Re: Locking on the standard

George Sukenick (g-sukenick@ski.mskcc.org)
Wed, 13 May 1998 11:18:00 -0400

Between users, we keep a CDCl3 sample in an extra long high quality tube
with teflon cap (this combination minizes confusion as to which is the
"standard" and which is the sample).

In addition, this is the sample with which I set standard shims.

Users are expected to keep this standard in the magnet after use,
preferably locked with proper settings for lock power & gain (and field...).

"Standard" shims are kept in a shim file named such that it appears at the
top of the shim file list (one for each probe).

I provide a macro so that the users don't even have to look at the list,
they just type "shims" to call in the standard shims.

I also have a macro which I run whenever the probe is changed to guarantee
that "shims" calls in the correct shim file <like "edhead">
(as well as do all those other little things that have to be done when
changing probe that I always forget in my old age)