Electronic, electrical and optical services - Faculty of Science - University of Queensland

Our workshops provide repairs, maintenance, and safety inspections for the electronic, electrical, and optical equipment used for teaching and research.

Our services

We offer safety inspections and testing

assess electronic, electrical, and optical equipment
remove unsafe equipment from service.

We provide full maintenance and equipment repair

centrifuges
shakers
hotplate/stirrers
water baths
ultrasonic baths
ovens
incubators
fault finding
modification
repair and calibrate equipment for function and safety

We provide technical support and advice

for purchase/use of specific equipment and components
on safety matters
equipment condition and use
to enhance your design

We design and construct

small to medium size scientific instruments and experimental equipment
circuit boards, printed circuit boards (PCB), wire wrap boards, strip board, etc.
select and design equipment enclosures
equipment wiring and component assembly e.g. installing PCB's, relays, transformers, etc. into suitable enclosures
equipment to required specification or your own design.

We service and maintain optical equipment

Our services for microscopes (and associated equipment) include:

pre-cleaning evaluation and inspection
test all components for proper operation
clean exterior of microscope
inspect all mechanics and bearing systems (remove old lubricant and lubricate with new)
cleaning of internal optics as required (removal of fungus)
reassemble and align components and collimate optics
check safety of electrical circuits
examine and align illumination system
post-service inspection.