Like the majority of you who participate here I love to tinker with old
stuff.
I have managed to buy a used Nicolet model 210 FTIR system complete with
PCI interface card and cable. These instruments fascinate me because they
depend on a combination of computers, electronics, optics, lasers and
precision mechanical movement to perform their function.
When I got it home it didn't work because the laser power supply was not
getting the 12V needed to power it up, when I corrected that and plugged it
back in the instrument went into a 'maintenance' type of mode with the
moving mirror scanning in a free run mode. The internal infrared source
appeared to be working also since it put out a soft orange glow.
This instrument and the software for it are not supported by Nicolet - now
Thermo Electron - because it is so old. It is from 1993, and I am looking
for someone who has the G-Series bench driver and OMNIC version 6.0 or below.
I'm asking the classicmp group for help since I think someone out there
might help me along. When I spoke to the Nicolet rep he told me that he
also had a machine at home [what a hobby!] so he could identify with me,
however my machine was retired and I needed to get an old version of Omnic
and the g-series bench driver, and it would have to run on Windows 98 or
earlier, but Nicolet wouldn't sell it to me.
So, if anyone out there knows of some laboratory/chemistry type who may
have old versions of OMNIC laying around and no longer need them have them
get in touch with me.
Thanks
Doug