Myself and Isaac removed the boot from the left hot manipulator.
- opened the hatch in the TH to get access to the top of the boot
- released the latch on the boot and loosened the boot from above
- closed TH hatch
- with the right manipulator we were able to detach the rest of boot
This test proved that we can remove a boot from the manipulator without having to enter into the hotcell.
Due to the physical restraints that the boot causes for the operator, we have decided to not reattach the boot with its current design.
A new design will be investigated to allow the boot to be fixed without twisting, which is the source of the problems.
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