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Date |
Author |
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Category |
Subject |
Text |
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12530
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Tue Oct 4 11:02:31 2016 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA is out of order | The last good rga scan at vent 78
day 38
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12537
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Fri Oct 7 10:29:57 2016 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA removed | The RGA is removed for repaire. It's
volume at atmophere and sealed.. P4 reading
of 38 Torr is not correct. |
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12556
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Thu Oct 13 00:23:54 2016 |
ericq | Update | VAC | Pre-vent prep | I have completed the following non-Steve
portions of the pre-vent checklist [wiki-40m.ligo.caltech.edu]
Center all oplevs, transom |
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12559
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Thu Oct 13 16:48:34 2016 |
Steve | Update | VAC | vent 79 is completed | IFO is at atmosphere. The MC can be locked
in air now.
The doors will be coming off tomorrow |
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12574
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Thu Oct 20 09:17:08 2016 |
Steve | Update | VAC | Pumpdown 80 has started | Pumping again after 7 days at atmosphere.
BS, ITMY and OMC chambers were
open only. |
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12575
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Thu Oct 20 15:59:52 2016 |
Steve | Update | VAC | Pumpdown 80 has completed | IFO pressure 1.7E-4 Torr on new not logged
cold cathode gauge. P1 <7E-4 Torr
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12577
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Fri Oct 21 09:28:21 2016 |
Steve | Update | VAC | Vac Normal reached | Dry pump of TP3 replaced after 9.5 months
of operation.[ 45 mTorr d3 ]
The annulosses are pumped. |
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12589
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Mon Oct 31 16:20:50 2016 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA is reinstalled | Quad rods and ionizer kit: consisting
of repeller cage, anode grid, focus plate
and filament were replaced....... under |
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12633
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Tue Nov 22 11:31:52 2016 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA is running again | The Rga was turned on yesterday.
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12636
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Wed Nov 23 11:32:13 2016 |
Steve | Update | VAC | TP3 drypump replaced again | TP3 drypump replaced at 655 mTorr, no load,
tp3 0.3A
This seal lasted only for 33 days |
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12642
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Mon Nov 28 09:45:44 2016 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at pumpdown day 40 | The vacuum envelope ~1 C warmer today than
7 days ago. Bad peaks are coming down as
normal. |
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12681
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Thu Dec 22 09:37:20 2016 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 63 | Valve configuration: vacuum normal
RGA head temp: 43.5 C
Vac envelope temp: 23 C |
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12698
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Tue Jan 10 14:24:09 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 82 | Valve configuration: vacuum normal
Vacuum envelope: 23C
Rga head: 44C |
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12774
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Tue Jan 31 14:14:29 2017 |
rana | Update | VAC | Pressure watch script | I think this cron job is running on NODUS
(our gateway) instead of our scripts machine:
p.p1 {margin: |
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12853
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Mon Feb 27 15:33:10 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 130 | Valve configuration: vacuum normal
Vacuum envelope: 23.5 C
RGA head: 46.6 C |
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13047
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Wed Jun 7 11:32:56 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | smooth vac reboot | Gautam and Steve,
The medm monitor & vac control |
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13075
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Tue Jun 20 16:28:23 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan | |
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13132
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Sun Jul 23 15:00:28 2017 |
Jamie | Omnistructure | VAC | strange sound around X arm vacuum pumps | While walking down to the X end to reset
c1iscex I heard what I would call a "rythmic
squnching" sound coming from under the |
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13134
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Mon Jul 24 09:55:29 2017 |
Steve | Omnistructure | VAC | controller failer | Ifo pressure was 5.5 mTorr this Monday
morning. The PSL shutter was still open.
TP2 controller failed. Interlock closed V1, |
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13142
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Tue Jul 25 08:48:57 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at d278 | The RGA did not shut down at the turbo
pump controller failing.
