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    Anyone know what this thing is and if it is safe to take apart? molecular laser thing








    This thing probably weighs over 150lbs. It is about 2ft x 2ft x 2.5ft if I had to guess.... there is a power supply in it, and it has some sort of drawers that come out the front.... it says on the back that its got a laser in it? idk anything else about it


    Edit: found it on the internet, still dont know what it does lol
    https://www.moleculardevices.com/pro...m-reader#specs
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    Definitely safe to take apart and scrap but would put it on ebay and try to sell it "as is for parts" first. Might make a quick few hundreds as parts

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    I'd be trying to sell it 'as is'. I don't think there's a lot in it to scrap really.
    From this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_reader I find out that it shines light into a plastic tray full of samples & detects how much of certain wavelength of light shines thru it, and also illuminates it so that a glowing dye they put into the gell with the sample, will glow, & it measures its strength & length of light given off.

    I think it's used in a lab with a PCR Thermal cycler machine, which is what 'grows' the samples in the tiny plastic cells in the trays.
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poly...chain_reaction
    ( The PCR machines, the early ones from '98-2002 were a good source of Gold & or Silver as they used metal blocks to transfer heat. Last time I looked at them 2nd hand, hardly any had their blocks .
    Since Gold was cheap, & scientific stuff is expensive, $2500+ and then nearly dumped when it's been replaced, a 2-3 ounce block of Gold @ $300 a ounce when made, might be worth a little bit more.....)

    One use these have is for testing samples for Covid, in a lab. But a buyer would buy it for parts or refurbishment, often thus stuff goes to improvrished nations & is fixed & used there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by eesakiwi View Post
    I'd be trying to sell it 'as is'. I don't think there's a lot in it to scrap really.
    From this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_reader I find out that it shines light into a plastic tray full of samples & detects how much of certain wavelength of light shines thru it, and also illuminates it so that a glowing dye they put into the gell with the sample, will glow, & it measures its strength & length of light given off.

    I think it's used in a lab with a PCR Thermal cycler machine, which is what 'grows' the samples in the tiny plastic cells in the trays.
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poly...chain_reaction
    ( The PCR machines, the early ones from '98-2002 were a good source of Gold & or Silver as they used metal blocks to transfer heat. Last time I looked at them 2nd hand, hardly any had their blocks .
    Since Gold was cheap, & scientific stuff is expensive, $2500+ and then nearly dumped when it's been replaced, a 2-3 ounce block of Gold @ $300 a ounce when made, might be worth a little bit more.....)

    One use these have is for testing samples for Covid, in a lab. But a buyer would buy it for parts or refurbishment, often thus stuff goes to improvrished nations & is fixed & used there.
    I threw it up on eBay for a few hundred bucks plus another few hundred to ship it. No interest yet. Will keep it up until the listing expires then scrap if there's no takers

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    By the pictures it looks like it might be missing the inserts that go in those slots

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeinreco View Post
    By the pictures it looks like it might be missing the inserts that go in those slots

    yep it sure is. I have it listed as "for part or repair / AS-IS" on the bay.... may just give it a few more day and then scrap it if there isnt any interest.... its big and taking up a pretty large space in my garage that I could use back


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