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  12881   Fri Mar 10 18:00:22 2017 SteveUpdateGeneralattempted ETMY picture taking

Your technique works Koji

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  12884   Mon Mar 13 16:47:41 2017 SteveUpdatePEMY-arm air conditon belts replaced

The east end AC unit is arching over and running rough at CES. Called for mechanic.......

Both belts were replaced and the unit is running happily.

  12885   Tue Mar 14 09:08:11 2017 SteveUpdateOptical LeversETMX HeNe is dead

ETMX oplev laser is dead. It will be replaced this after noon. Sus damping recovered.

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  12886   Tue Mar 14 10:40:30 2017 SteveUpdateSUSOSEM filters are in

We have 50 pieces in the clean cabinet.

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  12888   Tue Mar 14 15:05:18 2017 SteveUpdateOptical Levershistory of ETMX oplev laser

 

Quote:

ETMX oplev laser is dead. It will be replaced this after noon. Sus damping recovered.

This 3 years old HeNe [ JDS 1103P, sn 351889 ]  has been dying for some time or just playing possum at age 1,126 days

I did not replace the ETMX oplev laser because I was unable to bring up the the C1ASC_ETMX_OPTLEV_SERVO  medm screen on laptops.

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  12889   Thu Mar 16 08:22:16 2017 SteveUpdateSUSETMX damping

Finally I see what kicks the sus damping off

Quote:

Huh? So should we ask them to put the container back? Or do you have some other theory about ETMX tripping that is not garbage related?

Quote:

ETMX sus damping recovered.

Note: The giant metal garbage container was moved from the south west corner of CES months ago.

 

 

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  12890   Fri Mar 17 10:47:16 2017 SteveUpdateOptical Levers ETMX oplev laser replaced

JDSU 1103P. sn T8070866, made March 2007, output power 2.7 mW,  on pd 17,750 counts,

GV 17 March 3pm: I found the Innolight NPRO was off when I walked down to the X end earlier, possibly was accidentally tripped during the Oplev laser replacement. I turned it back on.

Quote:

 

Quote:

ETMX oplev laser is dead. It will be replaced this after noon. Sus damping recovered.

This 3 years old HeNe [ JDS 1103P, sn 351889 ]  has been dying for some time or just playing possum at age 1,126 days

I did not replace the ETMX oplev laser because I was unable to bring up the the C1ASC_ETMX_OPTLEV_SERVO  medm screen on laptops.

 

  12892   Fri Mar 17 15:30:39 2017 SteveSummarySUSoplev laser summary updated

         March  17,  2017         ETMX laser replaced at LT 3y with 1103P, sn T8070866

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  12908   Mon Mar 27 15:36:27 2017 SteveUpdatePEMparticle counter inside of PSL enclousure

 

Quote:

The logging script is multiplying by 100 instead of 10 !

Quote:

The MET#1 particle counter was moved from CES wall at ITMX to PSL enclousure south west corner at 11am.

The HEPA filter speed at the Variac was turned down to 20V from 40

This counter pumps air for 1 minute in every 20 minutes. Soft foam in bags used to minimize this shaking as it is clamped.

 

 

Some one turned up the PSL HEPA rotation voltage from 20 V to 33 ( 120V Variac ) and  X-arm AC set temp lowered to 68F

Effects at 12" height from optical table :

                                                            1.0, 0.5 & 0.3 micron particle count  goes to zero and temperature fluctuaion increased

Rotation speed voltage was set to 30V

                                                            

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  12909   Mon Mar 27 16:01:55 2017 SteveUpdatePEMX arm AC set to 68F

 

The X arm air conditioner was not regulating properly. The arm temp was warmer than usual. I requested thermistor calibration.

The mechanic reset the thermostate to 68F last week.  It was 70-71F before.

 

The ETMX oplev laser now running 4 C lower at 30 C inside the enclousure.

The ETMX optical table top is 5 C cooler  at 21 C

The ETMX concrete wall temp 20 C at 9am with flow bench on.

ETMY conrete wall  temp 23 C at 9am

  12913   Tue Mar 28 16:47:40 2017 SteveUpdatesafetyProjector bulb is out again

Three replacement bulbs ordered

Rana can discribe how it happened.

IF A LAMP EXPLODES

If a lamp explodes, the gas and broken shards may scatter inside the projector and they may comeout of the exhaust vent.
The gas contains toxic mercury.
Open windows and doors for ventilation.
If you inhale the gas or the shardsof the broken lamp enter your eyes or mouth, consult the doctorimmediately.
Quote:

This bulb was blown out on Feb 4, 2017 after 2 months of operation.

