Thursday, October 19, 2017, 14:20: EE configured for conditioning. HV cage locked up

Thursday, October 19, 2017, 16:46: BIAS / EL / EE at 45 / 22.5 / 0 kV

Thursday, October 19, 2017, 17:16: 30 min without sparking. Lowering to 0. Continue conditioning tomorrow.

Friday, October 20, 2017, 08:22: Resuming HV conditioning

Friday, October 20, 2017, 08:44:  BIAS / EL / EE at 45 / 22.5 / 0 kV

Friday, October 20, 2017, 09:48: No sparking. Continue conditionoing

Friday, October 20, 2017, 10:40: BIAS / EL / EE at 50 / 22.5 / 0 kV

Friday, October 20, 2017, 11:30: HV spark (at 52.5 kV) tripped TP2 and TP1s resulting in IG1S and power supplies tripping.

Friday, October 20, 2017, 13:50: Gelo is troubleshooting flickering on/off of ANODE, TGHT and TBHT power supplies.

Friday, October 20, 2017, 13:51: BIAS / EL / EE at 50 / 25 / 0 kV

Friday, October 20, 2017, 14:26: BIAS / EL / EE at 55 / 28 / 0 kV

Friday, October 20, 2017, 14:37: TP2 tripped on spark

Friday, October 20, 2017, 14:51: Gelo has determined there is a communication problem with the PLC on the HV platform. Troubleshooting continues.

Friday, October 20, 2017, 19:02: Troubleshooting did not succeed. Not able to control power supplies. Troubleshooting continue on Monday.

Monday, October 23, 2017, 09:00: After starting the TCS again today communication has been reestablished. Started heater conditioning.

Monday, October 23, 2017, 14:03: Heater ramping previously aborted and ramp down started due to ongoing PLC communication issues. TGHT and TBHT power supplies tripped on timeout around 13:45. Gelo will continue the troubleshooting.

Monday, October 23, 2017, 19:55: Switching off source after operating for 5 hours without any communication glitches detected (fiber optic communication cables swapped between HV platform and BIAS/EZL PLCs)