UW CHEMISTRY NMR
Announcments & Equipment Logs
June, 2025
UPDATE : NEO500 – DELAY IN DEPLOYING PRODIGY CRYOPROBE
All Although all the needed components have arrived, we are still having issues in achieving the needed vacuum in the system (without which, the cryoprobe cannot function). The issue is being investigated. At the extreme, by tomorrow, the system will revert to the TBI room temperature probe and will be opened for routine use, while […]
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REMINDER AND APPEAL : CHEMICAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY IN NMR LAB
Dear Users We always stand to gain to reinforce good practices in a Lab space, but this post is put out there with a sense of urgency. As bona-fide NMR Lab Users, you must pay heed to the following. Access to the NMR lab space is granted not as a matter of routine, but it is a privilege […]
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ALERT ! AV700 – OPEN FOR SOLUTIONS NMR USE ! CALENDAR OPEN TO RESERVE
Hello All All of you have seen the exciting activity at one end of Rm. 37 from April onwards, when we re-installed the amazing 700 MHz system and guided it through some challenging stages of installation. The system has reached a happy equilibrium, and it is in prime shape to reward you with beautiful spectra […]
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UPDATE – NEO500 : SHORT DELAY IN DEPLOYING CRYOPROBE
Dear Users We are waiting for a missing part that ought to have shipped from the manufacturer along with the repaired probe. It will be a few days before we are ready to install, test and release the Prodigy cryoprobe for regular use. To effectively use the time in the interim, we have put the […]
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ALERT ! NEO500 – PRODIGY PROBE IS BACK FROM REPAIRS
Hello All This is just a preliminary announcement that the beloved Prodigy Probehead, after careful repair and overhaul (at substantial cost) has been sent back to us by the manufacturer. For a day or two, we will be busy installing the probe back in the magnet, do needed tests for performance, and make sure that […]
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UPDATE – GG500 AUTOMATION RESUMED
The queue that was stalled during the sample breakage yesterday has resumed. The GG500 is returned to full service. Please check the queue page for further status updates. -Adrienne
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ALERT : GG500 – SYSTEM UNAVAILABLE DUE TO BROKEN SAMPLE
Due to a broken sample over the weekend, the GG500 will be down for probe cleaning and maintenance for a portion of today, Monday, June 16. Please reserve one of the other systems for routine solutions NMR. Please watch for an announcement for the GG500’s return to service. -Adrienne
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UPDATE – GG500 AUTOMATION RESUMED
The issues causing the automation to hang has been resolved and the connection to the phoenix ftp server has been restored. Please continue to use the GG500 as usual. Thank you for your patience.
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