AMMRL'ers,
There has been talk of a move for our 300MHz Mercury-Vx to a near by
location (on the same floor). I've looked over the archive and found
many tips on moving an NMR instrument but my real concern is the
post-move difficulties not mentioned. Frankly, this instrument has been
in its current location many years before my arrival and is working fine
(routine synthetic chemistry applications) with a minimal amount of
maintenance.
My questions for those of you who have moved a comparable instrument:
1) Were there some unexpected changes in the
performance/maintenance of the instrument after the move?
2) What are the potential troubles associated with the move alone
(failing o-rings? Dewar damage? Quenching?)
3) How much down time do you evaluate the move to have taken
(until the instrument was fully operational as before the move)?
4) Was it worth it? Did you evaluate the cost of the move (done by
yourself and/or done by certified Varian employees)?
There have to be horror stories which are not mentioned in the archives
.. I'm really interested in those too!
The current location is in a corner of an analytical lab and the move
could be to a small central room surrounded by three hall ways. To place
everything, the spectroscopist would practically have to sit in the 5
gauss field - should I be concerned by this? Anyhow, I'm of the opinion
that high-tech instruments such as NMRs should not be moved unless the
moon is crashing down to earth :-) Am I alone?
I've also looked over the minimal room size (8x10 feet can you believe
it?) for this instrument and the recommended room layouts by Varian -
practically though, what would be the minimal room size that you the
users recommend? The radial 5 gauss line is at about 6 feet ...
Again many thanks to the community,
Axel
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Axel Mathieu, Ph.D.
Scientist/Structural Studies and NMR Support
Tranzyme Pharma Inc.
Tel: 819.820.6840
Fax : 819.820.-6841
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Received on Tue Aug 22 2006 - 18:00:22 MST