Guess the teardown victim... - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 03, 2015, 11:22:51 pm
content: Scored an interesting thing on ebay...Original cost around $210,000, about 10 years ago. I paid about 1/1000th of that..Contains laser, pneumatics, optics, hydraulics, stepper motors and a crapload of tubing.Weighs about 100kgExtra clue : there's a good chance you've indirectly made use of one of these or something similarGuesses.....?

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 03, 2015, 11:31:36 pm
content: Plotter?

author: electr_peter
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 03, 2015, 11:36:00 pm
content: Eye glasses milling machine?

author: mrflibble
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 03, 2015, 11:37:49 pm
content: Food packaging robot?

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 01:00:08 am
content: Automatic mail sorter with integrated x-ray?

author: Sobelsdaemon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 01:29:09 am
content: Flow Cytometer?

author: lapm
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 01:37:50 am
content: Flux capacitor assembly machine?

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 02:08:48 am
content: Some sort of low end car wash?Or an Heisenberg Compensator?

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 02:09:44 am
content: Laser eye surgery machine. Got to be

author: gbrettell
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 02:31:37 am
content: Water Jet Cutting Machine?

author: han
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 02:40:58 am
content: Laser CNC machine.orRobotic LASER WELDING

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 02:51:15 am
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on February 03, 2015, 11:22:51 pmA wormhole navigation pod!That's how I got to this planet.

author: chicken
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 02:59:10 am
content: 20 minutes photo minilab?

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 02:59:24 am
content: lens machining tool for glasses ?cd or dvd mastering engraver ?

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 03:10:20 am
content: A sentry bot at Aperture Labs?

author: helius
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 03:12:17 am
content: Quote from: chicken on February 04, 2015, 02:59:10 amI was stumped, but this is the best guess I've read. Noritsu perhaps?

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 03:24:15 am
content: Quote from: Lightages on February 04, 2015, 03:10:20 amNo, that's a crapload of bullets, not a crapload of tubing.

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 03:25:20 am
content: Clearly a Wonka - Mobile. "A thing of beauty and a joy forever" . I've heard that before somewhere...

author: cosmicray
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 03:27:08 am
content: What do they call that large projection device that every classic planetarium seems to have for lectures.

author: houdini
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 03:54:59 am
content: A large junk box from an interesting lab.

author: Howardlong
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 06:31:42 am
content: Nasal hair trimmer from Skymall magazine?

author: Falcon69
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 06:32:04 am
content: I was thinking maybe a Laser printer, but I'm stumped on the tube part. Otherwise, I'd say Ink Jet printer, if not for the Laser.Maybe a Laser Light/Fog machine?

author: Falcon69
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 06:34:44 am
content: Could also be a CNC Laser. But, then again, $210,000 back then, a CNC laser probably would have been 5-10 times that. Today, you can get them for 5 grand, not a very good one, but you can get one, mostly only able to cut thin plastic or paper.

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 07:05:17 am
content: Quote from: cosmicray on February 04, 2015, 03:27:08 amSticking with stereotype of astronomers coming up with accurate if not... catchy* names for things they're known as planetarium projectors.*Such as the VLA, LBT, E-ELT, TMT etc...

author: firewalker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 07:57:10 am
content: The price and the tubes reminds me an Agfa film development machine I took apart couples years ago. It had no stepper motors though. Just normal 48 volt dc motors. An many chemical compartments.Alexander.

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 07:59:55 am
content: Is it an old employee from an Amazon warehouse?

author: Kostas
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 08:07:08 am
content: Quote from: helius on February 04, 2015, 03:12:17 amThat would make a very interesting teardown, but it seems the weight doesn't match, 100kg is too light. I just checked several brochures (Fuji, Agfa, Noritsu) and the lightest I found was ~300kg!

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 08:28:30 am
content: Quote from: Sobelsdaemon on February 04, 2015, 01:29:09 amYes - it has an argon laser, and it has a flow cytometer inside, but that's only part of it - lots more as well.New clue : it has a biohazard label on it.

author: Falcon69
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 08:40:35 am
content: Bio Hazard symbol?Is it a secret prototype Zombie killing machine, found in Area 51's storage warehouse and government was having a garage sell?

author: deephaven
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 08:45:08 am
content: Obviously a teleporting machine, but don't you need a pair?

