Hi everyone,
At our company we're slowly moving towards purchasing a new NMR and siting it in a new room. One of the considerations is what to do with the old instrument. Once we have the new one (400MHz, autosampler) the old spectrometer effectively becomes useless to us. Additionally the old NMR needs to be disposed of at some point because the room is likely to be demolished to make room for other facilities. Specifically it is a Bruker DPX 400, magnet and single bay console.
- If the NMR must go, what have others done with the old instruments?
- Is it practical to sell something of this age? How much success have others had with companies like labx for auctioning?
- Has anyone dealt with NMR associates? Would they buy the old instrument? Does anyone have a contact email (none on their website)?
- Any similar companies that would purchase a used NMR and take it off our hands?
- What kind of safety considerations should be made for de energizing the magnet, when the room was not designed for a quench?
Looking for any kind of experience others have had in similar situations, fortunately though its almost a year away.
Thanks & Regards,
Norman Chu
Received on Mon Apr 21 2014 - 05:25:21 MST