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13637
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Fri Feb 16 15:57:58 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | TP3 drypump replaced | The forline pressure of TP3 was 399 mTorr
It was replaced this morning at
TP3 controller 134,638hrs with the "failed |
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13647
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Wed Feb 21 17:20:32 2018 |
johannes | Update | VAC | Hornet gauge connected to DAQ. | I wired the six available BNC connectors
on the front panel of the new XEND slow DAQ
to physical Acromag channels. There were |
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13653
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Fri Feb 23 07:47:54 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | CC1 Hornet | We have the IFO pressure logged again!
Thanks Johannes and Gautam
This |
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13664
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Mon Mar 5 10:13:21 2018 |
gautam | Update | VAC | vacuum health | In Steve's absence, I've tried
to keep an eye on the health of the vacuum
system. From Attachment #1, the pressure |
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13685
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Fri Mar 16 09:36:56 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 511,218d | Pumpdown 80 at 511 days and pd80b at 218
days
Valve configuration: special |
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13702
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Mon Mar 26 09:25:18 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | VM1 opened | CC1 old MKS cold cathode gauge randomly
turns on- off. This makes software interlock
close VM1 to protect RGA So the closed |
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13709
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Tue Mar 27 08:58:21 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | VM1 opened.......scan fine |
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13918
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Wed Jun 6 10:02:52 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan | |
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13919
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Wed Jun 6 10:44:52 2018 |
gautam | Update | VAC | Annulus pressure channels added to frames | [steve,
gautam]
We added the following channels |
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14059
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Thu Jul 12 16:18:22 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | Vent preparations | We are getting ready to vent.
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14064
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Fri Jul 13 10:54:55 2018 |
aaron | Update | VAC | Vent 80 | [aaron, steve]
Steve gave me a venting tutorial.
I'll record this in probably a bit more |
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14066
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Fri Jul 13 16:26:52 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | Vent 80 is completing... | Steve and Aaron,
6 hrs vent is reaching equlibrium
to room air. It took 3 and a half instrument |
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14073
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Mon Jul 16 15:07:19 2018 |
Koji | Summary | VAC | Oven C vent | [Steve Koji]
- Attachment1: Removed the thermal
cap. Checked the temperature of the oven. |
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14074
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Mon Jul 16 18:12:00 2018 |
Koji | Update | VAC | Adding a manual gate valve between TP1 and V1/VM2 | [Steve Koji]
We are in the process of adding
a manual gate valve between TP1 (Osaka Maglev) |
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14079
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Tue Jul 17 18:16:38 2018 |
Steve | Summary | VAC | pumpdown 81 at 6 hrs | Precondition: 4 days at atm.
Atm5
HEPA tent used during the vent |
6x |
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14080
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Tue Jul 17 22:25:41 2018 |
Koji | Summary | VAC | pumpdown 81 at 6 hrs | 10:20PM
Opened VM2 to pump down
the RGA section with TP1
Stopped |
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14082
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Wed Jul 18 12:49:08 2018 |
Steve | Summary | VAC | pumpdown 81 at 6 +4.5hrs | The manual gate valve scan was clean. Atm1
TP1 was pumping on it overnight.
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14083
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Wed Jul 18 17:36:50 2018 |
Steve | Summary | VAC | pumpdown 81 at 6 +9 hrs completed | IFO P1 6e-4 Torr, manual gate valve
is fully open
The annuloses will be pumped down |
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14085
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Thu Jul 19 01:56:25 2018 |
gautam | Summary | VAC | AUX pump shutdown | [koji,
gautam]
Per Steve's instructions, we |
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14087
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Thu Jul 19 11:01:03 2018 |
Steve | Summary | VAC | pd81 @ 2e-5 Torr | Cold cathode gauge just turned on. |
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14088
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Thu Jul 19 13:35:30 2018 |
Steve | Summary | VAC | annuloses pumped | Roughing down the annuloses required closing
V1 for 13 minutes
IFO is 2.2e-5 Torr |
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14098
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Mon Jul 23 09:58:52 2018 |
Steve | Summary | VAC | RGA scan at day 6 |
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14137
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Mon Aug 6 09:34:02 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 20 |
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14167
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Thu Aug 16 07:50:28 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | pumpdown 81 at day 30 |
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14168
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Thu Aug 16 14:48:14 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | why do we need a root pump? |
Basic Pump Throughput Concepts
What
is Pump Throughput?
