Heating Box. The Heating Box must be placed close to the back of the chamber or too much heat is lost from the ducting and the chamber does not reach set point. This places restrictions on where you can install microscope systems with Okolab chambers, so it is important to carry out a room survey ahead of installation. It is recommended that the flexible ducting should also be cut to length to reduce the distance the warm air has to travel to reach the chamber. 

Switching the incubation system on and off

The incubation system is turned on and off using the switch on the left-hand side of the Oko-Touch controller. The temperature can be set by pressing the temperature display and adjusting the set point as shown. The same applies for supplying gas except that you must also specify the air source that the gas mixer uses to mix with CO2 to create 5%, 10% or other gas mixes.