 

 

  12915   Wed Mar 29 09:24:28 2017 SteveUpdateloresummery pages

The summery pages are working at a slow motion speed. It's response time 12 minutes.

  12917   Wed Mar 29 16:38:00 2017 SteveOmnistructureTreasuresus fiber illluminated
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  12921   Fri Mar 31 10:16:07 2017 SteveUpdatesafetylaser safety glasses annual inspection

Laser safety glasses cleaned in " Dawn Ultra " mild soap - water solution and measured for 1064 nm transmission at 150 mW
 

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  12922   Fri Mar 31 16:10:33 2017 SteveUpdateTreasureLes Guthman

Les Guthman interviews  gradstudent Graig.

Main laser emergency shut off was acuated by accident during this fiming. The laser is turned on.

  12927   Tue Apr 4 11:24:21 2017 SteveUpdatesafetyProjector bulb is out again

Shipped out for repair.

Quote:

Three replacement bulbs ordered

Rana can discribe how it happened.

IF A LAMP EXPLODES

If a lamp explodes, the gas and broken shards may scatter inside the projector and they may comeout of the exhaust vent.
The gas contains toxic mercury.
Open windows and doors for ventilation.
If you inhale the gas or the shardsof the broken lamp enter your eyes or mouth, consult the doctorimmediately.
Quote:

This bulb was blown out on Feb 4, 2017 after 2 months of operation.

 

 

It is back and running fine witth bulb  4-13-2017

  12930   Thu Apr 6 15:35:44 2017 SteveUpdatePEM envioirmental noise

Building:         Central Engineering Services

     

Date:             Monday, 04/10/17          

          

Time:             7:00 AM TO 9:00 AM           

 

Notification:     Crane Activity

    

Contact:          Ben Smith, X-4190 Brad Nielsen, X-8751

 

Contractors will be removing the large vaporizer located on the South

side of CES. Vehicle access will be restricted due to crane placement

and operation, but there will be a single traffic lane available. This

work may create minor noise and vibrations.  

  12931   Fri Apr 7 13:46:23 2017 SteveUpdateSUSETMX enclosure feedthough

ETMX enclosure feedtrouh cabeling corrected.

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  12932   Mon Apr 10 09:49:32 2017 SteveUpdateOptical Leversoplev laser RIN test planning

We are planning to test 3 identical 1103Ps RIN with  continous temp monitoring and control later.

Selected  temp sensor   Platinum RTD 1PT100KN1515CLA   or           RTD-830 

Temp controller  with analoge output 0-10Vdc, CNi854  and external dc pulse driven  relay

Temperature Measurement Comparison Chart
Criteria Thermocouple RTD Thermistor
Temp Range -267°C to 2316°C -240°C to 649°C -100°C to 500°C
Accuracy Good Best Good
Linearity Better Best Good
Sensitivity Good Better Best
Cost Best Good Better

Order placed 4-12-17 for sensor  RTD-830,  controller CNi8-5-4 and relay  SSRL240DC25 = ~$500.

Still need: fuse, fuse housing, on/off switch, female  AC receptical, chassy box and AC power cord.

 

  12933   Mon Apr 10 09:58:35 2017 SteveSummarySUSoplev laser summary updated

 

Quote:

                    Oct.  5, 2015              ETMY He/Ne replaced by 1103P, sr P919645,  made Dec 2014, after 2 years

                   Jan. 24, 2017              ETMY He/Ne replaced by 1103P,  sr P947049,  made Apr 2016,  after 477 hrs running hot

    Jan. 26,  2017              RIN test stared with P947034, made Apr. 2016  

    Apr.  10,  2017              purchased two 1103P from Edmund:  sr P964438 & sr P964431, made 02/2017

   

  12941   Thu Apr 13 09:48:37 2017 SteveUpdateSUSITMY-UL and ETMX sensors

Why ITMY UL can not see this earth quake? SRM and PRM are misaligned. ETMX is still not well.

We have to remember to check OSEM - magnet alignment when vented.

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  12953   Thu Apr 27 17:55:33 2017 SteveUpdateCameraswhich camera to use for IR scatterring pictures

Yesterday I failed to take good pictures of ETMY  resonant arm of 1064 nm with Cannon Rebel T3i in RAW 22-27Mp & JPG dual- format. UFRaw file converter worked well. The IR blocker filter seems to be too good.

