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UPDATE ! AV500 – LOCK SYSTEM

We received some more input in the past few days about the Lock system being ‘unpredictable’.   But as it turns out, this was only an apparent observation, driven mainly by the miss-setting of the Lock field for different solvents.  The problem has been remedied and I have tested with two diverse lock solvents that are […]

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UPDATE ! AV500 – LOCK SYSTEM IS WORKING FINE

Lock system is functioning as expected with a solvent such as CDCl3, which was reported to be a problem earlier today.    I have also checked with the aqueous solvent mixture of the decoy sample and locking is working OK now. NMR Facility Manager 9/20/2020

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UPDATE ! AV301 : PROBEHEAD TESTED AND SYSTEM READY FOR USE

Dear Users The ATMA problem in 1H channel is fixed.  Given below is a 1D proton from a sample in CDCl3.  As is evident, the S/N as well as  lineshape are on the mark.   The only Caveat I will add is this : if you are trying to use an aqueous sample with 90% H2O, […]

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UPDATE ! AV301 – PROBE IS REPAIRED AND WILL BE TESTED AND RELEASED SOON

The electronic issue has been rectified in-house.  I am hopeful that the probe should be available for regular use by tomorrow.   I will confirm the same in a following post before releasing the instrument. Thank you for your patience. NMR Facility Manager 9/3/20

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UPDATE ! AV301 : PROGRESS BEING MADE IN FIXING THE PROBE

Hello Users Apropos the ailing probehead,  I am glad to add that the route cause is identified and we should be able to remedy it in-house. I hope my next update will be to say that the probe is back in action ! Stay Tuned NMR Facility Manager 9/3/2020

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ALERT ! AV301 – SYSTEM DOWN DUE TO PROBEHEAD ISSUE

Hello All Many of you might have noticed and some of you have given feedback about the rather poor S/N on this system in the recent past. Especially, today people have noticed that ATMA is not working as expected. Further investigation shows that there is indeed a hardware issue with the probehead on the 1H […]

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UPDATE ! AV301 – SHIMMING ISSUES

Hello All A primary reason for the horrendous lineshape and difficulty in getting a decent shim-set on this instrument, of late, was due to a really dirty and grimy interior of the probehead i.e. the part where the RF coil wraps around the NMR sample tube, when you land the sample.   This goopy resin sticking […]

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CLARIFICATION – NMR RESERVATION POLICY

Dear Users Referring to my earlier post shown below about the UW and Departmental policy in reserving and using  NMR instruments within the Safety parameters of the Safe Start plan, I want to add an important clarification.   Refresh your memory below and then read on : The TOWN CRIER IS BACK ! – PLEASE FOLLOW […]

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SAFE START REMINDER and NMR Facility Use – PLEASE READ AND IMPLEMENT

Dear NMR Users With research activity picking up speed in the Department, it doesn’t hurt to remind ourselves once again the stipulated safety plan that keep us all productive, safe (and happy in the process). Here is a quick link to the department guideline page : http://depts.washington.edu/chem/admin/COVIDGuidelines.htm I especially would like to highlight the following […]

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Let us keep Everyone Safe – In Anticipation – please take a moment

Dear NMR Community If you are one among the many who are raring to go and pick up the research threads where we left it before the world turned upside down and use the wonderful tool called NMR from your tool kit, to continue your critical mission of answering important research questions,  I am totally […]

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