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AV500 : NEW COMPUTER IN PLACE

The upgrade to a new PC box is complete.  The spectrometer is tested to be behaving normally.  Please keep the facility staff posted of any new observations.  Users should be able to notice a big improvement in the speed with which the system responds, both during login as well as during a Topspin session.  Thank […]

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DRX499 : VT SYSTEM UPDATE : PLEASE READ

Similar to the temperature limit test that was conducted on AV500,  we completed a test to determine the maximum allowable sample temperature that is safe within the operational constraints of the DRX499 spectrometer.   We have determined that +70 C will be the absolute maximum sample temperature that is sustainable without causing serious concerns, for an […]

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AV300 : CLEANUP UPDATE

The AV300 system  is functional. We are wrapping up running a few more tests. The spectrometer will be available for use from 11.00 am.

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AV300 : NMR LAB FLOODING

An overnight flooding of the 1st floor of Bagley Hall, right above Rm.37, led to water leakage via the ceiling that drenched the AV300 console.  The lab has been mopped up and we are checking that the console is not damaged due to this incident. The AV300 console will be released to regular use, latest […]

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AV500 – COMPUTER UPGRADE NOT FINISHED

Due to a networking hardware issue the new computer could not be successfully placed for regular operation. We will announce once the problem is sorted out. For the present the older computer will drive the spectrometer as before.

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DRX499 UPDATE : System ready for use

Users can access the instrument as usual.   It is the standard policy that the lost NMR times due to instrument outage will be waived from being charged to the user budgets, even if your name still remains in the reservation calendar, for the said period.

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AV500 UPDATE : System ready for use

Users can access the instrument as usual.   It is the standard policy that the lost NMR times due to instrument outage will be waived from being charged to the user budgets, even if your name still remains in the reservation calendar, for the said period.

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AV301: System ready for use

You can block time as usual for NMR.

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AV300 : System ready for use

You can block time as usual for NMR.

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ALERT ! All instruments down for next hour.

Possibly  due to a power fluctuation the preamplifer and related hardware modules need software reprogramming. The instruments are unavailable at least until 11.30 am today. Please look for further updates and plan your NMR runs accordingly.

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