(Suresh, Yuta)
Background:
Last week, we reduced the common mode displacement of the beam through MC1 to MC3.
Next work is to tilt the beam and center it.
What we did:
1. Changed the offset going into 1201 Low Noise Amplifier(1201 is for adding +5V offset so that the feedback signal will be in the range of 0-10V)
2. Using the last steering mirror(SM@PSL) and IM1, tilted the beam
3. As the beam height changed alot(~0.5cm higher at IM1), MC1 reflection could not reach MCREFL PD. So, we tilted the mirror just after MC1, too.
Result:

Plan:
- continue to tilt IM1 in small increments in order to reduce PIT/YAW to length coupling
If large increments, it takes so much time re-aligning MC to get flashing!
By the way:
The signal we kept saying "MCL" was not the error signal itself. It was a feed back signal(output of the mode cleaner servo board). The cable labeled "MC REFL" is the error signal. Compare MEDM screen C1IOO_MC_SERVO.adl and the mode cleaner servo board at 1X2. You will be enlightened.
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4. Disconnected the cable labeled "MC OUT1" at 1X2 (which is MCL signal to ADC) and put MC2_ULCOIL output directly using long BNC cable.
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