December 12, 2024 - Chad Fisher, Albert Kong, Aaron Tam, Austin Hagen

Tests:

Loose piece connection and removal 

• By hand, the two connections were brought together and removed carefully

Observation/notes:

• Copper extensions are fragile and can bend when removing extraction electrode. 
  • This makes this part fairly limited in its capacity to be re-used
  • Copper extensions will need to be tuned before inserting into hotcell for replacement 

Recommendations/follow up items/questions:

• Bigger lead-ins would be appreciated
• What is the exchange frequency?
• the flexible nature of the copper extensions makes re-use limited
• How many connections can we expect from the aluminum fingers?
• Would a closer locating feature specific to the pins help?

December 12, 2024 - Michael Genix, Aaron Tam 

• Guide pins for the extraction electrode contact before the banana plugs
  • As these pins are low tolerance, this will act as the guiding for the plugs
  • Copper extensions have a much smaller diameter than the plugs, so positioning can be less precise in this area 
• Exchange frequency is still TBD
• Pin and plug life is still TBD
• Potentially the copper extensions can be tuned in the hotcell