BioTray Ozone Free Box, OFB_100x150? for Lab Hybridization Protection

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BioTray Ozone Free Box
For sale- a BioTray Ozone Free Box.
Sorry, I don’t see a model number on this thing anywhere.
The piece of plexi that came with it that I finally figured out was just the base for it is about six feet long (and isn’t pictured).
Not an exact measurement but close, probably a metric equivalent.
When I first saw this thing they had it sitting on its side with the blue mechanical portion on top.
So that kind of skewed my thinking about the thing until I was able to do a bit more research.
More specs and info can be found
here
on the BioTray website.
Just as an overview I will quote this much from their description.
“The Ozone Free Box™ is a comprehensive and effective solution to prevent the fluorescent dyes which are used for samples labelling in microarray applications (Cyanine, Alex Fluor etc...) from being oxidized and degraded by ozone.”
Based on some notes I found this one was being used with the Agilent Technologies G2545A Hybridization Oven that I have listed separately.
I forgot to measure the thing but looking at it standing on its side on a standard pallet I would say it’s about 40 inches tall which would correspond to about 100cm, and the working portion of it is about five feet wide which would correspond to 150cm.
So if I had to hazard a guess I would say this would have been sold as an OFB_100x150.
It wasn’t until I had already bought the thing that I found an OFB100 priced out on the ArrayIt website at ,900.
Which was a pleasant surprise.
When you click the link to purchase it you see a picture of a unit that might be wider, hard to tell, and it has three smaller doors to just the one larger door offered here.
So no doubt Arrayit is selling a more expensive version than what I have.
But at least it gives me an idea of what the things cost and a basis for an asking price.
So please, keep your ridiculous offers to yourself for at least the near term.
Functionally at the moment I can’t tell you a thing about it.
I looked the blue catalytic filter section over pretty carefully and couldn’t find a place on it anywhere to plug it in.
I am beginning to think that perhaps you might plug into the Step Up/Down Transformer pictured with a male connection, but a little reluctant to test that theory.
And it didn’t come with a male to male AC cord so I would have to make one up, no big deal if that is in fact how it is supposed to be connected.
Cosmetically there is good and bad news.
I get the distinct impression that the geniuses that removed this from the lab were not all that well equipped or even interested in how they got it from point A to point B.
There is pretty strong evidence that the catalytic filter section was dragged on the edge with the BioTray logo as you can see in the pictures.
Fortunately it doesn’t look like they did any damage to the ozone monitoring sensor or the digital display.
I am guessing that if you were willing to remove the BioTray decal that you could polish up some of the scratched aluminum with a fine grit sandpaper and achieve at least some improvements cosmetically.
Hanging loose from the catalytic section is what I assume to be some sort of interlock for the door.
You will have to figure out how to reattach that yourself but there are two bolts sticking out inside the thing that I would be willing to bet are where it attaches, so it shouldn’t be a big deal.
Since the blue section is separate I might try to see if that is in fact where it goes but I won’t be reattaching it.
I get the impression that the aforementioned geniuses were starting to take it apart when they realized it really wasn’t all that heavy.
One of the two struts that support the door in the open position had been removed from the door and was just hanging from the other end.
The hardware to reattach it is still in place but I would need some tools to reattach it that I didn’t have at the time.
I will effect that repair just so that I can test the door mechanism.
The catalytic filter holder assembly is missing in the pictures, but I do have it, it is shown in the last picture and is included.
It was raining when I picked this thing up, I thought perhaps the humidity might damage the filters which are noted as having been replace in October of 2012.
But the BioTray website notes that they should be replaced every six months in normal use or every year in sporadic use.
So no doubt by the time you get them they will probably need to be renewed, and presumably they are available from BioTray or their US representative.
Again, I think the box was manhandled from the lab to surplus, and as a consequence will need some TLC at your end.
There are a few noticeable scratches to the plexi box, fortunately as I review the pictures the most egregious is on the top of the box where presumably you would never notice it.
I will review the other panels the next time I have an opportunity and see if there are any more that merit special note.
As it is the only issues that I see are that the strain relief on the wiring for the interlock or door sensor, whatever it is, that is broken and might need to be replaced just to keep the excess cord from dangling.
I don’t see damage to the wiring itself.
And there is a crack about five or six inches long in the interior of the blue plexi filter unit.
That appears to me to have been repaired, so you can’t blame that on the surplus folks.
If you look at the side with the ozone sensor where the interlock is hanging down there is a slot along about half that edge.
The repaired crack can be seen right about even with the broken strain relief.
I assume the repair to have been successful, but I will get a better picture of it soon.
The Agilent Hybridization Oven works just fine as far as I can tell, as do a number of other pieces that I bought at the same auction.
I have to assume an entire lab was closed or completely upgraded, so I have no reason to suspect the box will have issues other than where the hell do you plug it in?
But it is completely untested at this point and NO warranty is offered.
Given the logistics of shipping it I am not going to accept a return on this one, sorry.
Buy it with the intent to own it, and if repairs are required they will be at your expense.
If/when I get it powered up I will update the listing to reflect any new observations.
Just so that we are clear on that, this is an item that has not been thoroughly tested.
As such it may work fine or it may have problems, so any purchase entails a certain degree of risk.
If you Buy It Now or submit an offer you do so knowing that you cannot return it.
In either case it is up to you to decide whether the risk level is acceptable to you, and if not you need to pass on this particular item.
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Sold as is, as described, as pictured.
Potential buyers are asked to please make sure you have read the listing carefully, and understand what you are buying.
Ebay’s condition codes for used items, which I am now required to select from, might imply a degree of functionality that my limited time, knowledge, and facilities do not allow me to ascertain.
If the functional condition of the item is known it will be stated as such in the listing.
Unless a warranty is specifically offered returns are not accepted regardless of any implied functionality.
Shipping will be motor freight on a pallet unless you would like to come pick it up.
I would estimate the shipping weight at around 200 pounds,
BUT
, it is going to get charged for a “dimensional” weight of about 700 pounds.
The only way to avoid this would be take it apart and I don’t necessarily want to do that.
Even then, because of the six foot piece of base plexi you’re still gonna have a shipment that is roughly 72x42x however tall minimum, so it’s still not going to be cheap.
I would estimate the freight cost for it at between 0 and 0 to the east and west coast respectively.
Residential deliveries, deliveries that require liftgates, deliveries to the boonies, and deliveries to schools or universities will all be more because it takes longer for the carrier to get the job done.
Shipping will be via Old Dominion Freight Lines, which has done a consistently good job getting my shipments where they are going without roughing them up.
I will be happy to quote you for the shipment, but I need to know the zip code, residential or commercial, and whether a lift gate will be required.
Alternatively I may be able to deliver this.
That would NOT be a freebie, it would be for whatever the freight quote is, but if it needs to be brought inside I would at least be there to assist, and it would eliminate the chance of freight damage between here and its destination.
If you would prefer to use another carrier that’s fine .
It will be shipping from a warehouse with a loading dock in zip code 23093, but I do not live there!
I require pickup confirmation the day before and your carrier must provide an emailed printable copy of the Bill of Lading so that there is paperwork available for the driver to sign when he gets there.
The BOL should have all the info filled out when I receive it, blank copies are unacceptable.
I can ship this to Canada via Old Dominion, but they do not offer customs brokerage services, so you would need to have your own customs broker lined up before it shipped.
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