Re: [AMMRL] Bruker Avance III : No communication between the SGUs and Amplifiers

From: Igor Moudrakovski <i.moudrakovski_at_fkf.mpg.de>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:52:01 +0100

Hi,

I am not sure which fuse would be in question? Here is a photo of the
AQS/3 back. The fuses in the upper right corner are good.

Regards,

Igor

On 26/01/2026 17:39, Philipp Hegemann via groups.io wrote:

> Hallo,
> Is it possible that a fuse is broken? Check on the back side if there
> is a LED not on. They are easily overseen…

> Greetings

> Philipp
>
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>
> Dr. Philipp Hegemann
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>> Am 26.01.2026 um 17:09 schrieb Igor Moudrakovski:
>>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> I have a Bruker Avance III 400 MHz solid-state system circa 2010
>> (Cento5.11, Topspin 3.6.2), which developed over time a communication
>> problem between the SGUs and the amplifiers. The CF proceeds
>> seemingly without any problem, only to end up with an error message
>> ‘No connection between SGUs and amplifiers found! Acquisition will not
>> be possible. The wiring may be incorrect, or the emergency stop
>> signal may be active. Please check the hardware and do ‘cf’ again.’
>>
>> No visible problems with the hardware; all LEDs in front and back are
>> green, no warning/flashing lights, and no connections have changed
>> since the instrument was functioning. The ‘ha’ reveals no obvious
>> problems either.
>>
>> Last year, Bruker responded to the problem by replacing all the fans
>> and filters in AQS/3, as well as the amplifiers. That resulted in
>> about two months of stable work, but apparently didn’t solve the root
>> problem. Now the instrument is back to the state of ‘No connection
>> between SGUs and amplifiers…’ Numerous reboots didn’t move the problem.
>>
>> I would be very grateful to hear all your suggestions for resolving
>> the issue.
>> Thank you and best regards,
>>
>> Igor
>> --
>> Igor Moudrakovski, PhD
>> Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research
>> Heisenbergstr. 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
>> Office 711-689-1963
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>>
>>


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