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UPDATE : 700 NMR ARRIVAL – ROOM 37, BAG
Here’s the latest. The magnet legs have been moved to the assigned location today. The magnet itself will be moved into Rm.37, tomorrow morning. We will notify of any changes promptly. NMR Facility 11.18.24
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UPDATE : GETTING READY FOR THE ARRIVAL OF 700 NMR
Users Most of you would have noticed that the corner of Rm. 37 (NMR lab) has been slowly filling with the electronics and parts, which is a precursor to the full installtion of a 700 MHz NMR machine within the premises. An engineer is on site today making preparations for moving the NMR magnet to […]
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UPDATE : NEO500 – SYSTEM ONLINE AFTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
The computer system is upgraded along with the NMR software. The sporadic crash of Topspin noticed last week, should be gone with this upgrade. It will take a few minutes before the data appears in FTP server phoenix.chem.washington.edu You should also receive a completion email as well as a PDF snapshot of your spectrum upon […]
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ALERT ! GG500 – AUTOMATION QUEUE RESTORED FROM FAILED STATE
Based on feedback, a user might have tripped the red safety lever on the Carousel yesterday evening leading to an ‘abort’ state of the Automation queue. The queue has been restored this morning and reset to the first sample holder which encountered the failure. Please calibrate your expectations of finishing times for your samples submitted […]
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UPDATE ! AV300 – SYSTEM BACK TO NORMAL
We resolved the original issue that was related to Mains power supply to the whole console. We therefore don’t expect any functional changes in the system. But, do feel free to let us know if you observe anything abnormal. The instrument is open for reservation. NMR Facility 10/23/24
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AV300 – UPDATE – WORK STILL IN PROGRESS
We have identified the failing part and trying to find a replacement for the same. Owing to the vintage of the instrument, it may take a while to get this done. Thank you for your patience. NMR Facility 10/21/24
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UPDATE ! BOTH 500 SYSTEMS UP AND RUNNING
Along with AV301, we have NEO500 and GG500 revived fully and running. AV300 needs more work and we will keep you posted of the progress. NMR Facility
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UPDATE ! GG500 – SAMPLECASE ROBOT IS FIXED – SYSTEM BACK ON TRACK
The reservation calendar is open for blocking time. After painstaking reconfiguration and adjustment of the automation robot, it is passing the rigorous tests flawlessly. We hope we have seen the end of the ‘intermittent sample injection failure’ issues. But, let us emphasize one thing. The mechanical corrections/adjustments we had to make to bring the […]
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ALERT ! GG500 : SAMPLE HANDLING ISSUE BEING INVESTIGATED
Users You might have noticed that the instrument is blocked off tomorrow for ‘hardware optimization’ and in fact, the primary task at that time will be addressing the intermittent sample landing failure. Notwithstanding that plan, we are right now trying to see if we can provide a workaround to this problem and get the queue […]
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ALERT ! NEO500 – SYSTEM WILL BE OFFLINE FOR SOFTWARE UPGRADE
As part of ongoing computer and operating system upgrade, the system will be unavailable until 3 PM today. If the configuration is completed before that, we will release the instrument for regular use immediately. Please take a moment to check your NEO500 Queue bookmark here, before proceeding to the lab with your samples. We will […]
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