They promised not to hard sell their hoods, what they in fact did was to pull down their compeditors. There's this room with lots of other brands of hoods all disected, and they point out to you the bad points of it. Like 'when you choose a BSCII hood, make sure it has got this and this feature which...oops, this model does not have...'
The disc test, to make sure the pumps are working well. The large metal thing in the center is supposed to replicate a person's hand while working in the hood.
Laminar flow: didnt know there were two types of these cabinets: the vertical and horizontal ones. The horizontal ones blow air directly into your face, but are cleaner.
The animal unit: used for changing animal bedding and housing. Luxury.
BSC2 hoods.
Higher class BSC2 hoods. A few thousand dollars more expensive than the previous ones, but works better because of the more powerful motor.
The one at the right is called a PCR hood! If you do lots of PCR, have one so it stays RNA free. Luxury.
The guy showing us the correct way to measure airflow from the HEPA filter.
Put the anemometer and measure if the blowing strength is up to standard.
Repeat this on 12 different point in the hood. But the guy that serviced the one in the lab mearly moved the machine here and there, and then he was done. Cheated...
Measuring total air suction power. Have to be above a certain number to be accredited by EU.
Masking tape factory owners are rich.
Another tool to measure air movement. It kinda gets boring after awhile.
The training spot is near the airport, so you hear lots of planes passing overhead as they prepare to land, even the landing gear is out.
