UW CHEMISTRY NMR
Announcments & Equipment Logs
February, 2020
UPDATE ! AV500 – BACK IN ACTION !
Pneumatic system is working properly now i.e. both the Sample Lift and Sample Spin functions are behaving as expected. But, from the looks of it, I won’t be surprised if the problem recurs again. Of course, we shall keep a hawkish eye on the developments and swoop down to fix it asap, when that happens […]
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UPDATE ! AV301 – SYSTEM REVIVED FOR REGULAR USE
This is how the sample looked on top of the Probehead when User dropped it without spinner (WRONG !) _______________________________________________________ This is how it is SUPPOSED TO BE on top of the Probehead ( RIGHT !) Happy Friday ! NMR Facility Manager 2/28/20
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ALERT ! AV500 – SYSTEM DOWN…PNEUMATICS PROBLEM
Sample injection/ejection and spinning is not working. Not sure if this is a simple fix or a delayed one as I write this. Hunker down and wait for updates ! NMR Facility Manager 2/28/20
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ALERT ! AV301 NOT USABLE UNTIL TOMORROW…PLEASE READ
User has accidentally dropped a sample tube without the spinner turbine into the magnet. This means that the probehead has to be removed to remedy the situation, which will not happen until tomorrow morning. Until this is taken care of, the instrument is not usable. The reservation calendar should reflect this and we will update […]
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ALERT ! AV500 : AUTHENTICATION BROKEN (FOR A SHORT WHILE)
We are trying to do the needful so that your UWNetid login will start working again. Until that work is done transparent to you, you please use the following generic account : ‘genuser’ with its own magic passphrase. Please construct the same from the phonetic equivalent I will type below. (As an example : eM.oH.one.two.three will […]
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PLEASE NOTE ! NMR LAB DOOR CARD READER IS MALFUNCTIONING
I have left a wooden wedge to prop the door open as a temporary measure, since most of you may not have a physical key to open the door. Please leave the wedge as it is, until we fix the door problem. Thank you NMR Facility Manager 2/12/2020
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ALERT ! AV301 : IMMINENT PROBE CHANGE
The automatic tuning/matching part seems to be malfunctioning for the X-channel on this probe. We are planning to pull the probe out tomorrow afternoon i.e. Friday the 7th and see if its a quick fix. If this is not the case, then be prepared to say hello to the old fashion Broadband probe, that needs […]
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