Today I used Olympus SP-570UZ ( without IR blocker), in raw format of 15Mp, fl 22.4mm, 15s including 2-3s flashlight,  f/8 and auto focus  This is just too much scattered IR for the Olympus.

Overexposed raw picture' jpg is shown  at the PSL with diffraction patter of the camera.

I'll go back using  the Nikon D40 with zoom 55-200mm as this Atm2 of May 2007 : manual focus, 15s, f/4-5.6, ISO 560,  826KB

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  12961   Mon May 1 17:14:58 2017 SteveUpdateCamerasETMY & MC2 ccd cameras removed

MC2 ccd camera is replaced by Olympus 570 zoom temporarly.

So as the ETMY ccd camera is replaced by Cannon Rebel.

Both viewport are under Lexan protection and covered by Aluminum foil....still, turn all lighting off if you do not want room light in the IFO

 

Do not remove Lexan shield!

 

  12964   Wed May 3 16:02:36 2017 SteveUpdateGeneralPI pzt inventory check

One is broken, two are ready to steer green and 3 available in un known condition

 

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  12970   Thu May 4 08:00:54 2017 SteveUpdatesafetysafety training

Freshmen Rebecca Zhang as " work study undergrad "  received 40m specific basic safety training yesterday.

  12973   Fri May 5 08:41:42 2017 SteveUpdateCamerasMC2 resonant pictures

Olympus SP570 UZ - without  IR blocker, set up as Atm.3  Camera distance to MC  face ~85 cm,  IOO-MC_TRANS_SUM 16,300 counts, Lexan cover on not coated viewport.

Image mode: RAW + JPG,  M-costum,  manual focus,  Lens: Olympus 4.6 - 92 mm, f2.8 - 4.5,  Apeture: F2.8 - 8,  Image pick up device: 1/2.33" CCD (primary color filter)

Atm.1,       212k.jpg of raw 15 MB,  exp 0.025s,   apeture 2.97,  f 4.6,   iso 64,  

Atm.2,        Copied through my Cannon S100  (  3.3 MB.jpg of raw from UFraw photo shop )I will look up the original raw file for details.

 

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  12978   Tue May 9 15:23:12 2017 SteveConfigurationComputerscatastrophic multiple monitor failures

Gautam and Steve,

Surge protective power strip was install on Friday, May 5 in the Control Room

Computers not connected to the UPS are plugged into Isobar12ultra.

Quote:

That's a new failure mode. Probably we can't trust the power to be safe anymore.

Need Steve to order a couple of surge suppressing power strips for the monitors. The computers are already on the UPS, so they don't need it.

 

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  12994   Tue May 16 16:16:16 2017 SteveUpdatesafetysafety training

 Early surfs of India Jigyasa and Kaustubh received basic 40m specific safety traning.

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  12995   Wed May 17 08:19:59 2017 SteveUpdateSUS4.1M earthquake

Sus dampings recovered. ETMY oplev needs to be recentered.

GV May 17 11am: I shut down the BS, SRM, ITMX and ITMY watchdogs, as the coil-driver boards for these optics are presently not installed.
 

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  12996   Wed May 17 11:10:31 2017 SteveUpdateCamerasMC2 CCD video camera back in place

Olympus camera is removed and our old CCD camera is back to monitor the face of MC2

Quote:

Olympus SP570 UZ - without  IR blocker, set up as Atm.3  Camera distance to MC  face ~85 cm,  IOO-MC_TRANS_SUM 16,300 counts, Lexan cover on not coated viewport.

Image mode: RAW + JPG,  M-costum,  manual focus,  Lens: Olympus 4.6 - 92 mm, f2.8 - 4.5,  Apeture: F2.8 - 8,  Image pick up device: 1/2.33" CCD (primary color filter)

Atm.1,       212k.jpg of raw 15 MB,  exp 0.025s,   apeture 2.97,  f 4.6,   iso 64,  

Atm.2,        Copied through my Cannon S100  (  3.3 MB.jpg of raw from UFraw photo shop )I will look up the original raw file for details.

 

 

  13008   Tue May 23 16:33:00 2017 SteveUpdateOptical LeversBeam Profiling Results

You may compare your results with this.

