Hi all,
I'll wager your supplier has the initials (BOC). We're getting the same
behavior from them. They have no excess supply over their current
obligations. We set up a second supplier (Praxair) in order to install an
800 this summer, and to cool it for the forseeable future.
Good luck,
Jerry Hirschinger, NMR Instrumentation Specialist
Purdue Interdepartmental NMR Facility
560 Oval Dr. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2084
Office: Wetherill 365A
Phone / Fax: (765) 494-5288 / 494-0239
Cellular: (765) 427-3034
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: William C. Stevens [mailto:wstevens_at_siu.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 2:26 PM
> To: ammrl_at_chemnmr.colorado.edu
> Subject: AMMRL: helium rationing?
>
>
> Hello all.
>
> Several months ago, I heard that the helium shortages were about to
> be a problem of the past. Yet, not only is my vendor cheating me by
> sending 80L instead of 100L, they have put SIU on a 200L/month limit.
> This almost caused me a major problem, but I managed to "divert" a
> physics order to my NMR lab.
>
> The physics guys said the problem is with our vendor, that everyone
> else can get all the helium they need. They were very understanding
> and said they'd have no trouble getting their needs met by another vendor.
>
> Are you having trouble with helium rationing or is my vendor the problem?
>
> Bill
>
> William C. Stevens, Ph.D. Director
> Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility
> Southern Illinois University
> Carbondale, IL 62901-4405
> 618-453-6498 voice -6408 fax 521-9892 cell
> http://opie.nmr.siu.edu
>
Received on Wed Jun 13 2007 - 18:56:44 MST