I hooked up the leak detector to the TM1 and conditioning station vacuum system, and did the air to vacuum leak check on TM1 and station. The leak detector base leak rate 0.0x-9Eatm.cc/sec,base pressure 0.0x -4E torr. I sprayed helium around all water quick connectors (especially heat shield),gasline and valves, all gauges, turbo-pumps, bellow,  flanges, and blank-offs. There is no any response on leak detector. The TM1 is leak tight on air to vacuum seal. All   water lines on this module had been pressurized with 80psi helium when module was located in ITW on this January, and they are all leak tight. Bevan and I did a leak check on new installed diagnostic box and all vacuum lines, gauges, and turbo pump last week, and they are all leak tight. So I would say the whole vacuum system on TM1 and conditioning station now is leak tight. Right now, the PNG1(inside containment box ) is 6.5 xE-6Torr, the IG1 (top service cap which close to turbo) is 2.1xE-6 torr, and the IG4 (inside diagnostic box) is 4.1xE-6 torr.  

I started two turbo-pumps on TM1 and one small TP on TCS. They are work fine. 

I can not start the TCS pumps due to control page white out. Control group is working on this issue.

Control group fixed the white out problem. I started all turbo-pumps. The pumping down is good so far. The TM1 IG1 is broken. I will check it on next Monday. It could be a broken filament. Then, the filament will be replaced.

TM1 and TCS vacuum system have been connected. All turbo-pumps are started. The pumping down is fine.

TM1 has been connected to ITW. It is pumping down in ITW with 6 turbo-pumps on.

TM1 and CS turbo pumps have been started. The vacuum readings are fine on all gauges.

I connected TM1 at CS. All turbo pumps have been started. The pumping down is  good so far.

TM1 air to vacuum and water lines leak check at CS are finished this afternoon. The leak detector  is hooked directly to TM1 service cap so the base LR at LD is 0.0xE-9 atm.cc/sec. I sprayed helium to all air to vacuum seal on the service cap, also applied 70 psi to all water lines(except HS) for 2 minutes each. There is no any tiny response had been found on LD. So All TM1 water lines(except HS) and air to vacuum seals are leak free. The HS circuit can not be tested at this time since the VCR caps are not installed. The turbo pumps at CS and TM1 will be turned off before I leave.  See attachment pictures.

Vacuum leak check on the window line circuit of TM1 took place yesterday and again to confirm this morning. Both days the response to helium is in the area of a soldered reduction fitting at the top of the containment box above and to the shutter side of the extraction column (see attached picture). To verify this morning each joint in the system had a 1 second shot of helium and then timed for 1 minute to wait for a response. This area responded both times tested at about 40 seconds...no response at any of the other locations.

Replaced the custom silver gaskets on the entrance window panel of TM1 this morning...this has eliminated an sign of leak at this joint, however there appears to still be a leak somewhere...a good distance from the vcr joints of the window as we are getting a drift response.

Chad sprayed helium to soldering stems in containment box which we suspected with leak last week. With 1second click  on helium, after 80 seconds waiting time , the LD started to show leak up to 3xe-9atm.cc/sec.

Chad sprayed helium close to service tray and vacuum chase. with 1second click on helium , after 30 seconds waiting time, the LD started to show leak up to 2Xe-8 atm.cc/sec.

After this test, we knew the leak is somewhere in service tray or service cap, but not the soldering stems in containment box we suspected before.The further investigation is needed.

Connected leak detector to TM1 and CS vacuum system. The vacuum readings on TM1 and CS:PNG4 3.6 xE-6 Torr, IG1 1.1xE-6torr, IG4(diagnostic box) 3.4xE-6 Torr. Leak detector base pressure:0.0xE-4 torr, base leak rate: 0.0xE-9 atm.cc/sec. Applied 80 psi helium to heat shield circuit for 4 mins . There is no response on leak detector. The heat shield circuit is leak tight.

TM1 TiC #3 target  heat shield  helium pressure check  is done at conditioning station. Applied 80 psi helium to HS circuit for 5 minutes . There is no response had been found on leak detector. The leak detector base LR 0.0x E-9 atm.cc/sec, and BP 0.0xE-4 torr. CS and TM1 vacuum are at low E-6 torr range. The HS circuit is leak tight.

Leak detector pumped down to base LR1.3xE-9 atm.cc/sec, and BP 8xE-3 torr. All high vacuum gauge readings at CS and TM1 are at low -6 range from 1.2xE-6torr to 4.6x E-6 torr. Applied 80 psi helium  to heat shield circuit for 5minutes and there is no any response on leak detector. The heat shield circuit is leak tight.