RXA: please no, that's not the right way

  13018   Tue May 30 13:36:58 2017 SteveUpdateOptical LeversETMY Oplev HeNe is replaced

Finally I reallized what is killing the ETMY oplev laser. Wrong  power supply, it  was driving the HeNe laser by 600V higher voltage than recommended. Power supply 101T-2300Vdc replaced by 101T-1700Vdc ( Uniphase model 1201-1, sn 2712420 )

The laser head 1103P, sn P947049 lived for 120 days and it was replaced by sn P964431   New laser output 2.8 mW,  quadrant sum 19,750 counts

 

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  13030   Thu Jun 1 16:21:55 2017 SteveUpdateSUS wire standoffs update

Ruby wire standoff received from China. I looked one of them with our small USB camera.  They did a good job. The  long edges of the prism are chipped.

The v-groove cutter must avoid them. Pictures will follow.

 

  13039   Mon Jun 5 10:30:45 2017 SteveUpdateSUSruby wire standoff pictures

Atm 1 & 5, showing the ruby R ~10 mm as it is seated on Al SOS test mass

Atm. 2, 3 & 4  chipped long edges with SOS sus wire OD 43 micron as  calibration

Quote:

Ruby wire standoff received from China. I looked one of them with our small USB camera.  They did a good job. The  long edges of the prism are chipped.

The v-groove cutter must avoid them. Pictures will follow.

 

 

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  13045   Tue Jun 6 09:14:26 2017 SteveUpdateCamerasGigE installation at MC2

50mm 1.8 lens with Basler camera at MC2 face with micro clamp 350617    Camera manuals plus

Quote:

Thanks to Steve and Gautam, the IMC was locked.

I was able to capture images with the Rainbow 50 mm lens at exposure times of 100, 300, 1000, 3000, 10000 and 30 microseconds.(The pictures are in the same order). These pictures were taken at a gain of 300 and black level 64.

Special credits to Steve spent a lot of time help me a with setting up the hardware and focusing on the beam spot with the camera. 
I can't thank you enough Steve! :) 

Quote:

In the afternoon, Steve and I tried to install the camera near MC2 and get some images of the mirrors. Due to a restricted field of view of the lens on the camera, after many efforts to focus on the optic, we were able to get this image. MC2 was unlocked so this image captures some resonating higher order mode.

With MC2 locked, I will get some images of the mirror at different exposure times and try to get an HDR image.  
 

 

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  13046   Wed Jun 7 10:07:00 2017 SteveUpdatePEMair condition thermostate

The Y arm ac thermostate was calibrated after cooling water relay replacement by Mike.... yesterday. The set temp is remaind to be 70F

The east end south wall temp is reading 22C

  13047   Wed Jun 7 11:32:56 2017 SteveUpdateVACsmooth vac reboot

Gautam and Steve,

 

The medm monitor & vac control screens were totally blank since ~ May 24, 2017    Experienced vacuum knowledge is required for this job.

IDENTIFY valve configuration:

                        How to confirm valve configuration when all vac mons are blank?  Each valve has a manual-mechanical position indicator. Look at pressure readings and turbo pump controllers. VAC NORMAL configuration was confirmed based on these information.

Preparation: disconnect valves ( disconnect meaning: valve closes and stays paralized ) in this sequence VC2, VC1 power, VA6, V5, V4 & V1 power,      at ifo pressure 7.3E-6 Torr-it  ( it  = InstruTech cold cathode gauge )

                            This gauge is independent from all other rack  mounted   instrumentation and it is still not logged.

                            Switching to this valve configuration with disconnected valves will insure NOT  venting of the vacuum envelope by accidental glitching voltage drop or computer malfunction.

RESET  v1Vac1 .........in 2-3 minutes........ ( v1Vac1 - 2 )  the vac control screen started reading pressures & position

                    Connected cables to valves (meaning: valve will open if it was open before it was disconnected and it will be control able from computer ) in the following order: V4, V1 power, V5, VA6, VC2 & VC1 power,      at ifo 2E-5 Torr-it.....

                     ....vac configuration is reading VAC NORMAL,

                     ifo 7.4E-6 Torr-it

We have to hook up the it-cold cathode gauge to be monitored - logged !  this should be the substitute for the out of order CC1 pressure gauge.

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  13049   Wed Jun 7 14:27:23 2017 SteveUpdateSummary Pagessummery pages not working

Last good page May 18, 2017

Not found, error message May 19 - June 4,2017

Blank plots,  June 5, 2017

  13050   Wed Jun 7 15:41:51 2017 SteveUpdateComputerswindow laptop scanned

Randy Trudeau scanned our Window laptop Dell 13" Vostro and Steve's memory stick for virus. Nothing was found. The search continues...

