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In article <czsC6ML4L.Hxo@netcom.com> czs@netcom.com (Christian Smith) writes:
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>What surprised me was that most of these items will eventually
>be scrapped and are in effect worthless.  Is this because labs
>in general have plenty of money for new equipment or is it 
>cheaper in the long run to buy new equipment under warranty?
>Please clear up the mystery for me.
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   I suspect that many people are going to write you to find out where they
can get the cheap stuff. :-)

   Academic labs at least do not have a surplus money problem. I can think
of several reasons why lab equipment would be abandoned. First is that it6
isn't needed anymore. This would be true for specialized equipment. When you
no longer need it, it is of absolutely no use to you, and has zero value.
  Second is space. If you find you are cramped (who isn't?), the first thing
to go will be big things like incubators if you don't need them.
  Third would be that the stuff is cheap. Specially if a lab is moving. You
may find it better to buy new stuff than to haul around the old. Moving a
vortexer across the country may cost more than buying a new one. Small things
are easy to box up and discard if you don't think you have a need for it.
  Fourth is that the stuff doesn't quite work well enough. It may work, but not
quite up to snuff. 
  Fifth is expense. The electron microscope you mentioned would cost a ton to
keep under a service contract. And since it is a major investment, it is better
to get rid of it than to let it sit and gather dust.

DanZ

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