Hello,

I am a veterinarian at a zoo and we would like to get into blood banking of particular species and are looking to source a refurbished reparable centrifuge. Nothing fancy, we will not use it anywhere near as much as a human blood bank.

If anyone has any suggestions as to where to look for something like this please let me know. I have tried Google and eBay and all I can fine are either new units (expensive for our needs) and units or questionable quality.

thanks for any assistance.

Keith

Ok...

On the used or refurbished equipment part of this...

you're in a minefield and danger zone,

cause you could lose your shirt real quick.

Be careful about Ebay!!

You're not talking about a small centrifuge

(a minor repair, like a compressor-motor is around $2,500.00!).

Do The Stuff Below, Before You Buy Anything!

(1) Whatever you do..

(A) Make sure you're able to purchase a renewable

service contract that includes long-term availability of parts, labor

and you don't have to ship the unit to get fixed (like a $1,000.00 in freight charges!!)

( Make sure you get in writing that the service contract is renewable,

and how much the increased costs are for future contracts, and

for how long you can renew it.

© Make sure the company that makes it is still in business,

and absolutely get a service-repair manual, a repair manual

and contact the company to find out if they're going to continue to supply parts,

and give them the serial number of the unit you want to buy and ask them for the

sales AND repair-history of the unit!!

(D) Contact your insurance carrier,

and ask them for a policy-rider that if

your centrifuge breaks down beyond repair;

will they replace it??

"Business insurance"??

(E) There are 3rd party places that sell

service contracts (like "squaredeal"-you'll occasionally see them on Ebay).

(F) The dirty secret about the manufacturers

is that they have a "secret inventory" of minor scratch-and-dent

products that work as good-as-new, but they

reserve them for only their "best customers"

Ask them for this type of consideration if you're

a non-profit organization, or; talk to them before you buy anything

because they probably have some old marines sitting around

the repair department they'd like to sell quickly,

AND they'd give you a renewable

service contract.

Hope this helps.

Dr.

Hi Keith,

SciCal-Plus specializes in refurbishing used laboratory equipment and may have the centrifuge you need. Give me a call at 919-306-5658 to check out our current inventory. All of our refurbished equipment comes with a 6-month, worry-free gaurantee/warranty.

Scott