IFO pressure 3.7e-5 Torr at new cold cathode InstruTech - Hornet
New items in vacuum:
1, ETMX sus tower with new baked sus wire, EP30-2 epoxied magnets, same at different locations also........ .......... and 2 ruby wirestandoffs.
2, First Contact cleaned arm test masses only. This technic was a 1st time use in our vacuum system.
3, 50 mm ID green glass baffles at the ends
4, witness mirrors at ETMX and ITMY (old oplev mirrors) We observed a very dusty system: sides of optics, towers and tables were wiped. Hepa tents used at Y arm and BS
5, new pirani, cc gauge and 1.5" right angle valve
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The pumpdown started at 9-12-2016
The IFO is at 5e-5 Torr vacuum normal after 73 day at atm.
ITMX needed to be freed and ETMY-UL is still misbehaving occasionally.
New pirani and cold cathode gauges added at this vent. They were baked at 100 C for 6 hrs under vacuum.
Go to the Vac Rack to read IFO pressure from the gauge itself when Vac. Monitor is blank as it is now !
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P1 IFO pressure is 1 mTorr, valve configuration: vacuum normal, annulosses are pumped, RGA is not pumped.
THANKS to Chris !
The shutters can be opened with high power.
No communication error message still exist.
I will reboot c1vac1 and c1vac2 to get gauge communication with medm tomorrow.
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