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Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 2:52:41 PM
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From: Lucy Dillman <lucydillman**At_Symbol_Here**COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Magnetic Stirrers in Refrigerators
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:59:01 -0700
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Places I worked, we had outlets in the wall of the refrigerator or cold box. Mostly for running aqueous columns (pumps and fraction collectors) or when we were doing tissue digestions (on a stir plate) again aqueous.

Lucy Dillman
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On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 8:50 AM Mary Ellen A Scott <mas35**At_Symbol_Here**case.edu> wrote:
Hello,

I have heard that running a magnetic stir plate inside a refrigerator is common practice. Usually, the liquid is aqueous and the flask covered.. It is not battery operated unit and the refrigerator door is closed on the electrical cord. This looks like an accident ready to happen to me.

Should this practice be continued? Is there any fire code violation involved? Are there any guidelines for running electrical equipment inside a refrigerator or a for that matter a cold small cold room?

Thank you,
Mary Ellen

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