I was at Charing Cross at the same time as John, and did my FIMLS project on curve regeneration.
Key lesson; don't use tissues to mop up the HCl when the oestriol analyser springs a leak - the fumes will set the fire alarm off.
Paul Waller MSc CSci FIBMS FHEA
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From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of OConnor John (ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
Sent: 23 January 2016 08:48
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Subject: Re: Early days
Plenty of experience at Charing X. AAI for uriniary oestriol, sampler looked like nodding donkey, water sample between specimen to reduce carry over and the delights of Kober reagent and peristaltic pumps. AA2 continuous flow analysis for just about most other things. Remember using embroidery hoops to stretch the semi permeable membranes over the dialyser disks. Also the Technicon 6/60 was supercharged to 6/120 using the famed O'Donovan box and curve regeneration, drift control every 10 samples and physically tweaking the timer knobs to synchronise the flow. Plus one's own personal library of timing coils.
A day on the 12 channel beast, trying to keep up with manually reading the data using a graticule, was real hard work !!
All praise to Skeggs, was a lot more fun in those days.
BW John
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Sent: 22 January 2016 19:01
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Subject: Early days
I do not think that any active member of the ACB has direct experience of the Technicon AA1 or AAII analysers but if you do or know of someone, maybe retired, who has please contact me.
Mike Addison
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