Gene Sequencers Platinum / Wollaston Electrode Wires.
radiotech, Wed Jul 17 2013, 09:07PMI have a few bit and pieces of sequencers, Poker Face, and
other types, likely not used for 30 or more years. They are strung
with electrode wire, that I have been told in another forum is
Wollaston wire. These probably were taken from a lab after some
use. Is there a way of determining how much silver is left on
the platinum base wire? I have considered measuring the diameter
of the wire with a micrometer but know nothing about what it was
when new.
Does anyone know how the biology labs decided when the wire
needing changing?
The object is getting some platinum wire from these things for experiments.
Re: Gene Sequencers Platinum / Wollaston Electrode Wires.
Billybobjoe, Mon Aug 19 2013, 12:30AM
Why do you need to know how much silver is remaining? It may not be the easiest to obtain, but a dip in nitric acid will remove the silver and leave the platinum untouched.
Billybobjoe, Mon Aug 19 2013, 12:30AM
Why do you need to know how much silver is remaining? It may not be the easiest to obtain, but a dip in nitric acid will remove the silver and leave the platinum untouched.
Re: Gene Sequencers Platinum / Wollaston Electrode Wires.
radiotech, Fri Aug 23 2013, 09:18PM
One use suggested was to make an old type of radio detector like this:
radiotech, Fri Aug 23 2013, 09:18PM
One use suggested was to make an old type of radio detector like this:
Re: Gene Sequencers Platinum / Wollaston Electrode Wires.
Ash Small, Tue Aug 27 2013, 11:00AM
That is fascinating, RT, a 'wet chemistry' amplifier.
Ash Small, Tue Aug 27 2013, 11:00AM
radiotech wrote ...
One use suggested was to make an old type of radio detector like this:
One use suggested was to make an old type of radio detector like this:
That is fascinating, RT, a 'wet chemistry' amplifier.
Re: Gene Sequencers Platinum / Wollaston Electrode Wires.
radiotech, Wed Aug 28 2013, 08:51PM
Not really an amplifier, (or it might have been), if I make one that works
it should be easy to measure.
Liquid amplifiers, Solions, were developed in the Cold War. I expect that the
reinvention of neural cells, will show more promise..
The neural cell changes itself every time it is used.
Imagine the joy of recreating future computers using old gene sequencing
apparatus. Or perhaps motivating them to do it by them selves.
radiotech, Wed Aug 28 2013, 08:51PM
Not really an amplifier, (or it might have been), if I make one that works
it should be easy to measure.
Liquid amplifiers, Solions, were developed in the Cold War. I expect that the
reinvention of neural cells, will show more promise..
The neural cell changes itself every time it is used.
Imagine the joy of recreating future computers using old gene sequencing
apparatus. Or perhaps motivating them to do it by them selves.
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