Greetings all,
I have been looking through the archives and I have a few questions.
Our system will be moving from its current space to a new lab currently under construction. I have a meeting to discuss moving the instrument and I need to convince the consultant that a house moving company is not qualified to move the NMR to the new location. This moving company will be responsible for moving the majority of the department instruments to the new lab.
Are there lessons learned or anything I need to keep in mind when moving the instrument? We would like to move it cold, as it is moving from a first floor lab to a first floor lab in the attached addition. The inside path will require the use of an elevator, as there are three steps into the new area. The outside path is the shorter path, but as there is not currently a sidewalk, I have no idea of how smooth the ride will be. I still have the original magnet crate that the system arrived in. I have never participated in a NMR system relocation, only installation, so I would like this to go smoothly as possible.
I have a Bruker AC300 and it is not an ultra-shield system.
The room that the NMR will be moving to does not have a window available for venting helium. Has anybody else had this problem of venting the helium gas when it is filled and when it is topped off after being moved? I am sure that I am missing more than a few questions and I appreciate your time in answering them.
I have also noticed that quotes vary on price, are there any stipulations I should watch for? How should my bid be worded when it is time for the system to be scheduled for the move? If you have any questions and need clarification of anything, please do not hesitate to ask.
Thank you very much for your assistance,
Margaret Smallbrock
Chemical and Instrumentation Specialist
Department of Chemistry
SD School of Mines
501 East St. Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
605-394-1236 - phone
605-394-1232 - fax
margaret.smallbrock_at_sdsmt.edu<mailto:margaret.smallbrock_at_sdsmt.edu>
Received on Mon Jun 07 2010 - 07:32:18 MST