Rana thinks that I'm creating these virus beasts with taking pictures with Dino Capture and /or Data Ray on the window machine........

 

 

  13054   Fri Jun 9 09:13:26 2017 SteveUpdateCamerasGigE camera lens with AR

We should move on with getting this lens from Edmonds #67-717  at 1064 R<3% 

Computar M5018-SWIR is an other choice

AR coatings 500 - 1100nm R<1% are expensive.

 

Quote:

50mm 1.8 lens with Basler camera at MC2 face with micro clamp 350617    Camera manuals plus

 

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  13062   Tue Jun 13 08:40:32 2017 SteveUpdateIMCIMC wonkiness

Happy MC after last glitch at 10:28 so the credit goes to Rana

GV edit 11:30am: I think the stuff at 10:28 is not a glitch but just the WFS servos coming on - the IMC was only hand aligned before this.

Quote:

It happened again. MC2 UL seems to have gotten the biggest glitch. It's a rather small jump in the signal level compared to what I have seen in the recent past in connection with suspect Satellite boxes, and LL and UR sensors barely see it.

I will squish Sat box cables and check the cabling at the coil driver board end as well, given that these are two areas where there has been some work recently. WFS loops will remain off till I figure this out. At least the (newly centered) DC spot positions on the WFS and MC2 TRANS QPD should serve as some kind of reference for good MC alignment.

GV edit 9pm: I tightened up all the cables, but doesn't seem to have helped. There was another, larger glitch just now. UR and LL basically don't see it at all (see Attachment #2). It also seems to be a much slower process than the glitches seen on MC1, with the misalignment happening over a few seconds (it is also a lot slower). I have to see if this is consistent with a glitch in the bias voltage to one of the coils which gets low passed by a 4xpole@1Hz filter.

Quote:

Once we had the beam approximately centered for all of the above 3 PDs, we turned on the locking for IMC, and it seems to work just fine. We are waiting for another hour for switching on the angular allignment for the mirrors to make sure the alignment holds with WFS turned off.

 

 

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  13074   Tue Jun 20 14:58:08 2017 SteveUpdateCamerasGigE camera at ETMX

GigE can be connected to ethernet. AR coated 1064 f50 can arrive any day now.

Quote:

One of the additional GigE cameras has been IP configured for use and installation. 

Static IP assigned to the camera- 192.168.113.152
Subnet mask- 255.255.255.0
Gateway- 192.168.113.2
 

 

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  13075   Tue Jun 20 16:28:23 2017 SteveUpdateVACRGA scan
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  13095   Wed Jul 5 10:23:18 2017 SteveUpdatesafetyliquid nitrogen boil off

The liquid nitrogen container has a pressure releif valve set to 35 PSI  This valve will open periodically when contains LN2

The exiting  very cold gas can cause burning so it should not hit directly your eyes or skin.  Set the pointing of this valve into the corner.

Leave entry door open so nitrogen concentration can not build up.

Oxygen deficiency
Nitrogen can displace oxygen in the air, reducing the
percentage of oxygen to below safe levels. Because the brain
needs a continuous supply of oxygen to remain active, lack
of oxygen prevents the brain from functioning properly, and
it shuts down.
Being odorless, colorless, tasteless, and nonirritating,
nitrogen has no properties that can warn people of its pres-
ence. Inhalation of excessive amounts of nitrogen can cause
dizziness, nausea, vomiting, loss of consciousness, and death
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  13099   Fri Jul 7 09:03:40 2017 SteveSummaryHistoryas it was in 1994


 

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  13123   Mon Jul 17 16:22:01 2017 SteveUpdateSUSruby wire standoff pictures

Bluebean Optical Tech Limited of Shanghai delivered 50 pieces red ruby prisms with radius.  The first prism pictures were taken at June 5

and it was retaken again as BB#1 later

More samples were selected randomly as one from each bag of 5 and labeled as BB#2.......6    

 The R10 mm radius can be seen agains the  ruler edge.  The v-groove edge was labeled with blue marker and pictures were taken

from both side of this ridge. The top view is shown as the wire laying across on it.

SOS sus wire of 43 micron OD used as calibration as it was placed close to the side that it was focused on.

The V-groove ridge surface quality was evaluated based on as scale of 1 – 10 with 10 being the most positive.

