It was attempted to HV condition TM2 to 55kV and leave it operating there for an hour to demonstrate stability. Unfortunately at 52.65kV a spark destroyed the canbus controller. This controller had shown issues in the past but seemed to magically fixed itself. I will contact Hubert for another card. Attached  is is a screen shot of the stip tools. 

Today 55kV was applied to TM2 and held for over 1 hour with the EINZEL at 27.5kV. There were 2 sparks and the current was unstable at this voltage but this test should be considered a success. Once again while bringing the voltage up the canbus continued to be a problem. After successfully passing the test I continued to raise the BIAS and EINZEL. A spark at 57kV tripped a controller for the vacuum and the canbus. As stated before I believe the module will reach 60kV and that there is an interaction between the EINZEL and the BIAS. I am not certain if that interaction is internal or external to the module. Attached is a screen shot and the dumped data.

While under vacuum Travis and I completed diagnostics of the HV chase. Majority of the lines showed OL at 1kV but there were the following "failures"

A to P @ 250V 716kOhm
A to Q @ 1kV 25.18MOhm
B to C with ohm meter 8Mohm @250V 830kOhm
B to D @ 1kV 15.57MOhm
C to D @1kV 16.18 MOhm
P to Q @1kV 1.069 GOhm
G to J with ohm meter dead short.

Ideally all of these values would be OL and they may improve or get worse when the source tray is installed depending on where the electrical contact is. I need to discuss with Friedhelm but I believe that as these values the module can still operate. Without changing the HV chase there is very little chance of improving these values.

TM#2 has been moved from the conditioning station to the south hot cell.

Chad and I leak checked TM2 tube heater(+) water line yesterday afternoon. The water line was difficult to pump down on base leak rate, but LD  base pressure was fine . The base pressure on leak detector was pumped to 0.0XE-4 torr quickly. The base leak rate only could be pumped  to  4.5 xE-8 atm.cc/sec after 1 hour waiting time. All vacuum connections to leak detector  in the target hall were leak checked and they were good. Chad checked helium flow in SHC. He sprayed helium twice on tube heater(+) water block soldering joints. I did not see any response on leak detector in TH.The base Leak rate and base pressure did not move up during the test.  See attachment pictures.

Chad and I did a pressure test on TM2 tube Heater+(D) water line.I pressurized the D line with shop air from quick connectors(both ends) on service cap.chad applied bubble soap onto the D water block in SHC. The test started from 5psi,and increased 5psi each time to 40 psi. From 5 to 35 psi, no bubble has been found on water block. At 40 psi , bubble appeared from blind blank off seal , but not from soldering joints. Since the o-ring seal for the blank off is  vacuum seal , but not for pressurizing, It is understandable the seal could not hold 40 psi pressure air. No bubble had been found on the D water block soldering joints .See attachment pictures.

Bevan and I did a leak check on TM2 tube heater+ from inside service cap in TH. The leak detector base leak rate 0.0xE-9 atm.cc/sec, base  pressure 0.0xE-4totrr. One of side panel on service cap was opened. Bevan sprayed the helium to the "D" line inside the blue insulator.The helium flow was checked , and he sprayed twice. No response has been found on leak detector.  See attachment pictures

Containment box has been removed and the blank off from circuit D has been removed for inspection of both the blank off and water block sealing surface.

New cleaning and polishing pads have been inserted onto the hot cell as well as rubber bungs and a new blank off.

The inital waterblock cleaning with the "scotch bright" pads has been completed. See attached pictures...the first picture being before and the second after.

Tommorow the water block will have bungs put in and a leak check to check the block will take place. After that, the new blank off will be installed and tested.

Chad and I  did the Leak checked TM2 tube heater (+) water line  with rubber insert plugged water block on " D"  in SHC. The Leak detector was very easy to pump down to the bottom leak rate and pressure. Chad checked the helium flow in SHC, and sprayed 10 second helium on  the block. There is no response had been found during the test. The test was repeated again and no leak has been found. See attachment pictures.

Chad and I did the pressure test on TM2tube heater+(D) water  line at SHC with shop air.We tested from 30psi to 80psi on both side of D line. The bubbles were found at 50-55psi on blank off seal in SHC.

David Wang wrote:

Chad and I did the pressure test on TM2tube heater+(D) water  line at SHC with shop air.We tested from 30psi to 80psi on both side of D line. The bubbles were found at 50-55psi on blank off seal in SHC.

 I would like to correct this E-LOG. There is no real  leaking bubble had been found during the whole test according to the information supplied by Chad  Fisher during  this afternoon meeting. I would like to attach some pictures took from TH during this test.

Chad and I did the leak check on TM2 tube heater (+) water line  with blank off( + elastic o ring seal) installed on "D"  water block in SHC. We got the same no leak result as we got with rubber insert this morning.

I did the helium pressure test on Tube heater+ line this morning. The vacuum on CS and TM2 are very good. The base lake rate on leak detector was 1.7xE-7 atm.cc/sec. Base pressure was 0.0xE-4torr.  I applied helium to the "D"line .The test started from 30psi up to 80psi on both side "D" line.The base leak rate slightly changed to 1.9xE-7 atm.cc/sec during the test,but not base pressure. At this base leak rate level, No obvious leak had been found . See attachment pictures. The test will be repeated later when the base leak rate could be pumped into E -8 or E-9(the best) range.            

I stopped turbo pumps and disconnected vacuum system on TM2 and CS. The TM2 will be moved to SHC for C seal installation on "D" water block.

TM#2 has been moved from the conditioning station to the south hot cell.

Containment box has been removed and water block jig installed.

The blank off with the o-ring has been removed, manipulator fixed, circuit D water block sealinhg surfaces cleaned and blank off with c-seals installed and torqued. Leak check will occur shortly.

Circuit D has passed the vacuum leak check. Jig has been removed and containment box re-installed for move to conditioning station.

TM#2 moved from the south hot cell to the conditioning station.