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Entry  Wed Jan 25 15:41:29 2017, Lydia, Update, IMC, 29.5 MHz modulation depth measurement plan 
    Reply  Wed Jan 25 17:30:03 2017, Koji, Update, IMC, 29.5 MHz modulation depth measurement plan 
       Reply  Wed Jan 25 19:39:07 2017, gautam , Update, IMC, 29.5 MHz modulation depth measurement plan 
          Reply  Fri Jan 27 21:25:11 2017, Lydia, Update, IMC, 29.5 MHz modulation depth  
             Reply  Sat Jan 28 01:25:51 2017, gautam, Update, IMC, 29.5 MHz modulation depth  IMC_mod.pdfLockMCNew.png
                Reply  Mon Jan 30 19:07:48 2017, gautam, Update, IMC, RF AM stabilization box pulled out 
                   Reply  Tue Jan 31 01:07:20 2017, Lydia, Update, IMC, RF AM stabilization box pulled out AM_stablilizer_annotation.pdf
                      Reply  Tue Jan 31 13:46:34 2017, rana, Update, IMC, RF AM stabilization box pulled out 
                         Reply  Tue Jan 31 14:17:48 2017, gautam, Update, IMC, RF AM stabilization box pulled out 
                            Reply  Tue Jan 31 22:07:13 2017, gautam, Update, IMC, RF AM stabilization box revamp 
                            Reply  Tue Jan 31 22:28:39 2017, Lydia, Update, IMC, RF AM stabilization box pulled out AM_noise.pdf
                               Reply  Wed Feb 1 11:51:19 2017, Koji, Update, IMC, RF AM stabilization box pulled out 
                                  Reply  Wed Feb 1 16:45:56 2017, Lydia, Update, IMC, RF AM stabilizer box Modification Plan RF_AM_stabilizer_modification.pdf
                                     Reply  Wed Feb 1 20:49:34 2017, rana, Update, IMC, RF AM stabilizer box Modification Plan 
                                        Reply  Wed Feb 1 23:13:30 2017, Lydia, Update, IMC, RF AM stabilizer box Modification Plan 
                                           Reply  Sun Feb 5 21:56:50 2017, Lydia, Update, IMC, 29.5 MHz stabilizer box replacement 
                                              Reply  Tue Feb 7 12:01:10 2017, Lydia, Update, IMC, 29.5 MHz stabilizer box replacement RF_amp.pdf
                                                 Reply  Tue Feb 7 17:00:55 2017, Lydia, Update, IMC, 29.5 MHz stabilizer box replacement 
                                                    Reply  Fri Feb 10 02:14:10 2017, gautam, Update, IMC, 29.5 MHz stabilizer box replacement 
                                                       Reply  Fri Feb 10 11:41:43 2017, Lydia, Update, IMC, 29.5 MHz stabilizer box replacement 
                                                          Reply  Fri Feb 10 13:24:28 2017, rana, Update, IMC, 29.5 MHz stabilizer box replacement 
                                                             Reply  Fri Feb 10 18:21:21 2017, gautam, Update, IMC, IMC Demod board 
                                                                Reply  Fri Feb 10 19:32:15 2017, Koji, Update, IMC, IMC Demod board 
                                                                   Reply  Sun Feb 12 01:16:57 2017, gautam, Update, IMC, IMC length loop - summary of changes DemodBoardOrthogonality.pdfIMC_PDH.pdfTEK00001.PNGIMC_OLTF.pdfFSS_gain_comparison.pdf
                                                                      Reply  Mon Feb 13 11:55:14 2017, rana, Update, IMC, IMC length loop - summary of changes 
                                                                      Reply  Mon Feb 13 13:34:44 2017, gautam, Update, IMC, IMC length loop - bad SMA cable replaced noisy_PMC_REFL.png
                                                                         Reply  Mon Feb 13 19:44:55 2017, Lydia, Update, IMC, Front panel for 29.5 MHz amplifier box rfAmp.pdf
                                                                            Reply  Wed Mar 1 21:15:40 2017, Lydia, Update, IMC, Front panel for 29.5 MHz amplifier box RF_amp_(1).pdf
                                                                               Reply  Wed Mar 1 23:56:09 2017, gautam, Update, IMC, Front panel for 29.5 MHz amplifier box 
                                                                                  Reply  Thu Mar 2 20:32:18 2017, Lydia, Update, IMC, Front panel for 29.5 MHz amplifier box 
                                                                         Reply  Wed Feb 15 23:54:13 2017, gautam, Update, IMC, IMC saga continues... MCstrip.pngIMCweirdness.png
                                                                            Reply  Fri Feb 17 20:10:18 2017, gautam, Update, IMC, WFS servos turned back on 
                                                                               Reply  Sat Feb 18 14:09:06 2017, rana, Update, IMC, WFS servos turned back on 
                                                                                  Reply  Sat Feb 18 21:50:48 2017, gautam, Update, IMC, WFS servos turned back on WFS_error_noise.pdf
                                                                                     Reply  Sun Mar 5 12:41:23 2017, gautam, Update, IMC, WFS servo-steppin WFS_stepping.pngWFS_comparisons.pdfWFSdigitalAA.pdf
Message ID: 12865     Entry time: Thu Mar 2 20:32:18 2017     In reply to: 12862
Author: Lydia 
Type: Update 
Category: IMC 
Subject: Front panel for 29.5 MHz amplifier box 

[gautam, lydia]

I pulled out the box and found the problem: the +24 V input to the amplifier was soldered messily and shorted to ground. So I resoldered it and tested the box on the bench (drove with Marconi and checked that the gain was correct on scope). This also blew the fuse where the +24 power is distributed, so I replaced it. The box is reinstalled and the mode cleaner is locking again with the WFS turned on.

Since I tried to keep the cable lengths the same, the demod phases shouldn't have changed significantly since the amplifier was first installed. Gautam and I checked this on a scope and made sure the PDH signals were all in the I quadrature. In the I vs. Q plot, we did also see large loops presumably corresponding to higher order mode flashes.

Quote:

Walking over to the 1X1, I noticed that the +24V Sorensen that should be pushing 2.9A of current when our new 29.5MHz amplifier is running, was displaying 2.4A. This suggests the amplifier is not being powered. I toggled the power switch at the back and noticed no difference in either the MC locking behaviour or the current draw from the Sorensen.

 

 

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