Moving Magnets

Karen Ann Smith (kasmith@iastate.edu)
Thu, 01 Jul 93 14:48:47 CDT

In about a year we will be faced with moving instrument services from our cozy
basement hole to newly renovated quarters on the first floor (of the same
building). We have 3 NMRs in the basement, all of which we will need to move
(and have functional after the move). The three magnets are:

200 Mhz 51 mm bore short (Oxford or Bruker design)
300 Mhz 89 mm bore
300 Mhz 89 mm bore low loss dewar

Does anyone have any advise/stories about moving the magnets 1) at field, 2)
cold, or 3) warm, with shipping bongs in place? We like option 1 because it
would be quickest, but are leary of putting a magnet at field in a freight
elavator. Has anyone done that? If so, how big was the elevator?

Thanks for your input,

Karen Ann Smith kasmith@iastate.edu
Chemical Instrument Services (515) 294-4057
Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011
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