TM1 HS line helium pressure test and TM1 electrical check at CS under vacuum are finished. Everything is good. See attachment

Over the period of July 20-21st TM1 had several repairs completed and tested. The easiest of the repairs was the installation of a gasket and a blank off. The next repair was to replace the 2 oring on the side panels that were removed for inspection and repair. The instrument panel oring was replaced again and the previous one measured. Both were found to have the correct diameter of 0.131 inches for the seal groove. When attempting to cut the thermocouple line back to an acceptable distance it detached from the stainless tube running down the high voltage chase. It was discovered that it was only being held in place with heat shrink and that the bend consisted of a hand made copper tube that was flared slightly, a truly poor electrical and mechanical connection. Also discovered was the thermocouple wire was left in the tube, this too was removed. The stainless steel tube was then secured to the tube heater (C) lines with a PEEK tie wrap. The port where the thermocouple line was then blanked off. The extraction electrode and mounting plate feed through stem repair went as practiced and no unexpected events occurred. One thing of note is that because the lines are twisted and some of the tube was removed the quick connects are no longer facing the same direction they were before. During these repairs the Ion gauge screen contacted a filament and caused a fault, this was repaired by edi who rotated the gauge. Roughing was started at ~10 am on July 21st and the turbo pumps turned on at 10:45.  At 13:20 all of the lines and external seals were tested and no leaks were found. The module was at a pressure of 2.9 x 10^-5 Torr (IMG) and 1.4 x 10^-5 Torr (ION). The leak test cart was at a pressure of ~2.7 x 10^-2 Torr and a leak rate of 1.1 x 10^-2 atm cc/sec for the external leak test and the repaired lines. A small response was found in the Tube heater (D) where the leak increased to 2.1 x 10^-8 atm cc/sec. The leak test cart would then no longer drop below 1.9 x 10^-8 atm cc/sec and there was no response measured for lines C, B, and A. Over all very positive results! After 6 hours of pumping down the pressures were 2.0 X 10^-5 Torr (IMG) and 9.7 x 10^-6 Torr (Ion).  

Bevan Moss wrote:

Over the period of July 20-21st TM1 had several repairs completed and tested. The easiest of the repairs was the installation of a gasket and a blank off. The next repair was to replace the 2 oring on the side panels that were removed for inspection and repair. The instrument panel oring was replaced again and the previous one measured. Both were found to have the correct diameter of 0.131 inches for the seal groove. When attempting to cut the thermocouple line back to an acceptable distance it detached from the stainless tube running down the high voltage chase. It was discovered that it was only being held in place with heat shrink and that the bend consisted of a hand made copper tube that was flared slightly, a truly poor electrical and mechanical connection. Also discovered was the thermocouple wire was left in the tube, this too was removed. The stainless steel tube was then secured to the tube heater (C) lines with a PEEK tie wrap. The port where the thermocouple line was then blanked off. The extraction electrode and mounting plate feed through stem repair went as practiced and no unexpected events occurred. One thing of note is that because the lines are twisted and some of the tube was removed the quick connects are no longer facing the same direction they were before. During these repairs the Ion gauge screen contacted a filament and caused a fault, this was repaired by edi who rotated the gauge. Roughing was started at ~10 am on July 21st and the turbo pumps turned on at 10:45.  At 13:20 all of the lines and external seals were tested and no leaks were found. The module was at a pressure of 2.9 x 10^-5 Torr (IMG) and 1.4 x 10^-5 Torr (ION). The leak test cart was at a pressure of ~2.7 x 10^-2 Torr and a leak rate of 1.1 x 10^-2 atm cc/sec for the external leak test and the repaired lines. A small response was found in the Tube heater (D) where the leak increased to 2.1 x 10^-8 atm cc/sec. The leak test cart would then no longer drop below 1.9 x 10^-8 atm cc/sec and there was no response measured for lines C, B, and A. Over all very positive results! After 6 hours of pumping down the pressures were 2.0 X 10^-5 Torr (IMG) and 9.7 x 10^-6 Torr (Ion).

 I again checked the TM this morning (July 22) at 10:00 am (24 hours of pumping), There is no external leaks carts pressure was 0.0x10^-4 Torr and leak rate was 0.0X10^-9 atm cc/sec. The IMG gauge was reading 6.8 x 10^-6 Torr and ION gauge was reading 3.1 x 10^-6 Torr. The lowest we have yet to record on the IMG gauge was 6.6 x10^-6 Torr and that was when the ION gauge was reading 1.2 x 10^-6 Torr and there were several leaks. This is a very good sign. I will continue to check the vacuum throughout the day. 

One more thing of note is that the copper feed thru stems have a design flaw, the holes for the locating pins are too large. As such a custom step pin had to be made. It work functionally the same but is not as intended.

  TM1 has been connected in ITW . The new roughing pump replaced on last Friday works good. I started all turbo pumps in ITW. The ITW TP1 controller was broken during the starting time. Dimo and I changed a new controller for ITW TP1 in electrical room. The pumping down is good so far. ITW water supplies to TM1 only.      

TM#4 moved from South Hot Cell to to North East Silo, move went well.

Tank refilled from 12 in to 25 in using the new valve.

 The level dropped below 15 in over the weekend. MP2 stopped, but MP3 condtinued pumping.