Tom Kauss inspected target hall crane below hook attachment pins and plates ITA6550-01 yesterday. He certified the use of these pins and plates. The inspection of these pins and plates was in Target hall crane annual check list. It was issued as a calibration index by Isaac Earle in 2022-Feb-08.  After inspection, The inspection tag  was issued and attached to pin. Tom has an inspection record on this job

 The spent UC#41 was moved from the south hot cell to the spent target vault, placed in spot 1C, in pail #231. See attached PDF for details. 

In past two weeks, ITW/ ITE primary vacuum back up lines and BVs in ITW/ITE pit have been leak checked.  ITW BV1 and BV2 on back up line side were leak. They are replaced with old leak free BVs.  ITE TP2 NW25 SST  flexible line right after pump were leak . It is replaced with new NW25 SST flexible line. Two leak were found on ITW side KF 50 O-rings connected to NW 50 SST flexible coupling. They were replaced with new KF50 o-rings. After job, both  stations primary back up lines in pit were leak checked .  They are good.

Five of used  internal leaked  TP BVs are serviced and repaired. Internal plunge  o-ring and case o-ring are replaced on all five BVs. Leak checked valves after  . They are ok to be used as spare parts.  The are active parts stored in TH now.

Feb. 16 2023: HV tests done on ITE station. Ramped up to 59kV but was not stable there, current draw was very unstable and was sparking every ~6mins. Ramped down to 58kV and it was stable there for 3 hours drawing 285uA.

Feb. 24 2023: HV tests done on ITW station. Ramped easily to 60kV with no sparking - suspicious. Has been stable at 60kV for 45mins with no sparks and current draw of 200uA. Cannot find any reason that things aren't connected properly...

Two filters on HALCW resin circuit have been replaced. O-ring 235# were changed on both filter cartridge houses.  25micron  10"x 2.5" 3M cartridge new filters  are used. Old filters are not very dirty. They are bagged and stored in vacuum pit. Residual water from cartridge houses are collected and stored in high active storage jug with sealed cap.  No leak on resin circuit before and after the job.

I visually inspected HALCW system including water station section, both target pits, and de-ionizer system.  No small leak and drip was found .  The inspection in both target pits will be repeated after flow sensors are replaced.

vacuum pit ventilation upgrade was done last week. The jobs include: installed two industrial cooling  fans.  One is placed in pit on resin tan cover. Other one is placed on and opening to pit by shielding blocks.  They are installed for better air circulation in pit. Also,  2x two small 20W cooling fans are installed on ITH MP1 and MP1S to low the pump  operation temperature.  The result is positive. The ventilation status in pit meets the pump operation requirement (good ventilation and 40 Celsuis below) .  ITH CG2S 0.0 mtorr.  ITH CG2 0.26mtorr.

The linear actuator used for the Y-motion motor assistance on the spare telemanipulator was replaced and tested. It was observed around September 2021 that the former one which was installed was causing fuses to blow for the main 120 VAC power supply in the control box. After some troubleshooting, it was determined that the linear actuator itself did not operate smoothly - it was suspected that this caused motor overload due to additional friction. This suspicion was confirmed by operating the linear actuator independently with a power supply and measuring current draw. The part has been replaced by Thomson PPA90-58B65-08NXXX. Note: this part took over 1 year to arrive since it was first ordered. The spare telemanipulator is confirmed operational.

Update 2024-09-11: noting that this was for serial number 9351

Adam Newsome wrote:

The linear actuator used for the Y-motion motor assistance on the spare telemanipulator was replaced and tested. It was observed around September 2021 that the former one which was installed was causing fuses to blow for the main 120 VAC power supply in the control box. After some troubleshooting, it was determined that the linear actuator itself did not operate smoothly - it was suspected that this caused motor overload due to additional friction. This suspicion was confirmed by operating the linear actuator independently with a power supply and measuring current draw. The part has been replaced by Thomson PPA90-58B65-08NXXX. Note: this part took over 1 year to arrive since it was first ordered. The spare telemanipulator is confirmed operational.

 During this repair it was noted that the Y-axis electrical translation is locked out when the Z-axis is in the fully retracted position (i.e. the Z-axis limit switch engaged). I have made a note of this in the operator manual (CRLD-1046-B Rev1 ) which can be found in docushare collection 26780

HALCW flow sensors replacement job is done. All ITE/ITW(except ITE HS) return line water flow sensors including paddle wheels and coils are replaced.  After job, water interlock signal have been checked in electrical room .  Everything works fine. Visually inspections for possible water leak on HCLCW system have been done as well. one valve on ITE dump return line has a very small water seeping through valve stem. I will watch on it.  Other than that,  No major concern.

2023-03-08: leak on 1/2" ITE dump return line valve is fixed.

HALCW ITC:MP1/MP2 motor phase current measurement is done by Joel from electrician group. MP1:17.1A/17.2A/16.7A.  MP2: 17.9A/17.9A/17.3A.   19.5A is manufacturer notified on full load phase current.on operating  instruction manual. 

HALCW ITC:MP1/MP2 pump and motor temperature measurements result:

MP1: pump discharging  port: 78F,  motor rear bearing house:72F  , Motor housing 140F(60C). 6F difference between them is less than 15F manufacturer clarified up limit in instruction manual. 

MP2: pump discharging port:78F,  motor  rear bearing house:72F, Motor housing 122F(50C).

MP1 is better than MP2 on motor status. It could be seen on phase current measurements as well.

Other notes on pump performance:    total flow rate 60GPM , discharging gauge pressure  99 to 100 psi on both pumps with one station all of TM water circuits bypassed + other station  two of TM water circuits bypassed + both stations 2A beam related water circuits  on(2X5).

