Hamilton Microlab STAR Automated Liquid Handling Workstation

Hamilton Microlab STAR automated liquid handling workstation, part number 173000-018/K, serial number G080, built by Hamilton-Reno USA (rating label, photo 4). The Microlab STAR is an air-displacement pipetting platform that carries CO-RE disposable-tip pipetting channels on a liquid handling arm travelling above a track-based deck, so carriers for tip racks, microplates, reagent troughs and tube racks can be positioned across the numbered track segments to suit the application. Channel configurations of this type typically pipette in the range of roughly 0.5 to 1000 uL. The instrument is fitted with the tinted-panel safety enclosure with front access panels and is mounted on an aluminum-frame instrument bench with a lower shelf. The rating label lists 115 VAC / 230 VAC operation at 50/60 Hz, 600 VA, with CSA and CE marks. Photo 2 shows the deck area and pipetting channels through the open front, and photo 1 shows the numbered deck track and loading tray. Per the field user, a computer and consumables are included with the system. Photo 3 shows a Dell Precision tower PC (asset tag HAMIL-2975-02A) and an APC UPS with an unopened power cord and setup literature sitting on the bench's lower shelf, along with a carton of supplies. A red tag reading OUT OF SERVICE with S/N G080 is attached to the front of the enclosure (photo 1); the notes do not state why, and operation has not been verified. No further condition, service or operating history is documented. Buyers should confirm the exact pipetting channel count, arm and gripper configuration, software licensing and which consumables are included before purchase.