 BB# Edge quality score
1 4
2 8
3 3
4 9.5
5 2
6 9

Remaining thing to examin, take picture of the contacting ridge to SOS from the side.

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  13126   Wed Jul 19 12:47:43 2017 SteveSummarySUSoplev laser summary updated

1103P, sn P893518 of  2013 vintage is dead at the sus  fiber demo

Quote:

 

Quote:

                    Oct.  5, 2015              ETMY He/Ne replaced by 1103P, sr P919645,  made Dec 2014, after 2 years

                   Jan. 24, 2017              ETMY He/Ne replaced by 1103P,  sr P947049,  made Apr 2016,  after 477 hrs running hot

    Jan. 26,  2017              RIN test stared with P947034, made Apr. 2016  

    Apr.  10,  2017              purchased two 1103P from Edmund:  sr P964438 & sr P964431, made 02/2017

   

     July  19,  2017             1103P, sn P964438 as new installed at the south end for the glass fiber illumination. Turn laser off when you are done.

  13129   Fri Jul 21 08:05:07 2017 SteveSummarySUSred, blue, green laser diodes ordered

Also ordered 1 ea.

Blue 20mW

Green 10mW

IR 780nm 3mW

Quote:

The $1000 HeNe should not be used for illuminating fibers.

You should purchase these (total price per laser less than $6):

  1. 10 red laser diodes for $2.39 total
  2. 3-5 Vdc adapters

HeNe 1103P 2mW Recertified

  13134   Mon Jul 24 09:55:29 2017 SteveOmnistructureVACcontroller failer

Ifo pressure was 5.5 mTorr this Monday morning. The PSL shutter was still open. TP2 controller failed. Interlock closed V1, V4 and VM1

Turbo pump 2 is the fore pump of the Maglev. The pressure here was 3.9 Torr so The Maglev got warm ~38C but it was still rotating at 560 Hz normal with closed V1

Pressure plots are not available because of computer problems.

What I did:

Looked at pressures of Hornet and Super Bee  Instru Tech. Inc

Closed all annuloses and VA6,  disconnected V4 and VA6 and turned on external fan to cool Maglev

Opened V7 to pump the Maglev fore line with TP3

V1 opened manually when foreline pressure dropped to <2mTorr at P2 and the body temp of the Maglev cooled down to  25-27 C

VM1 opened at 1e-5 Torr

Valve configuration: vacuum normal with annuloses not pumped

Ifo pressure 8.5e-6 Torr -IT at 10am,  P2 foreline pressure 64 mTorr, TP3 controller 0.17A   22C  50Krpm

note: all valves open manually, interlock can only close them

 

Quote:

While walking down to the X end to reset c1iscex I heard what I would call a "rythmic squnching" sound coming from under the turbo pump.  I would have said the sound was coming from a roughing pump, but none of them are on (as far as I can tell).

Steve maybe look into this??

PS: please call me next time you see the vacuum is not Vacuum Normal

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  13142   Tue Jul 25 08:48:57 2017 SteveUpdateVACRGA scan at d278

The RGA did not shut down at the turbo pump controller failing.

Quote:

Ifo pressure was 5.5 mTorr this morning. The PSL shutter was still open. TP2 controller failed. Interlock closed V1, V4 and VM1

Turbo pump 2 is the fore pump of the Maglev. The pressure here was 3.9 Torr so The Magelv got warm ~38C but it was still rotating at 560 Hz normal with closed V1

What I did:

Looked at pressures of Hornet and Super Bee  Instru Tech. Inc

Closed all annuloses and VA6,  disconnected V4 and VA6 and turned on external fan to cool Maglev

Opened V7 to pump the Maglev fore line with TP3

V1 opened manually when foreline pressure dropped to <2mTorr at P2 and the body temp of the Maglev cooled down to  25-27 C

VM1 opened at 1e-5 Torr

Valve configuration: vacuum normal with annuloses not pumped

Ifo pressure 8.5e-6 Torr -IT at 10am,  P2 foreline pressure 64 mTorr, TP3 controller 0.17A   22C  50Krpm

note: all valves open manually, interlock can only close them

 

Quote:

While walking down to the X end to reset c1iscex I heard what I would call a "rythmic squnching" sound coming from under the turbo pump.  I would have said the sound was coming from a roughing pump, but none of them are on (as far as I can tell).

Steve maybe look into this??

PS: please call me next time you see the vacuum is not Vacuum Normal

 

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