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UPDATE – NEO500 : PRODIGY PROBE WILL BE SENT FOR REPAIRS
Dear Users The second scenario of the last post came to pass. The Prodigy probe has to be uninstalled and sent for repairs to the manufacturer. Until the probe is examined at the service center, we won’t be able to give an estimate of the turn around time. We will do the utmost to give […]
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UPDATE – NEO500 – PLEASE READ
Based on existing symptoms, we are applying some mitigating steps to the Prodigy Probe system. We will only know if the Probehead is back to normal conditions by tomorrow morning. There are two possibilities here : If the remedy we applied resolved the RF related issue, we will do test runs on standard samples to […]
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UPDATE – NEO500 : QUEUE OPEN FOR ROUTINE RUNS
You can continue submitting samples. NMR Facility 02.25.25
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ALERT ! PLEASE REMOVE OLD SAMPLES ASAP – ESPECIALLY NEO500
Users Here’s the usual town cry : Please remove your used samples from the auxiliary storage rack near the instrument – it is brimming. Reminder : You are supposed to remove used sample tubes AT THE LATEST by Friday of the week. All the used samples in the auxiliary rack near NEO500 will be removed […]
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UPDATE – NEO500 : QUEUE RESTARTED – NOTE THE CAVEATS
Dear Users You can resume submitting samples. But, please note that the cryoprobe’s performance is definitely compromised and you may not get the quality of data you are used to, especially for 1D 13C spectra that employs 1H broadband decoupling. Owing to the pressure on the instrument to provide throughput, we are opening it for […]
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ALERT – NEO500 : INSTRUMENT RELEASE DELAYED
Users The ongoing test and optimization will end later than 12 pm. We will release the instrument for routine run by 1 PM. Please wait for a confirmation to this effect in another WP announcement before proceeding to the lab with your samples. NMR Facility 2.25.25
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UPDATE ! NEO500 – QUEUE OPEN FOR ACCEPTING SAMPLES
Dear Users Please start submitting samples for regular run. The performance of the probe should show notable improvement. We will be checking on the health of the probe from time to time. Thank you for your patience and cooperation enduring the down time. NMR Facility 2.11.25
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UPDATE ! NEO500 – SYSTEM WON’T BE READY TILL TUESDAY NEXT
Dear Users The NEO500 cryoprobe system is undergoing the biennial and invasive maintenance, that also includes parts replacement. As it stands, the system won’t be ready for collecting data until the evening of Tuesday, the 11th Feb. Thank you for your patience and understanding. This is a mandtaory maintenance routine that will help us sail […]
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IMPORTANT UPDATE – NEO500 ! SYSTEM WILL BE OFFLINE FOR A DAY FROM TOMORROW
Dear Users The cryoprobe system’s routine but thorough biennial maintenance will start tomorrow, Thursday, 5th Feb. We hope to release the system for regular use by the morning of Friday, the 6th. Do not submit any runs that will start after 8 AM tomorrow. The system will terminate the queue after this time and […]
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