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13143
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Tue Jul 25 14:04:06 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | turbo controller installed and we are running at vac normal | Gautam and Steve,
Spare Varian turbo-V 70 controller,
Model 969-9505, sn 21612 was swapped in. |
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13171
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Tue Aug 8 17:04:26 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | unintended pump down | IFO pressure 2 Torr, PSL
shutter closed. I'm pumping down
with 2 roughing pumps with ion pump gate |
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13172
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Tue Aug 8 17:44:11 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | unintended pump down | Pumpdown stopped for over night at
~ 1 Torr
The roughing line disconnected. |
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13175
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Wed Aug 9 11:59:51 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | unintended pump down at vacuum normal | pd80b has reached Vac Normal. IFO pressure
0.5 mTorr
We need our vauum channels back |
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13179
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Wed Aug 9 16:34:46 2017 |
rana | Update | VAC | Vacuum Document recovered | Steve and I found the previous draft of
the 40m Vacuum Document. Someone in 2015
had browsed into the Docs history and then |
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13186
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Thu Aug 10 15:45:34 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | accidental vent to 17 Torr | Finally we got the cold cathode gauge working.
IFO pressure 7e-6 Torr-it, vacuum normal
valve configuration with all 4 ion pump gate |
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13233
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Mon Aug 21 14:53:32 2017 |
gautam | Update | VAC | RGA reset | [gautam, steve]
In the aftermath of the accidental
vent, it looks like the RGA was shutdown. |
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13234
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Mon Aug 21 16:35:48 2017 |
gautam | Update | VAC | UPS checkup | [steve, gautam]
At Rolf/Rich Abbott's request,
we performed a check of the UPS today. |
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13245
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Wed Aug 23 10:11:46 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | vacuum valve specifications | The V1
gate valve specs installed at 40m wiki
page. VAT model number 10846-UE44-0007 Our |
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13260
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Mon Aug 28 10:28:07 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan 20 day after 17 Torr | The RGA was turned on 7 days ago.
It's 46 C now. The X-arm room
tem ~20 C |
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13268
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Tue Aug 29 15:35:19 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | vacuum pump specifications & manuals | RP1 and RP3 roughing pump manual of
Leybold D30A oily rotory pump
Fore pump of |
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13321
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Tue Sep 19 11:05:26 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 334 |
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13403
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Fri Oct 27 10:14:11 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 372 | Valve configuration: Vacuum normal
Note: Tp2 running at 75Krpm 0.25A
26C has a load high pitch sound today. |
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13407
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Mon Oct 30 10:09:41 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | TP2 failed | IFO pressure 1.2e-5 Torr at 9:30am
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13409
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Mon Nov 6 09:09:43 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | setting up new TP2 turbo | Our new Agilent Technology TwisTorr
84FS AG rack controller ( English Manual
pages 195-297 ) RS232/485, product |
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13423
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Fri Nov 10 08:52:21 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | TP3 drypump replaced | PSL shutter closed at 6e-6 Torr-it
The foreline pressure
of the drypump is 850 mTorr at 8,446 hrs |
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13454
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Sun Nov 26 19:38:40 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | TP3 drypump replaced again | The TP3 foreline pressure was 4.8 Torr,
50K rpm 0.54A and 31C........Maglev rotation
normal 560 Hz....... IFO pressure |
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13459
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Thu Nov 30 10:38:39 2017 |
Steve | Update | VAC | annuloses are not pumped | Annuloses are not pumped for 30 days, since
TP2 failed. IFO pressure 7e-6 Torr
it, Rga 2.6e-6 Torr |
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13495
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Tue Jan 2 15:43:35 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | pumpdown after power outage |
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13588
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Tue Jan 30 10:22:20 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 175 | pd80b rga scan at 175 day. IFO pressure
7.3e-6 Torr-it
Condition: vacuum normal, annuloses |
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13615
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Wed Feb 7 15:50:42 2018 |
Steve | Update | VAC | IFO pressure monitoring | Hornet cold cathode gauge analoge output
[ DSub9 pin 3 and 7 ] are wired to go ETMX
Acromag. It was reading 4.9V at 7.8e-6 Torr |
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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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