[Histonet] what to do with a dead processor

[Jay Lundgren]

IIRC, don't those paraffin reservoirs slide out?  Maybe you could warm them
up with a propane torch to get them out?  Then put them in an oven or just
use brute force and patience to chip the paraffin out?  As to who would
want it, I don't know?  Is a replacement motherboard available?  Seems like
someone in the 3rd world would be tickled to have it, but who wants to pay
to fix it and ship it?

                              :(

                            Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP)

On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 4:15 PM, Karla via Histonet <
histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:

> Hello All,
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> I have a very old Leica 1050 tissue processor that is no longer running
> (bad
> motherboard) and need the space that it is currently occupying. Any ideas
> who might want this or how to get rid of it? I have contacted IMEB.and they
> were not interested (which I fear may be the case for all used equipment
> vendors). Also of concern is the fact that it has solidified paraffin
> (contaminated with xylene) in the last 3 stations which I cannot seem to
> remove.  Any suggestions as to how to remove the paraffin without any power
> to the processor oven?
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> Karla Carlmas
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> Dermatopathology NW PLLC
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> 2330 130th ave NE ste 201
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> Bellevue, WA 98005
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> 425-455-9945
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