How accurate is the tester?

[CuriousCub]

Sorry, but i once read about the accuracy rating and have now forgotten it.
How accurate is the testing exactly?
Also, i read on BL that all it takes is 1gram of MDMA to be in a pill that might be filled with more potent other stuff for the tester to determine that it is indeed MDMA.
I told this to a friend and got reprimanded because "1gram is more than those pills could ever contain"
Perhaps the original poster who i got this info from meant miligram instead?
please clarify this for me, thanks in advance!
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[TheGamer]

Right... well first off, a pill will never (I've never seen it) have a TOTAL weight of a gram... that's pretty heavy for a pill..
I think you're probably talking about milligrams... and in that case, I would have to say that 1mg in a pressed pill of on average 300mg, no it would NOT give a proper positive result.
2nd Generation kits like the E2 kit from http://www.chemicalgeneration.com.au and EZ-Test Supreme http://www.eztest.com are very good at what they do.
however, don't forget that a colorimetric spot test is no substitute for a lab test.
TheGamer

 

[CuriousCub]

How much would a lab test cost, through a different lab other than dancesafe's?
Dancesafe prints every testing they do, right?
What if someone wanted an individual screening,and the results to be kept discreet--how would dancesafe or any other lab react to this?
Also, the 2nd gen testers...Are those the ones being sold nowadays in mail-order?
Are these new? What happened to 1st gen testers?

 

[Soma]

Its not a 'second generation' as you might think of a 'techinical advancement'. Its an alternative test. Both E1 and E2 (from chemical generation at least) are suggested that you use in tandem with each other - hense the 'second defence' slogan with E2. E1 and E2 can test for different substances with results being more identifiable with one over the other for certain substances.

 

[Roches]

Dancesafe's mandate is public education and harm reduction, and I doubt they'd ever keep test results secret. The *point* of dancesafe is that the results will be posted in a public forum, so other people who might have the same pill will know what it contains. I don't even know why you don't want them to post the results; they don't post your name or anything, just what the pill contained. If you act like you have something to hide about the results, I think they'd be far less likely to test it at all.
As far as other labs, it's even less likely. Most of them are going to require college or corporate letterhead at least, just like ordering chemicals. They'd probably cost about the same as dancesafe. A GC/MS apparatus costs about $25,000 *used*, plus you have to consider the costs of the lab, the raw materials, and the analyst's salary (especially if you want your results interpreted; they might just send you back some MS graphs you can't understand)...

 

[drCipher]

You can send it to www.pilltest.com. They will test it and keep the results private unless it contains a drug that has been determined as dangerous/fatal.
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