[steve, gautam]
I took this opportunity of EX downtime to change the supply voltage for the AA unit (4-pin LEMO front panel) in 1X9 from +/-5V to +/-15V. Inside the AA board are INA134 and DRV135 ICs, which are rated to work at +/-18V. In the previous state, the inputs would saturate if driven with a 2.5Vpp sine wave from a DS345 func. gen. After the change, I was able to drive the full range of the DS345 (10Vpp), and there was no saturation seen. This AA chassis is only used for the OSEM signals and also some ALS signals. Shadow sensor levels and spectra are consistent before and after the change. The main motivation was to not saturate the Green PDH Reflection signal in the digital readout. The steps we took were:
- Confirm (by disconnecting the power cable at the back of the AA box) that the power supplied was indeed +/- 5 V.
- Remove DIN fuse blocks from DIN rail for the relevant blocks.
- Identify a +15 V, -15 V and GND spot to plug the wires in.
- Effect the swap.
- Re-insert fuses, checked supply voltage at connector end of the cable was now +/- 15 V as expected.
- Re-connect power cable to AA box.
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