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E Tard
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how cold should i let my syringe get?
#898121 - 09/21/02 06:39 PM (21 years, 5 months ago) |
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alright, about a week ago i received a syring and a print from a supplier. i just read that they are best kept in the fridge. I live in a college dorm and we have one of those little microfridges, and if an object is put too close to the little freezer inside, it freezes. i put the box containing the syring and the spore in a location where it won't freeze, but it will still get fairly low. how low of a temperature should i allow the spores to get? thank you for any replies
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mickey_rourke
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Re: how cold should i let my syringe get? [Re: E Tard]
#898123 - 09/21/02 06:39 PM (21 years, 5 months ago) |
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You'll be fine..
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E Tard
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Re: how cold should i let my syringe get? [Re: mickey_rourke]
#898224 - 09/21/02 07:30 PM (21 years, 5 months ago) |
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freezing would be bad though, right?
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matts
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[Re: E Tard]
#898230 - 09/21/02 07:31 PM (21 years, 5 months ago) |
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jjojoba
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Re: how cold should i let my syringe get? [Re: mickey_rourke]
#898256 - 09/21/02 07:42 PM (21 years, 5 months ago) |
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Pardon me for piggybacking, but I had a related syringe-storing question:
My supplier recommended storing the syringes inside of 3 or 4 plastic bags in the fridge. It seems like the plastic is going to gradually leak things through. Maybe it would be better to get a big glass jar for the syringes? I might keep the syringes around for a year or so. Not only do I want to keep my syringes uncontaminated; I also don't want stuff from the syringes to creep out into the rest of the fridge.
Oh, one more...
I cleaned my two syringe needles (B+ and Equador) with isopropyl alcohol before using them. I thought I did a decent job, but I don't know. I used an ordinary cigarette lighter flame to sterilize the needles. There was blackening on the needles wherever the flame touched, meaning I suppose, that something was on the needles and it got burnt. Or maybe the cigarette lighter does not burn cleanly? I went ahead and innoculated some jars with the syringes and then wiped the needles on a clean towel a bit later. The towel had black sooty streaks. A bad sign? Could it be explained by alcohol left on the needle?
I never thought much about keeping stuff clean and uncontaminated until I took up this hobby. I'm one of those guys that uses the five-second rule for picking food off the floor. :-)
-Erik
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E Tard
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Re: how cold should i let my syringe get? [Re: matts]
#898262 - 09/21/02 07:46 PM (21 years, 5 months ago) |
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alright, thanks man
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TripsAreForKids
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Re: how cold should i let my syringe get? [Re: jjojoba]
#898489 - 09/21/02 09:46 PM (21 years, 5 months ago) |
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The blackening of objects occurs when either the surface is dirty, or the flame is dirty, it being a regular butane lighter, it would be the lighter most likely, take a clean piece of aluminum foil, and hold a lighter to it for a bit, it will turn black..
As for storing syringes for a year, prints store much better. I wouldn't suggest keeping a syringe for that long, but don't listen to me.
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LSAuser
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Re: how cold should i let my syringe get? [Re: TripsAreForKids]
#898652 - 09/21/02 11:31 PM (21 years, 5 months ago) |
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all I have is a ciggerette lighter(I dont smoke though) can I use that to sterilize the syringes and just ignore the burnt part and stick it in anyway or use rubbing alcohol?
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happygrins
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Re: how cold should i let my syringe get? [Re: E Tard]
#898784 - 09/22/02 04:38 AM (21 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yes.. Freezing is fine.. A friend got like 7 syringes in early January.. they were all froze solid.. They were put in the frig. to thaw then used a few days later with excellent results!...
peace
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Dobie
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Re: how cold should i let my syringe get? [Re: happygrins]
#898787 - 09/22/02 04:41 AM (21 years, 5 months ago) |
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dude are you fuckin serious cuz its a long story short all mine got thrown away cuz they froze
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happygrins
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Re: how cold should i let my syringe get? [Re: Dobie]
#898820 - 09/22/02 05:31 AM (21 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yes!. 100% positive.. I remembe my friend got them and was going to ship them back then he just waited it out and used them anyhow.. He noticed no difference in growth or anything....
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StS
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Re: how cold should i let my syringe get? [Re: E Tard]
#899348 - 09/22/02 01:37 PM (21 years, 5 months ago) |
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Freezing could potentially damage the spores under certain circumstances. As for using a lighter for sterilization, it is fine. The black soot is just carbon and will not affect sterility. But a better way if the black soot bothers you is to use a shallow (1 cm) deep glass or metal object such as a thimble, or an overturned shotglass if the bottom is concave, or a metal bottlecap and fill it with isopropyl alcohol and light it. It will produce a blue flame that burns clean and won't leave residue.
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jjojoba
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Re: flame for sterilizing needle [Re: StS]
#899732 - 09/22/02 04:32 PM (21 years, 5 months ago) |
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Treetoker says: > As for using a lighter for sterilization, it is fine. The black soot is just carbon and > will not affect sterility. But a better way if the black soot bothers you is to use a > shallow (1 cm) deep glass or metal object such as a thimble, or an overturned > shotglass if the bottom is concave, or a metal bottlecap and fill it with isopropyl > alcohol and light it. It will produce a blue flame that burns clean and won't leave > residue.
The bottlecap thing works great. I like it better than a lighter because I don't need an extra hand to pull the lighter trigger. Also, I didn't want to buy an alcohol lamp. So thanks, buddy!
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StS
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Re: flame for sterilizing needle [Re: jjojoba]
#899972 - 09/22/02 06:45 PM (21 years, 5 months ago) |
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No problem. Oh by the way, its StS, treetoker is not my actual username.
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