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There are no safety risks with the machine itself. While the machine does use a relatively strong (1.4 Tesla Permanent Magnet), it is deep inside, very well shielded, and ultimately even the strongest of permanent magnets are still just magnets. There are superconducting, helium-cooled, electromagnet NMRs out there which deserve some serious respect, however, what we have is just a regular permanent magnet. It is tame, and best of all, maintenance free! Nevertheless, if you prefer notoriety, you can decorate the beige box with "Danger" stickers regarding pacemakers, credit cards, hip implants, etc. It will undoubtedly be the most decorated NMR on the planet as a result. Beige box could use some flare... | There are no safety risks to the user with the machine itself. While the machine does use a relatively strong (1.4 Tesla Permanent Magnet), it is deep inside, very well shielded, and ultimately even the strongest of permanent magnets are still just magnets. There are superconducting, helium-cooled, electromagnet NMRs out there which deserve some serious respect, however, what we have is just a regular permanent magnet. It is tame, and best of all, maintenance free! Nevertheless, if you prefer notoriety, you can decorate the beige box with "Danger" stickers regarding pacemakers, credit cards, hip implants, etc. It will undoubtedly be the most decorated NMR on the planet as a result. Beige box could use some flare... | ||
Since samples are loaded into thin glass tubes, the usual common sense in terms of handling glass is important. If you manage the epic failure of somehow shattering a tube inside of the instrument, well, it probably amounts to an interesting opportunity in terms of disassembly of a probe and so it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. Heck, we might all learn something cool... | |||
Improper operation of the NMR cannot damage the instrument, with the only real risk being poor or no spectra. | |||
The instrument thus strikes a fairly wonderful balance of being pretty approachable. | |||
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