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DRX499 – USER FRIENDLY UPGRADE – SWITCH BETWEEN 13C AND 19F IN A BREEZE
So far, we have been asking users to switch the RF cable at the Probehead, depending on whether you run a 13C or 19F observation. Many a time, a slip in this step leads to ‘zero signal’ since you might be pulsing along the wrong Channel. Now, this problem is gone once and for all […]
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UPDATE ! ! DRX499 IS OPEN FOR USE ! RESERVE TIME NOW !
Welcome back to an exciting New Year 2019 ! I would like to officially (re)announce the availability of the reborn DRX499 NMR console for regular use with an exciting new user interface that should make your routine NMR runs much easier. If you didn’t have a chance, please click on the following link to my […]
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PLEASE READ !! – DRX499 IS BACK ! – REFURBISHED AND REINCARNATED
It’s Here ! The refurbished DRX499 with an excellent magnet on TMC anti-vibration legs is ready and at your service ! Thank you for patiently watching and enduring my milling around with the guts of the DRX499 spectrometer exposed bare for months on end. At long last, the refurbished unit is ready for you to […]
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ALERT ! AV300 – READY WITH NEW UDRIVE STORAGE BACKEND – PLEASE READ !!
AV300 USES UDRIVE CLOUD STORAGE FROM NOW ON : This is identical to the way AV301 is storing data currently. Here is a link to my earlier blog post on UW Udrive storage. Few updated points to note : On both AV300 and AV301, even after UDRIVE migration the file tree will simply appear as […]
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ALERT ! AV500 – NEW TBI PROBE IS READY FOR USE
Triple Resonance probe TBI – 1H, 13C {X-BB}-Z gradient probe is ready for use. STANDARD SHIM SET : Please start with ‘rsh stdtbi’ and proceed with Topshim. Of course, you have to lock onto your solvent first. Few highlights about the probe: Here is the front plate view that is self-explanatory View of the […]
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UPDATE ! AV300 : ONGOING HARDWARE INVESTIGATION
Backdrop : We found a faulty RF circuit board serving the 1st channel of this instrument about a week ago but it had not completely stopped working. A swap of this unit with an identical 2nd unit was done to keep the instrument working at least for 1H observe. Current status : Notwithstanding this, the […]
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UPDATE ! AV700 USERBASE : INSTRUMENT WILL MOVE TO SOLUTIONS BEFORE WEEKEND
Currently, we are testing the VT and chiller system. As per current estimates, by Friday we should be able to release the instrument with a solutions probe in place. Please wait for further update on this. NMR Facility Manager 5/1/2018
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UPDATE : AV700 USERS – BBO PROBE IS PRIMED AND READY
The reservation calendar is open for booking from 1.30 pm. Please do not change the VT calibration settings. If you have special needs, please discuss first with either me or Adrienne. NMR Facility Manager 2/22/18
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UPDATE ! DRX499 – SYSTEM BACK TO USABLE STATE – UPGRADE HAD SETBACKS
First I will start with a heartfelt thank you for patiently enduring my tinkering and noise making for the past 10 days. What we have achieved so far with this hardware upgrade : You can record 2H NMR spectra as well as decouple 2H, without any special cable switching or further complications. The old and […]
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ALERT ! NMR ACCESS AND BAGLEY ELECTRICAL SHUT DOWN ON 29TH OCT ’17
TO ALL NMR FACILITY USERS – PLEASE READ ! I am sure all of you have seen the announcement from Erik Strakbein about the Bagley Hall Electrical Shutdown that is scheduled over coming weekend. In anticipation, we will be preemptively shutting down ALL the NMR SYSTEMS before the electrical outage happens. According to current plans, […]
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