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

https://i.imgur.com/cZcwT0x.jpeghttps://i.imgur.com/ANMrMQa.jpeg




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

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

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.....)
https://www.news-medical.net/image.a...fgeneamp_2.jpg
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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Originally Posted by eesakiwi

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.....)
https://www.news-medical.net/image.a...fgeneamp_2.jpg
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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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

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

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Originally Posted by mikeinreco

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

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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