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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: 12817     Entry time: Fri Feb 10 11:41:43 2017     In reply to: 12816     Reply to this: 12819
Author: Lydia 
Type: Update 
Category: IMC 
Subject: 29.5 MHz stabilizer box replacement 

To install the replacement amplifier, I did the following:

  • Mounted the amplifier in a 2U chassis, with a metal plate between the amplifier and the bottom of the box. The plate is separated from the box and the amplifier with 2 sets of Nylon screws. I did it this way to make use of the holes that were already in the chassis bottom and just drill holes into a plate instead. 
  • Cannibalized mounting brackets and back panel from old ALS Beatbox. The back panel has an on/off switch and a 3W3 feedthrough for power. 
  • Made a power cable to reach from the 1X1 fuse blocks to the back panel of my box. Goes up through the top of the rack and then back down. 
  • Installed the chassis in the rack. The lid is currently off and there is no front panel yet. 
  • Changed the +5dB attenuator to +30 to be able to check things first before supplying a way stronger signal. 
  • Installed 4 new +24 V fuse blocks on the adjacent rack (1X1). 
    • Put the new fuses on the DIN rail and wired them together. Connected the new power cable to one of them. 
    • Blocked PMC transmission and made sure all RF sources in 1X1 and 1X2 were turned off
    • Turned off the + 24 V and -24 V Sorensens, trying to keep them fairly balanced as I turned them to 0. 
    • At this point Rana suggested I turn off the other DC power supplies in the rack, which I did.
    • Connected the new fuse blocks to the existing +24 V ones. Note that they are not contiguous but they follow the color code and will be labeled. 
    • I'm only using one of the new +24 outputs, but I made more for future use to minimize the number of times we have to turn the power off. 
  • Connected the output of the amplifier to the EOM, and the coupled signal to the distribution box (which splits it and sends it to the demod boards). 
  • Turned on the power switch and checked that the amplifier was in fact getting 24 V. 
  • Connected the input from the 29.5 MHz source and measured the power coming from the amplifier. I measured -12 dBm instead of the expected ~0 dBm, but Gautam was able to see the expected power later, so maybe something just wasn't connected right.
  • Double checked the power coming into the amplifier, which was consistent with earlier measurements at about 12.8 dBm. 

 

Still to be done:

  • Label/relabel several things (fuse blocks, back panel, etc) 
  • Current label on +24 Sorensen needs to be updated
  • Order front panel and install
  • Install power indicator lights on front and back 
  • Readjust gains (analog and digital) to use full signal output and measure (hopefully) improved WFS performance
  • Insert bi-directional coupler and measure modulation depth and reflections from EOM
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