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UPDATE ! AV300 – BACKUP MANUAL BBO PROBE IS GETTING READY

As I mentioned last week,  the ATMA probe is now shipped to the maker for further repairs.  The earlier BBO probe, where you tune/match by hand, is being shimmed up and getting ready for regular use.  I estimate that the probe should be ready by the end of today. I will post another update announcing […]

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ALERT ! DRX499 – SYSTEM DOWN AGAIN DUE TO COMPUTER ISSUES

Dear Users The computer is failing yet again and the system is down. I think we may anticipate a longer hiatus this time around to provide a dependable replacement for this computer system.   We will of course take this as a top priority and address it. Thank you for your cooperation.  The calendar for this […]

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UPDATE : DRX499 – SYSTEM IS BEHAVING (AGAIN !) NORMALLY

Dear DRX499 loyalists This time around, I think we have identified the operating system related issue and mitigated the same.   The system used to freeze up within a minute or two earlier but it is looking and behaving normally for about 20 minutes now, and that is a positive sign. The Best way to see […]

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ALERT ! DRX499 – DOWN DUE TO COMPUTER ISSUE

Few of  you have encountered and reported that the computer simply freezes up after a few minutes of operation and the problem is indeed reproducible.  We will work on providing a backup system to run the spectrometer.  As of now there is no clear timeline as to when this will get done. But rest assured […]

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UPDATE ! INSTRUMENT LOGBOOKS REVAMPED..

Dear Users This is a brief update on the topic of  flaky Logbook behavior.  Thanks to the immediate efforts of our department IT support,  the Logbooks are back in action. Here is a quick link to the Logbooks that you can bookmark : https://depts.washington.edu/chemwp/chemwpnmr/equipment-logs/ What more, there are two additional features I want to highlight […]

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UPDATE ! DRX499 – SYSTEM IS USABLE NOW..

Dear DRX499 patrons The computer system froze couple of times and we have done our part in reviving the same.  As I write this,  the spectrometer is usable as before but we will be closely watching the behavior, since we haven’t fully identified what caused the system freezes.   So, if that happens again, feel free […]

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UPDATE ! NMR FACILITY BACK TO NORMAL

Hello Users Just now learned that the Bagley Hall water problem has been rectified.   The NMR facility calendar is open for reservation now. Thank you NMR Facility Manager 1/30/2021

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ALERT ! AV300 – IMMINENT PROBE CHANGE

Dear Users Continuing on the ATMA probe, that underwent a substantial overhaul with considerable cost, we are convinced that the probe’s tuning/matching ability is not upto par with what is promised by this repair.  You can realize this if you attempt to run ‘atma’ on solvents such as ‘C6D6’ and the system pretty much fails […]

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ALERT ! NMR FACILITY SHUTDOWN DUE TO WATER EMERGENCY

Physical Plant is working on a water supply emergency that is confined to Bagley Hall.  The building Administrator has ordered the NMR facility to be closed until further notice.  So, you won’t be able to block NMR time until the situation returns to normal. I have tentatively blocked off the calendar to emphasize this point. […]

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NOTE : INSTRUMENT LOGBOOK ISSUES

Hello NMR Users I recently learned of issues with posting messages in the instrument Log Books that is provided via a Web Page.   It is a strange ‘Catch 22’  situation where you could not have communicated the problem via a Log Book entry ! While we are looking into solutions after simulating the problems at […]

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