RaceDiagnostics
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I was initially really busy restoring my old Merc and then doing lots of building work on the new house, but this winter I've had time on my hands so started looking round for a part time job. My wife's always busy a couple of days a week so I had a look round for some kind of part time electronics job to match her busy days. Well there's not much out there, especially for ex engineers from CERN.
Surprisingly a part time electronics technician job did eventually turn up at Dundee School of Life Sciences.
So I now work two days a week in the building above, it's rammed full of biomedical labs with hundreds of researchers. It's busy but relatively easy work, the time passes quickly and the days are flexible. They already have another part time guy but he didn't want to take on more hours and the repairs have been piling up, hence the need for a second engineer. Lots of random equipment I've never seen before.
Here are a couple of jobs from today,
First a tilting agitation rocker, fix or get a new one from Zoro for only £3k.
Both fuses blown. A quick inspection of the PCB.
Can you spot the problem.
I've asked the manufacturer to supply a schematic and BOM, they will probably refuse and just quote for a new PCB. If I can find another unit then I'll be able to find out the resistor value.
Next two pipette pumps, believe it or not, £700 a piece to replace.
The first one had a bit of grit or debris in the cam lob between the electric motor and pump. A quick easy fix.
The second one had two faults. First a wire was detached from the motor.
Next a moulded pin used by one of the levers was broken off.
The solution was to drill out the pin and replace with a 2mm grub screw.
Job done.
Next.......
Surprisingly a part time electronics technician job did eventually turn up at Dundee School of Life Sciences.
So I now work two days a week in the building above, it's rammed full of biomedical labs with hundreds of researchers. It's busy but relatively easy work, the time passes quickly and the days are flexible. They already have another part time guy but he didn't want to take on more hours and the repairs have been piling up, hence the need for a second engineer. Lots of random equipment I've never seen before.
Here are a couple of jobs from today,
First a tilting agitation rocker, fix or get a new one from Zoro for only £3k.
Both fuses blown. A quick inspection of the PCB.
Can you spot the problem.
I've asked the manufacturer to supply a schematic and BOM, they will probably refuse and just quote for a new PCB. If I can find another unit then I'll be able to find out the resistor value.
Next two pipette pumps, believe it or not, £700 a piece to replace.
The first one had a bit of grit or debris in the cam lob between the electric motor and pump. A quick easy fix.
The second one had two faults. First a wire was detached from the motor.
Next a moulded pin used by one of the levers was broken off.
The solution was to drill out the pin and replace with a 2mm grub screw.
Job done.
Next.......
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