On Sept. 14 2022, a 10kOhm 30W resistor was installed in each target station faraday cage, in line with the HV bias supply. This was an effort to reduce the current draw from the BIAS supply and protect the power supply controls cards which have been repeatedly breaking due to HV sparks (we think). In the end we still broke cards after the installation, so it doesn't seem to have helped. See below for details on the electrical side:

At 30kV, HV currents are around 100-150uA, meaning the voltage drop over the resistor is around 1.5V. When operating at higher voltages, with higher current draw, the voltage across the resistor could be over 2V and we could get into a situation where it would have an effect outside the normal adjustments needed on the mass separator. We made this decision based on the fact that the power supply's setting resolution is on the order of 1 x 10^-4.

When the resistance of the water changes, this affects the current draw from the power supply and this in turn affects the voltage over this resistor. Based on some sample numbers of running times, there is not much variation in the current except from sparks and if there is some issue, like water leaking between HV and ground. During normal running, the voltage change across the resistor should be less than 0.5V during normal operation. This is on the same order as the 8 hour stability of the power supply.

Helium cylinder and  Argon cylinder are installed in both ITE/ITW faraday cages , regulator for outlet pressure are not set yet.

TO ITE :  Argon bottle size 14"L x 4"D with SV2 connected at pressure 900 Psi ( 70 bar )

               Helium bottle size 18"L x 7"D with SV1 connected at pressure 2000 Psi ( 130 bar )

TO ITW: Argon bottle size 15"L x 2"D with SV2 connected at pressure 1000 Psi ( 80 bar )

              Helium bottle size 18"L x 7"D with SV1 connected at pressure 2000 Psi ( 130 bar )

An Neon cylinder size 20"L x 6"D  at less than 100 psi ( <10 bar ) pressure stored in the cabinet of ITW cage without connection

two gas line connection pictures are attached here for reference.

NHC is 1.26 mSv/h inside approximately .5m from table surface, between manipulators

SHC 186 uSv/h inside approximately .5m from table surface and between manipulaotrs

The fields in the NHC after removal of Ferran's graphite sample is 238 uSv/h. This again seems to emanate for the items in the 5 gal pail...the copper tubing from the beam window or, as I mentioned in my previous elog, the peek samples. I did ask about removing these during the graphite sample removal but was told they were not "hot".

The spent target assaying turntable was repaired. It was tested today with a load exceeding the maximum it would need to handle during rotation (100 kg). It works as expected and is ready for operation.

NHC was entered on April 17, 2023 for inspection and maintenance. Summary :

Compressible and non-compressible waste was loaded into a 55 gal drum and removed from the NHC. This same drum will be inserted into the SHC at a later date to be sorted, compressible waste compressed, and drum filled more.

Manipulator remote end tong cables checked. Tong cables didn't show any wear but both east and west had tong cables had hopped off the third highest pulley (see detailed write up . This was fixed by tying the tongs in the closed position to provide slack in the cables then inserting a t-handle through the wrist and offering the cables back onto the pulleys. Cable hopping is most likely due to aggressive ratcheting and releasing of the tong during operation.

Manipulator booting flanges were removed from both manipulators as it was previously found that  the booting interferes with access to the inside of the containment box so it could not be used. Flanges were remove to provide even more clearance.

Containment box cover removal arm - linkage fasteners were removed one at a time and blue locktite added then reassembled and tightened appropriately to allow arm to swing freely (see detailed write up) . Lack of locktite during initial assembly was allowing fasteners that pass through bushings into the linkage arms to loosen over time/cycling.

Exhaust pre-filter changed.

Target insertion jig - The target insertion jig was rumored to had a missing fastener. A loose nut was found that appeared to belong to it but after much inspection a location for it could not be found...i.e. all parts appeared to be counted for. During this inspection it was noted that some over the fasteners in the main hinge were loose. Again these were removed one at a time, blue locktite added and fasteners tightened to allow proper movement (see detailed write up).

Window inspected for leak. No sign of any leakage from the "hot" side.

ITW, ITE, ITW +ITE total , and low active cooling water return flow meter transmitters are inspected and calibrated.  Result:

ITW , PX-750-06Di , Calibrated to  4-20 mA for 0 to 6" H2O DP, linear.    Transmitter works fine.

ITE. PX-750-06Di, calibrated to 4- 20mA for 0 to 6" H2O DP, linear.   Transmitter works fine.

ITE+ITW total, PX-750 -30 SQDI.  It looks like electronic board for square root output is broken. It can not be calibrated  to 4mA @ 0 inch H2O DP. The transmitter is calibrated to 10.25mA - 25.25mA for 0 to30" H2O DP, linear. Transmitter works fine.

 Low active cooling water return, Px-750-30di, smart.  The transmitter is broken. The output current stuck at 44.5mA on all DP.  I tried zero and reset it by following instruction manual, but failed to bring it back. The electronic boards are broken mostly. The production is discontinued by Omega Engineering. A new Omega transmitter PX3005-25WDWBI (linear) will be ordered for its replacement.

2023-06-28: A new Omega transmitter PX3005-25WDWBI (linear) has been installed back to LALCW system in target hall. Transmitter is calibration by manufacturer @ 4-20mA output@0 to 25 in H2O DP. Control group will finish the cable connection in TH, electrical room, and reprogram   on epic page on July -11th.

2023-07-12: Cable connection, formula reprogram, and epic page reboot are done yesterday by Ray.M. New transmitter works fine. All flow rates are displayed on epic page properly with new program formulas.