UW CHEMISTRY NMR
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ALERT ! GOOD NEWS TO ALL NMR USERS ! – FREE TOPSPIN SOFTWARE
Bruker Biospin has recently announced that the TOPSPIN software that is being used for all our spectrometers, will be available for FREE to all ACADEMIC USERS. Click on the following link to their web page announcing this news. Free Topspin processing software It turns out that you have to register from your academic id and […]
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AN APPEAL ! – PROPER USE OF NMR TIME
Many users have pointed out in the recent past that NMR times get booked on instruments but they simply go unused. Though this is something difficult to police on a day to day basis, I did stumble upon such a sample occurrence today. On the one hand, I am very happy that our NMR facility […]
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AV700 UPDATE! – PABBO SOLUTIONS PROBE INSTALLED
The PABBO solutions probe, which tunes to 1H{X}, has been installed on the av700. It is now available for solutions use. If you encounter any problems, please log it in the online log, as well as contact the Facility Managers.
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NOTE ! NEW PRINTER HAS REPLACED THE AGING ONE…
As a end user, you should not notice any difference, but in case if you face any issues printing from within Topspin, please inform me or Adrienne. Promptly post a log if you run into any difficulty. Thank you for your cooperation. NMR Facility Manager
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UPDATE ! DRX499 – WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE PROBE ?
First of, the good news is that 13C channel of the probe is made to work normally after fixing the following problem. Here is a snap shot of the wobb : The 13C channel tune was broken, most probably because of excessive force used on the 13C tuning rod. We have been appealing to the […]
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ALERT ! DRX499 – ISSUES ON 13C CHANNEL
We are aware of the tuning problems on 13C channel of the TXO probe and it requires a careful look inside the probehead. We will do this coming Thursday the 17th forenoon. If the fix is not a quick one, we will be placing the BBO-Z gradient probe in its place, at least temporarily. Please […]
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UPDATE – AV500 – VT SYSTEM OK !
It turned out that there were lose connections in the cables to the VT sensor as well as heater in the probehead, that led to observed symptoms. These were sorted out and the VT system is functioning ok now. please proceed to setup your temperatures as usual.
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ALERT ! AV500 – APPARENT VT SYSTEM ISSUES
Several users have posted in the log book about the the VT sensor in the probe not working as expected, leading to absence of temperature control. Users are requested to run their experiment at room temperature for the present. We will be do a thorough investigation tomorrow beginning 10 am and post relevant updates on […]
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UPDATE ! AV500 — SYSTEM IS FULLY OPERATIONAL
Users can start booking time on the instrument immediately. The probehead is the same as before i.e. BBI – Z-gradient. The issue with this probe has been resolved. Topshim has been tested and working correctly both in 1D and 3D modes. Please contact Adrienne or myself, if you have any questions. Sorry of this long […]
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ALERT ! AV500 – SYSTEM DOWN !…
Being in Seattle, I am sure you can identify, when I say “When it rains it pours ! “ Right after the replacement of the faulty circuit boards, we had a short power disruption yesterday and it took some reconfiguration in the console to bring things to normal. Today, I have found the BBI probehead, […]
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