The manufacturer |
6x |
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14183
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Fri Aug 24 10:51:23 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | pumpdown 81 at day 38 |
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14189
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Wed Aug 29 09:56:00 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | Maglev controller needs service | TP-1 Osaka maglev controller [
model TCO10M, ser V3F04J07 ]
needs maintenance. Alarm led on indicating |
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14207
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Fri Sep 21 16:51:43 2018 |
gautam | Update | VAC | c1vac1 is unresponsive | Steve pointed out that some of the vacuum
MEDM screen fields were reporting "NO
COMM". Koji confirmed that this is a |
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14215
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Mon Sep 24 15:06:10 2018 |
gautam | Update | VAC | c1vac1 reboot + TP1 controller replacement | [steve, gautam]
Following the procedure in this |
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14217
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Wed Sep 26 10:07:16 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | why reboot c1vac1 | Precondition: c1vac1 & c1vac2 all LED
warning lights green [ atm3 ], the only error
message is in the gauge readings NO COMM, |
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14229
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Thu Oct 4 08:25:50 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | rga scan pd81 at day 78 |
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14244
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Fri Oct 12 08:27:05 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | drypump | Gautam and Steve,
Our TP3 drypump seal is at 360
mT [0.25A load on small turbo] after |
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14247
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Fri Oct 12 17:37:03 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | pressure gauge choices | We want to measure the pressure gradient
in the 40m IFO
Our old MKS cold cathodes are out |
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14256
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Mon Oct 15 13:59:42 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | drypump replaced | Steve & Bob,
Bob removed the head cover from
the housing to inspect the condition of the |
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14262
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Mon Oct 22 15:19:05 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | Maglev controller serviced | Gautam & Steve,
Our controller is back with Osaka
maintenace completed. We swapped it in this |
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14264
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Wed Oct 31 17:54:25 2018 |
gautam | Update | VAC | CC1 hornet power connection restored | Steve reported to me that the CC1 Hornet
gauge was not reporting the IFO pressure
after some cable tracing at EX. I found that |
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14279
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Tue Nov 6 23:19:06 2018 |
gautam | Update | VAC | c1vac1 FAIL lights on (briefly) | Jon and I stuck a extender card into the
eurocrate at 1X8 earlier today (~5pm PT),
to see if the box was getting +24V DC from |
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14281
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Wed Nov 7 08:32:32 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | c1vac1 FAIL lights on (briefly)...checked | The vacuum and MC are OK
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14291
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Tue Nov 13 16:15:01 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | rga scan pd81 at day 119 |
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14299
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Fri Nov 16 10:26:12 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | single viton O-rings | The 40m vacuum envelope has one large single
O-ring on the OOC west side. All other doors
have double O-ring with annuloses. |
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14301
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Fri Nov 16 15:09:31 2018 |
Steve | Configuration | VAC | not venting cryo and ion pumps | Notes on the ion pumps and cryo pump:
Our
4 ion pumps were closed off for a lomg time.
I estmated their pressure to be around ~1 |
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14305
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Mon Nov 19 14:59:48 2018 |
Chub | Update | VAC | Vent 81 | Vent 80 is nearly complete; the instrument
is almost to atmosphere. All four ion
pump gate valves have been disconnected, |
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14306
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Mon Nov 19 17:09:00 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | Vent 81 | Gautam, Aaron, Chub and Steve,
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14307
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Mon Nov 19 22:01:50 2018 |
gautam | Update | VAC | Loose nut on valve | As I was turning off the lights in the
VEA, I heard a rattling sound from near the
PSL enclosure. I followed it to a valve - |
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14310
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Tue Nov 20 13:13:01 2018 |
gautam | Update | VAC | IMC alignment is okay | I checked the IMC alignment following the
vent, for which the manual beam block placed
on the PSL table was removed. The alignment |
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14318
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Mon Nov 26 15:58:48 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | Vent 81 | Gautam, Aaron, Chub & Steve,
ETMY heavy door replaced by light
one. |
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14322
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Tue Nov 27 17:06:51 2018 |
Steve | Configuration | VAC | Agilent 84FS turbo installed as TP2 | Chub & Steve, |
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14367
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Wed Dec 19 14:19:15 2018 |
Koji | Summary | VAC | Plan for pumpoing down test | We
still need elaborated test procedure posted
12/29 Wed |
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14370
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Wed Dec 19 21:14:50 2018 |
gautam | Update | VAC | Pumpdown tomorrow | I just spoke to Jon who asked me to make
this elog - we will be ready to test one
or more parts of the pumpdown procedure tomorrow |
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14372
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Thu Dec 20 08:38:27 2018 |
Jon | Update | VAC | Pumpdown tomorrow | Linked is the pumpdown
procedure, contained in the old 40m documentation.
The relevant procedure is "All Off --> |
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