Virginia Tech Surplus Auction - cheap SP / Coherent gear this time!

[twhite828]

Today I was going through Virginia Tech's surplus auction list (auction to be held this Saturday, May 7) and I found three items of interest:

600 1 388 1- LOT SPECTRA-PHYSICS DYE LASER AND LASER
671 1 387 1- LOT COHERENT LASER & POWER SUPPLY AND BOX OF CABLES
672 1 387 1- SPECTRA PHYSICS 12SA LASER

I'm pretty sure the "12SA" is really a 125A HeNe.

Now, I'm a college student (at Virginia Tech), and the likelihood of me being able to afford these at auction is pretty minimal (maybe... we'll see). However, I really want to see these go into the hands of someone who's going to appreciate them.

So, if you live within a couple hours of Blackburg (or know someone who does), want to be treated to some awesome Virginia Tech food (courtesy of my meal plan! ), want what may or may not be up for auction, please get me any relevant contact info!

I'd hate to see this old, awesome equipment go to a redneck.

On Thursday, I'll take a camera to the auction preview and get photos of the lots.

-Trevor

[DanBarlow]

I'd hate to see this old, awesome equipment go to a redneck.

Those durn rednecks and their laser-buying tendencies (Surplus Auction Richmond VA, $100)


The real problem is the dealers, and the auction prep guys who used to deliberately break the power supply and head into separate lots (sometimes with a chainsaw), then put them 100-200 lots apart in the listing...

I'd like to go, but it's 4 1/2 hours from here and me with no car nor money.

-Dan Barlow, old awesome redneck

[twhite828]

Where are you from? Richmond is home.

Also, photos to come tomorrow.

-Trevor

[DanBarlow]

I'm in Washington DC, since 1990. Before then Abingdon VA, then Ft. Lauderdale FL.
I used to get to Richmond and Blacksburg a lot when I had a car.

[twhite828]

I'm in Washington DC, since 1990. Before then Abingdon VA, then Ft. Lauderdale FL.
I used to get to Richmond and Blacksburg a lot when I had a car.

Ah, cool! My brother worked in Abingdon for a while.

In other news:

-Coherent Innova 100 with PSU that looks like it's been storage for a while.
-SP 125A with no PSU that looks like it's been in storage a while.
-SP 375B with SP Stabilite 2017 with PSU and controller.

-Trevor

[steve-o]

Darn! Just saw this thread. I live about 35 minutes from VA Tech.

[twhite828]

Darn! Just saw this thread. I live about 35 minutes from VA Tech.

Well, I got a couple pairs of football gloves for use with my camera.

Stabilite 2017 and 375B went for $550. I left.

-Trevor