A cost-effective way to extend an instrument's life

It makes good economic and moral sense to use what you have for as long as possible. The upgrade we made was inexpensive and could be accomplished by an upper-level physics or engineering student. It may be that, at some institutions, the instructional decisions are different and there is no need to resuscitate a 60 MHz NMR but the point is broader than that one instrument. The wise use of resources (electronic and personnel like the expertise of physics or perhaps engineering colleagues) can result in favorable fiscal and environmentally conscious decisions.