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Sylie-
The manufacturer will charge up to about 10% of the purchase price per
year for a service contract.  We have found that some are good enough to
offer a reduced amount of service calls for a lower price.  These seem to
be a good deal, but a lot of institutions are operating microscopes on a
self-insured basis.  This means if it breaks, you have to have enough
money banked to fix it.
Carol Heckman
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On 11/8/13 10:51 AM, "Sylvie Le Guyader" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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>Hi everyone
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>We are trying to come up with a budget that makes sense. Sigh...
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>How do you estimate the amount of money you will need in the coming years
>to fix existing microscopes?
>Do you apply a percentage of the price? we are trying to estimate which
>contract is most cost effective.
>We will anyway keep paying for 1 service visit per year.
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>Thanks for your input
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>Med vänlig hälsning / Best regards
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>Sylvie
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