Another thing that I think is important: flood issue. make sure the ceiling
is no potential flood issue and also the floor, no water from nearby places
and there is a drain.
On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 11:15 AM Ulrich <Ulrich.Haunz_at_uni-konstanz.de>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I had an renovation and after this also a translation of my NMRs into a
> new place.
>
> We used our AC 250's and DRX600 also during the renovation. We had a
> wooden hut in the building - with some stuff to keep the temperature in
> there stable. Making a big noise.
>
> We had some troubles, with overheating the huts and also a not safely
> closed water valve dropping down directly on my spectrometer. The HPPR/2
> HF-boxes are covered with water the next Monday morning. One of the
> constructers has to pay for the break down.
>
> A big concern are vibrations. Someone got troubles and one spacer stick
> inside the vacuum part was broken in the Oxford magnet. Only a replacement
> of the magnet solved the problem.
>
> We transported our magnets (also unshielded and shielded ones through our
> elevator) Only our 600 MHz SpectroSpin magnet was the magnetic field shut
> down and was kept cool during the translation from different floors to
> ground. In nowadays this is absolutely forbidden and not practicable. But a
> decade ago it was possible.
>
> Dust and dirt are the main problems. We also put some spectrometers down.
> We moved the electronics into a safe place and shielded the unshielded
> magnet with a wooden cabinet. During this time I filled the magnet once a
> week with liquid nitrogen and also in the correct times - also with liquid
> helium. Keeping all the systems running during this break. Its a big task
> to do this - but it worked.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
> Ulrich Haunz
> Universität Konstanz
> FB Chemie
>
> Universitätsstraße 10
> D-78464 Konstanz
>
> Von meinem iPad gesendet
>
> Am 17.05.2023 um 16:22 schrieb Kenneth Sharp-Knott <kknott_at_vt.edu>:
>
> Have any of you undergone major building renovations and how did you
> handle this in your NMR facility? I'm would like some advice from those
> who have gone through this process.
>
> I'm unclear just how gutted the building is planned to be, but I believe
> it will be a fairly major renovation including HVAC and chilled water, etc.
> so I'm not sure how the facility can coexist during the process.
>
> This is many years ahead, but I would like to advise the department on the
> impact to the NMR facility which obviously can't just be moved to another
> temporary location.
>
> Best
>
>
>
>
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