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Entry  Thu Oct 5 11:51:53 2006, Doug Preddy, Start Up, Adde 2 bottles UHP Helium 
Valved off purifiers, but left LN2 on.
Entry  Thu Oct 5 10:26:26 2006, Doug Preddy, Start Up, switched to parallel cold return 
 
Entry  Wed Oct 4 18:10:18 2006, Willy Andersson, Start Up, Quick check on system 
System in good // warm return mode, temps coming down nicely. BCP2 cryopump 
does not look too healthy, temperature is just over 20K, very close to low 
set point.
Entry  Wed Oct 4 07:29:04 2006, Doug Preddy, Start Up, Starting cool down 
Started compressor yesterday with flow through the purifier overnight.
Starting tubines this morning in parallel warm return
Entry  Thu Aug 17 19:45:27 2006, Willy Andersson, Quench Recovery, switch to series cooling 
Temps of flow returning from solenoid flat lined at about 10K.
Gradually closed CV155.
Then switched to series cooling.
Entry  Thu Aug 17 08:04:44 2006, Doug Preddy, Quench Recovery, Solenoid tripped at about 3:00 this morning 
restarting system.
Compressor would not start. Idid not see anything that would not let it 
start. Pushed rest button upstairs, and reset contactor. Compressor started.
Entry  Tue Aug 15 15:39:27 2006, Willy Andersson, Quench Recovery, switched to parallel cold return 
Return flow temps from solenoid about 40K, TIC121 at about 40K so switching 
to //cold return.
Starting with slightly reduced flow through cold returns, CV145 and CV147 
Entry  Tue Aug 15 08:45:56 2006, Doug Preddy, Quench Recovery, restarted the compressor 
Solenoid tripped off Sunday. Restarted compressor and cool down of cold box.
Entry  Thu Aug 10 20:26:09 2006, Willy Andersson, Quench Recovery, solenoid energized 
Powerleads seem stable.
Entry  Thu Aug 10 16:33:11 2006, Willy Andersson, Quench Recovery, Flow to solenoid tripped on powerlead temperature. 
Power lead temps were drifting up, tried to tweak TIC121 and HIC141 to 
unstall powerlead flow. Got quench. Restarted series flow, building LHe 
level.
Entry  Thu Aug 10 08:33:44 2006, Doug Preddy, Normal Running, Running low on helium 
Temperture okay, but there are fluctuation in the power leads. PIC229 is 
trying to charge. The buffer tank pressure is just >0 psi. I will lower the 
liquid level to 40% to allow some helium to boil off into the buffer tank.
Entry  Wed Aug 9 07:50:49 2006, Doug Preddy, Quench Recovery, Switched to series mode. 
Cool down continues.
Entry  Wed Aug 9 06:59:43 2006, Willy Andersson, Quench Recovery, more // cold return stuff 
About 21:00 last night the solenoid temps had not changed much, pretty well 
flat lined. I guess my reducing CV155 stalled the cooling. Called Don 
Arseneau and asked him to increase CV155 to about 80% open. Temps slowly 
Entry  Wed Aug 9 06:44:58 2006, Willy Andersson, Quench Recovery, // cold mode cooling continues. 
After restarting flow to the solenoid yesterday in // cold return mode 
TIC121 just refused to go lower than about 29K even when we closed CV155 
all the way. Tried various things, switching to // warm return, changing 
Entry  Tue Aug 8 07:27:49 2006, Doug Preddy, Quench Recovery, Solenoid Quench at about 6:00 this morning 
No indication of problem. Turbines still running, but no flow to solenoid. 
Started flow. Solenoid ~20K.
Entry  Sat Jul 29 09:38:06 2006, Doug Preddy, Quench Recovery, power leads cooled 
opened power lead flow about 40 minutes ago. ~12K will let them stablize. 
LHE level >20%
Entry  Sat Jul 29 05:30:28 2006, Doug Preddy, Quench Recovery, switched to series mode 
Temps bottomed out at ~16K. Switching to series mode.
Entry  Fri Jul 28 20:39:40 2006, Doug Preddy, Quench Recovery, Restarting refrigerator 
Solenoid quenched at about 6:00 tonight.
I restarted the compressor, then the cold box and turbines. When cold box 
was at 25K I started flow to the solenoid in parallel cold return.
Entry  Sat Jul 22 06:34:14 2006, Experimentor, Quench Recovery, looking good 
Donald Arseneau reporting.

It is looking pretty good, so I came back in with the intent of energizing 
Entry  Fri Jul 21 23:36:21 2006, Doug Preddy, Quench Recovery, Final cooldown problems 
80K shield is down to <60K Liquid level not building. Power leads rippling 
and warming. T1 inlet 85K with 10%heater load.
Lowered the set point of TI121 to 17K. Shut off flow to the 80K shield to 
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