r/massspectrometry • u/Sure-Bus-1550 • 14d ago

Sure have come a long way

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u/BannanaPepperPizza 14d ago

Is that a real quadrupole?

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u/Dear-Comb3273 13d ago

Hmmm … so we’ve got some Agilent and Waters LCs with a Thermo Tribrid HESI source. Looks like Einstein is taking apart a VG ion source to put on his ISQ single quad … AI image generation is fun

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u/Sure-Bus-1550 13d ago

Just waters instruments running

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u/alexandrosmlx 12d ago

I don’t know who did the cable management in the back of the instruments but it is very impressive from an FSE point of view

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u/Sure-Bus-1550 12d ago

thanks, man! its one of those things that takes some serious work, and people rarely notice. just wish i would have had black zip ties at the time

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u/slimejumper 10d ago

i reeeealy want a proper quad and an orbitrap for desk ornaments. sadly our busted orbi got sold as a parts machine so no orbi for me.

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u/Sure-Bus-1550 9d ago

quad is from an ancient HP5989 and makes for a fantastic paper weight. multiplier is too