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 08:47:39 am
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on February 04, 2015, 08:28:30 amAutomated CBC/blood counting machine?

author: jeremy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 08:56:02 am
content: I'm guessing the tubing and hydraulics are part of some sort of pipette automation?

author: electr_peter
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 08:58:59 am
content: Blood/biological sample tester with CNC type probe?DNR machine?

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 09:01:00 am
content: Quote from: Mechanical Menace on February 04, 2015, 08:47:39 amBingo!Complete blood analysis system - takes racks of sample tubes, does fully automated analysis of up to 45 parameters and also creates stained microscope slides.Picking it up tomorrow - I suspect it will be a multi-part teardown....http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Horiba-Medical-ABX-Pentra-DX-120-Automatic-Blood-Analyzer-Tester-amp-SPS-DX-120-/291366087605?pt=UK_BOI_Medical_Lab_Equipment_Medical_Equipment_Instruments_ET&hash=item43d6c5abb5&nma=true&si=qkiF0zmSJ1k8eGpOVEvewtXJXjk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 09:14:51 am
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on February 04, 2015, 09:01:00 amAnd that's from a 10 year old machine? I'm guessing the slide creation is for manual counts when it can't identify everything?Damn I'd love to see how the more modern examples compare.QuoteLooking forward to the vids.

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 09:30:29 am
content: Quote from: Mechanical Menace on February 04, 2015, 09:14:51 amIts still shown on the Horiba web site as a current model, so perhaps things have not changed too much in those 10 years.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 10:35:47 am
content: Quote from: coppice on February 04, 2015, 09:30:29 amThe huge development and approval costs mean these things have a somewhat longer lifetime than most products.I imagine they probably do some incremental updates, like replacing the argon laser with solid-state

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 11:01:16 am
content: Looking forward to the vid Mike, will get some popcorn in.

author: vk3yedotcom
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 11:23:34 am
content: A sausage making machine?

author: iampoor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 11:26:46 am
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on February 04, 2015, 08:28:30 amSounds like my ex-girlfriend!

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 11:39:36 am
content: Quote from: iampoor on February 04, 2015, 11:26:46 amYour ex-girlfriend has an argon laser ?

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 11:43:13 am
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on February 04, 2015, 10:35:47 amIts a competitive market. If the industry were moving rapidly Horiba would have no choice but to respond or die.

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 01:01:57 pm
content: Quote from: vk3yedotcom on February 04, 2015, 11:23:34 amQuote from: iampoor on February 04, 2015, 11:26:46 amThese replies were perfectly timed (when taken with suitably little context)Tim

author: PA0PBZ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 01:36:22 pm
content: You could probably also take the iris scanner with you for a few pounds, considering the asking price and the free shipping...

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 02:06:04 pm
content: Quote from: PA0PBZ on February 04, 2015, 01:36:22 pmLG Iris ID - Iris Recognition Technologyhttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LG-Iris-ID-Iris-Recognition-Technology-IrisAccess-Biometric-Machine-FREE-P-P-/271762512943I am sure they would take the 5 quid for it and save on the ebay fees. I wonder if it is compatible with Dave's gate entry system...

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 05:19:57 pm
content: Weirdstuff warehouse had an Agilent DNA sequencer a couple of years ago ... build your own virus ...

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 06:54:30 pm
content: Quote from: PA0PBZ on February 04, 2015, 01:36:22 pmGood spot - was going to take some extra cash with me just in case.Also a mass spectrometer but not sure it would go in the car with the analyzer, but possibly worth a second trip.

author: Len
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 08:36:35 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on February 04, 2015, 09:01:00 amDarn! I thought it would be a sperm sorter.

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2015, 08:53:30 pm
content: Damn. I thought you got the Bill Nye the Science guy autopsy toy! I've wanted one for years!

author: dexters_lab
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 05, 2015, 08:54:52 am
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on February 04, 2015, 06:54:30 pmthe one in bits? yea i had my eye on that!i was going to ponder it's purchase over the weekend, MK is a 6+ hour round trip for me

author: German_EE
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 05, 2015, 09:27:42 am
content: I was going to suggest that Mike was describing Dave's new employee, who came with the laser just to impress. Ah well, like everyone else I shall look forward to the teardown.