Current microscope status

Department closure during the Christmas holiday: from 22 Dec 2025 - 7 Jan 2026

The Huygens building and therefor the GI department will be closed during the Christmas holiday from Monday 22 December onwards. Due to maintenance work on the Huygens building, this closure is extended up to including Wednesday January 7th. It is at the moment (03.11.2025) unclear if the microscopes need to be powered off during this time period. No one can the access the GI department during the Christmas closure period; this includes people who have extended access outside of normal opening hours.

Light microscopes

Microscope	Status	Notes	Date
SP8X	OK
SP8-Lia	OK	488 laser dodgy - don't turn it off!	27.08.2025
Thunder	OK
Timelapse	OK	New camera installed	25.09.2025
Lightsheet		561 laser weak+ software out of date Broken parts are sent for repair (PhaseView corp., Paris, France)	03.10.2025
DM2500	OK
SoRa	OK
TIRF	OK
Spinoza server	OK

Electron microscopes and sample prep equipment

Machine	Status	Notes	Date
JEOL1400	OK
JEOL2100	Broken	HT problems. Contacted JEOL STEM detector broken - under repair EDX detector broken	12.11.2025 aug 2024 pre 2023
Cryo-dock/station/holder	OK
HPM100	OK
EMpact	Broken	Unsure if can be fixed	01.09.2025
Vitrobot	OK
UC-E microtome	Broken	Under repair - contact Hetty if you need it soon	01.09.2025
UC7/FC7 cryo-microtome	OK
CCU-010	OK
Edward306	Broken	Under repair
BAF400	Broken	Under repair
Vibratome	OK
CPD-020	In storage
JFD-030	OK