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Message ID: 829     Entry time: Wednesday, January 07, 2015, 09:31
Author: Anders Mjos 
Category: Conditioning Station 
Type: Development 
Module: TM2 
Target/Number:  
Subject: High Voltage Conditioning 

No Source Tray installed. Loop on cooling circuit D. All other circuits blanked off.

Voltages stated below are set point voltages. These corresponds reasonably well with the local read backs on the power supplies. The read back voltages in EPICS are somewhat lower.

Wednesday, January 07, 2015, 09:16: 20 / 10 kV (BIAS / EL)

Wednesday, January 07, 2015, 09:20: Vacuum responses from BIAS 27 kV. Corresponds to each increase in bias voltage.

Wednesday, January 07, 2015, 09:40: 30 / 15 kV 

Wednesday, January 07, 2015, 10:28: Sparking and vacuum responses continues with every 100 V BIAS increase. If the voltage is lowered and brought back up, no sparks are observed; the module is conditioning.

Wednesday, January 07, 2015, 12:09: 34 / 17.5 kV

 Wednesday, January 07, 2015, 13:05: 35 / 17.5 kV

Wednesday, January 07, 2015, 14:50: 37.5 / 20 kV

Wednesday, January 07, 2015, 15:40: 38.5 / 20 kV

Wednesday, January 07, 2015, 16:02: BIAS and EL power supplies off.


Thursday, January 08, 2015, 10:00: HV condtioning continues

Thursday, January 08, 2015, 10:11: 35 / 20 kV

Thursday, January 08, 2015, 10:29: 38.5 / 20 kV

Thursday, January 08, 2015, 11:43: 40 / 20 kV

about 15 sparks per hour (5 / 20 min)

Thursday, January 08, 2015, 14:41: 42.5 / 22.5 kV

Thursday, January 08, 2015, 15:08: Communication lost with RGA. Could not be recovered.

Thursday, January 08, 2015, 15:58: 45 / 22.5 kV

Thursday, January 08, 2015, 16:27: BIAS and EL power supplies off.


Friday, January 09, 2015, 08:52: 45 / 22.5 kV

Tried to recover RGA by unplugging and plugging power cord, but no success.

Friday, January 09, 2015, 10:45: Increased sparking at 48 kV - reduced to 47.5 kV

Friday, January 09, 2015, 11:53 : 50 / 25 kV

Friday, January 09, 2015, 12:28: ~ 1 spark / minute for the last 10 min

 Friday, January 09, 2015, 15:27: ~25 sparks / hour for the last 20 min

Friday, January 09, 2015, 16:18: ~18 sparks / hour for the last 20 min


Monday, January 12, 2015, 09:31: 50 / 25 kV

Monday, January 12, 2015, 10:31: No sparks for 20 min after ~30 min of conditioning.

Monday, January 12, 2015, 12:24: BIAS / EL power supplies tripped on conductivity (spark)

Monday, January 12, 2015, 13:13: 55 / 27.5 kV

Monday, January 12, 2015, 14:32: 1 spark for the last 10 min

Monday, January 12, 2015, 15:38: 57 / 30 kV

Monday, January 12, 2015, 15:48: ~60 sparks / hour for the last 10 min

Monday, January 12, 2015, 16:00: BIAS and EL power supplies off.


Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 08:45: 55 / 27.5 kV

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 09:18: ~60 sparks / hour for the last 10 min

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 10:17: No sparks for the last 10 min

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 10:30: 57.5 / 30 kV

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 11:34: 59 / 30 kV

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 13:23: No sparks for the last 25 min 

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 14:11: 60 / 30 kV

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 14:42: Spark tripped TP2 and TP1S and both power supplies

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 15:02: 60 / 30 kV (local read back 60.5 / 30 kV, 0.1 / 0.15 mA)

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 15:38: BIAS and EL power supplies off.


Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 08:34: 60 / 30 kV

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 10:41: 3 sparks / hour for the last 60 min

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 13:39: 61 / 30 kV

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 14:29: 61.5 / 30 kV (local read back 62 / 30 kV, 0.1 / 0.15 mA)

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 15:40: ~ 6 sparks / hour for the last 20 min

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 16:07: TP2 found to be tripped off. Restarted.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 16:23: 60 sparks / hour for the last 20 min

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 16:28: BIAS and EL power supplies off.


Thursday, January 15, 2015, 08:27: 60 / 30 kV

Thursday, January 15, 2015, 11:24: ~35 sparks / hour for the last 20 min

Thursday, January 15, 2015, 14:09: 12 sparks / hour for the last 60 min

Thursday, January 15, 2015, 15:33: 58 / 30 kV

Thursday, January 15, 2015, 15:49: 56 / 30 kV

Sparks observed both at 58 and 56 kV

Thursday, January 15, 2015, 15:57: BIAS and EL power supplies off.


Monday, January 19, 2015, 09:53: 55 / 30 kV

Monday, January 19, 2015, 11:44: ~20 sparks / hour for the last 20 min

Monday, January 19, 2015, 12:53: ~10 sparks / hour for the last 20 min 

Monday, January 19, 2015, 16:30: 50 / 30 kV

Monday, January 19, 2015, 17:31: BIAS and EL power supplies off.


Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 08:54: 40 / 20 kV

Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 09:05: 50 / 25 kV

Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 13:43: 8 sparks / hour for the last 60 min

Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 16:43: 3 sparks / hour for the last 60 min


Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 09:10: 40 / 20 kV

Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 09:20: No sparks

Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 09:23: 50 / 25 kV

Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 10:33: 3 sparks / hour for the last 60 min

Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 13:43: 6 sparks / hour for the last 60 min

Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 16:07: 5 sparks / hour for the last 60 min

Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 16:09: BIAS and EL power supplies off.


Thursday, January 22, 2015, 09:11: 40 / 20 kV

Thursday, January 22, 2015, 10:14: No sparks

Thursday, January 22, 2015, 10:16: 45 / 25 kV

Thursday, January 22, 2015, 11:26: No sparks

Thursday, January 22, 2015, 16:57: No sparks

Thursday, January 22, 2015, 16:57: BIAS and EL power supplies off.


Friday, January 23, 2015, 09:28: 40 / 20 kV

Friday, January 23, 2015, 09:39: No sparks

Friday, January 23, 2015, 09:40: 50 / 25 kV 

Friday, January 23, 2015, 16:16: No sparks.

Friday, January 23, 2015, 16:17: BIAS and EL power supplies off. 


Monday, January 26, 2015, 09:17: 40 / 20 kV

Monday, January 26, 2015, 09:29: No sparks

Monday, January 26, 2015, 09:30: 50 / 25 kV

Monday, January 26, 2015, 09:52: No sparks

Monday, January 26, 2015, 09:53: 55 / 27.5 kV

Monday, January 26, 2015, 16:55: No sparks for 7 hours. BIAS and EL power supplies off. 


Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 09:10: 40 / 20 kV

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 09:16: 50 / 25 kV  

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 09:31: 55 / 27.5 kV

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 09:51: No Sparks

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 09:53: 57.5 / 30 kV (one spark while increasing BIAS voltage)

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 10:14: No sparks

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 10:18: 58 / 30 kV. Some sparks

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 10:46: 59 / 30 kV. Some sparks while increasing BIAS voltage

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 11:43: 59.5 / 30 kV. Some sparks while increasing BIAS voltage

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 13:24: Spark

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 13:33: 11 sparks for the last 10 min

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 13:33: 59 / 30 kV

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 13:35: 57.5 / 30 kV 

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 16:14: ~3 sparks / hour for the last 60 min

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 16:53: ~3 sparks / hour for the last 60 min

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 16:55: BIAS and EL power supplies off. 


Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 09:11: 40 / 20 kV

Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 09:17: 50 / 25 kV 

Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 09:27: 55 / 27.5 kV 

Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 10:35: 11 sparks observed. BIAS and EL off - preparing for power outage

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