Scanner Teardown 09

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Scanner Teardown 09

Image by sparr0
Got rid of a lot more mirrors and mechanical bits (more levers than I’ve ever seen in a scanner!). The last stages of the optic path are visible here.

GE Healthcare Typhoon 9400 scanner

Image by jepoirrier
This is the GE Healthcare “Typhoon 9400″ scanner used to scan fluorescent gels. It’s a huge beast but it doesn’t make a lot of noise (well, I don’t want to stay the whole day next to it!). And this unit only has the red and green scanners inside. There is a second (smaller) unit below with only a blue laser source in it! You can see two gels ready to be scanned (the upper door has to be closed before!).