Len:

Like Simon, we having been using a Sartorius M2P microbalance for nearly 5
years and have also been very happy with it.  I might add that because of
the orientation of the frame that holds the sliding doors, the opening for
left-handed people is slightly larger than that for right-handed people, so
it is especially lefty-friendly.

We purchased ours through Krackeler Scientific (1-800-222-6921) in 2/96 for
our educational discount price of $6923.25.  We also purchased a Brinkmann
workbench-height anti-vibration balance table, model 07 10 020-5, from
Krackeler at the same time for $670.00.

The link to Sartorius is:

http://www.sartorius.com/

Good luck,

Steve


>Dear Listmembers,
>
>We are planning to purchase a new micro-balance for weighing of EA-IRMS
>samples and other purposes.  We will require readability of about 1-2 ug
>(+/-2-4 ug).  As these are quite costly (e.g. Mettler AX Series - >$14k
>USD), and sometimes tricky instruments to maintain, I am wondering if any
>Listmembers have recently researched new micro-balances and then made a
>purchase decision.  And if so, were you pleased with the performance,
>stability, and reliability of the micro-balance you purchased?  Was it
>robust enough for a multi-user environment?  Was the price negotiable from
>the list price?  Any models to avoid?
>
>Any suggestions and advice are greatly appreciated.
>
>
>Len Wassenaar
>
>
>Leonard I. Wassenaar, Ph.D.
>Stable Isotope Hydrology and Ecology Laboratory
>National Water Research Institute
>Environment Canada
>11 Innovation Blvd.
>Saskatoon, SK
>S7N 3H5
>
>tel: (306) 975-5747
>fax: (306) 975-5143


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