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you try fixing a sodium-iodide scintillation detector without a manual

More like, you try finding a sodium-iodide scintillation detector that HAS a manual!

Another great story, thanks for posting.

After having spent quite a few years around not so well funded labs I can assure you that any piece of equipment older than a decade that still posesses a manual is a rare sight indeed.

I always thought there must be some black market somewhere where someone is buying all these old manuals..... (visions of a wannabe Bond villain)

It's run by PHBs that get angry because your office is "messy" and "has too many things in it", I swear.

/bitter

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