Fewer dead runs. Faster answers at the bench.

Practical tools for people who run LC-MS, built by someone who has taken the support calls: a step-by-step troubleshooter and a set of calculators for the math you redo every week.

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Free tools, ready to use

No sign-up. Open them on your phone at the instrument.

Troubleshooter

Find the cause, in order

Pick a symptom and work through the checks from most likely and cheapest to most involved.

  • Sensitivity loss
  • High and low or unstable pressure
  • Peak shape, retention drift
  • Carryover, mass accuracy, background
Start troubleshooting
Calculators

The math you keep redoing

Quick, typed-in answers without a spreadsheet.

  • Scale a method to a new column
  • ppm error, XIC windows, adduct masses
  • Dilutions and serial dilution tables
Open calculators

Who it's for

Anyone who has stared at a pressure trace and wondered where to start.

New core facility staffA reliable order of operations when the instrument misbehaves.

Grad students and postdocsFewer lost days when the person who knows the instrument is away.

Method developersQuick scaling and mass math while you iterate.

Coming next: the deeper playbook

A paid tier is in the works. Tell me what would save you the most time.

  • QTOF and high-resolution troubleshooting branches
  • Printable bench cards for the instrument and the lab wall
  • Method templates for common applications
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