In previous elogs, we saw that the X and Y spectra out of GUR2 (X end Guralp seismometer) looked strange (i.e. inconsistent with the GUR1 spectra).
This morning, Steve and I brought the handheld control unit to the Guralp to center the test mass, by adjusting the centering potentiometers inside the unit while monitoring the voltage readout corresponding to the DC mass position (manual has instructions).
At first glance, this seemed like the likely culprit, as the offsets for the horizontal directions were much larger than the vertical one. We zeroed all three to within a mV or two. Unfortuntately, the spectra look the same as they did 10 hours ago. 

Since we already had the kit out, we checked the offsets for GUR1. Only the "East/West" had an offset over 50mV, so we zeroed that one, but left the others alone. |