Chapter 121: Do It Yourself
Because he was in a hurry, Lu Tao has been urging the manufacturer's engineers to come over for installation and commissioning as soon as possible since September 26. Things are not as beautiful and simple as he thought, these years understand these technologies, especially imported laboratory equipment, itself is not much, manufacturers are facing a national market, so engineers are not busy at all.
After waiting for two days, Lu Tao really couldn't stand it, seeing that Sunday was the National Day, if the installation and commissioning could not be completed before the holiday, it not only meant that his promise to Yang Mei could not be fulfilled, but also meant that the time for him to return the money would basically be postponed.
Waiting like this is not a way, Lu Tao thought for a while and made a bold decision.
On September 28th, Lu Tao came to the public laboratory single-handedly, and after seeing Yang Mei, he said directly: "Mr. Yang, I'm really sorry, the engineers on the manufacturer's side are a little too busy during this time, and I'm afraid I will have to wait until after the holiday for installation and commissioning." ”
"After the holiday, how can it be done, this is equivalent to half a month, and you also know that many people who do experiments don't even have a holiday, where can they wait so long. Yang Mei looked at Lu Tao and couldn't help but say urgently.
Before, Lu Tao promised to get this matter done within a week, but now it's only been two days, and he came over and said that the manufacturer was not manpowered, so he was naturally a little dissatisfied.
"Isn't it possible during the National Day period? Anyway, we have people in the National Day laboratory. ”
"That...... Employees of foreign companies are on holiday according to statutory holidays, and they do not go to work on National Day. Lu Tao hesitated to explain.
"Hehe, you guys don't care about selling or after-sales, just sell it and get the money, right?" Yang Mei glanced at Lu Tao.
"How can it, this installation and commissioning has not been completed, and it cannot be accepted, and I can't receive the payment here. Lu Tao smiled, although it was the manufacturer's problem, but after all, it was sold from his own side, and because of these problems, he had to let the customer be happy.
"Hey, buy an instrument now, you have to look at your face at every turn. Seeing that Lu Tao was a little embarrassed, Yang Mei had no choice but to say.
"Teacher Yang, if you are really in a hurry, I have a solution, but I need your consent to do this. ”
"Oh, can you tell me about it?" Yang Mei became interested, looked at Lu Tao and asked.
"I mean, if you're really in a hurry, I can try to install and debug it in the next few days. ”
"You, you mean you're here to install and debug?" Yang Mei raised his eyebrows and looked at Lu Tao in disbelief.
Lu Tao replied directly: "I have participated in the manufacturer's training before, and I will still install and debug most of the instruments in this batch of equipment, of course, it is not good to be too high-end." I mean you're in a hurry to see which equipment here, I'll try it first, anyway, the engineers from the manufacturer will still come over, and if it really works, it will save a lot of trouble. “
Since this project is subcontracted, the payment time is not completely fixed, and Lu Tao thinks that if he can solve the installation of several subcontracts, then he can recover some money in advance and do other things. As for the complicated ones, they still need to wait for the manufacturer to arrange someone to come over.
"I can't see it, Mr. Lu, you are still an all-round talent, not only know how to sell instruments, but also know how to install and debug?" Yang Mei is a big housekeeper, and he doesn't know much about some specific problems of instruments, but he just thinks that Lu Tao still understands this piece, which is a little impressive.
In fact, this process itself is completely non-compliant, after all, imported equipment, many times the installation and commissioning need professional personnel to carry out, some standards and the like are not the same, but Lu Tao himself has been doing these in the laboratory for a long time, and he dare not say that the installation and commissioning have really seen many manufacturers do.
"But I also need your consent here, after all, it's already equivalent to your device. Lu Tao smiled modestly.
"Then I'll take a look first, not all the instruments are in a hurry, mainly a few of them, but it's okay, if it breaks it, we won't be responsible for it, I can't afford such an expensive thing. Yang Mei thought for a while and said.
"You can rest assured that it is definitely our responsibility to break it. Lu Tao replied directly, he won't touch anything he is not sure of, after all, it is also risky, he only plans to install and debug a few products that he is sure of.
Yang Mei opened the folder, flipped through it for a while, and said, "Well, this drug synthesis side is urgently needed, rotary evaporator and liquid chromatography...... Oh, and this potentiostat, Kjeldahl nitrogen analyzer, moisture analyzer......"
Yang Mei said a few instruments in a row, and Lu Tao couldn't help but be secretly happy after listening to it on the side. As long as it wasn't for those few valuable instruments that he wasn't very familiar with, he wasn't worried at all.
"The contents of these two bags should be used urgently, can they be debugged before the National Day?" After Yang Mei finished speaking, he looked at Lu Tao, and there was still a trace of doubt in his tone.
"If it's GC-MS and infrared spectroscopy, I don't dare to say it, but listening to the instruments you just talked about, it should be fine. Lu Tao said with a smile.
It's true, GC-MS is too expensive, more than 700,000 yuan, even if Lu Tao can install and debug, he doesn't plan to get it, in case something goes wrong, it will be a big loss.
"That's okay, so let's do it, you can come directly to install and debug it in the next two days, and then if you need manpower, I'll call a few more students for you." Yang Mei saw that Lu Tao said so confidently, and said with a smile.
"Then thank you, teacher. Lu Tao hurriedly replied, debugging the instrument often requires samples, and there are some reagents, if there are students to help, it will be more convenient.
After the matter was decided, Lu Tao began to make preparations. At first, of course, I prepared tools, such as wrenches, screwdrivers, adhesive tape, etc., and I went to the hardware store to buy them.
Once again, the general's training uniform rummaged out and put it on his body, carrying a tool kit, Lu Tao smiled, it was really enough for him to start a business, and now he has started a part-time installation engineer.
The first step is to unpack. The equipment is packed in wooden boxes, and the number and name were simply counted two days ago, but this time it was directly installed, of course, to determine what was inside.
This is also a hard work, sometimes the equipment itself is not much, it is estimated that it is only twenty or thirty pounds, but the wooden box accounts for dozens of pounds, fortunately, Yang Mei did not break his promise, and called a few students to come over to help, or he is alone, it is difficult to unpack.
After unpacking the equipment one by one, determine the accessories inside according to the list, and after confirming that it is correct, the second step of installation and debugging will begin.
Instruments come in simple and complex ways. For example, like a rotary evaporator, don't look at the scattered accessories packed in a big box, but in fact, it is only composed of a motor, a distillation bottle, a heating pot, and a condenser tube, which only need to be assembled, and then let the students prepare a sample, start the machine and run to see if the heating speed, stirring speed and control key are easy to use.
If it is a little more complicated, such as an ampliostat, it also involves wiring and the like, and you need to read the English instructions thoroughly before you can proceed. It's okay to say just the installation, but in fact, the difficulty lies in the commissioning and calibration of many equipment. There are special standards for equipment calibration, some of which are attached to the manufacturer, and some of which are carried out in accordance with the national standard.
It took Lu Tao a total of two and a half days to debug the equipment that Yang Mei listed for urgent use.