There is something wrong with the BIAS canbus controller. It says that it is not alive and has timed out. I have tried unplugging it and plugging it back in but that has not resolved the problem as it normally does. I have contacted Dave Morris and am waiting to hear from him. I cannot HV test without this controller.

 This afternoon TM4 with the coil removed was tested with HV. The EINZEL LENS was first tested independently while the bias canbus was being repaired. The current on the EL looked stable at 25kV for 5 minutes. At 27.5kV the current becomes unstable and occasionally sparks. This voltage was held for 30 minutes but the current did not appear to be becoming more stable. Further extended testing would be required to determine if this can be conditioned out. At this point I would suggest the EL has a HV limit near 25kV.

The BIAS and EL were then brought up to 35kV and 17.5kV respectively. This voltage was held for 35 minutes with the BAIS only sparking twice. The module can most likely hold a higher voltage but for the next 2 runs does not require more than 35kV. Further testing was not completed due to time constraints. It is recommended during the shut down that TM4 is tested to its limits. The data from the testing has been attached.

TM#4 with no target has been moved from the conditioning station to the south hot cell.

The conductance check on the electrical check was found to be outside of accepted values for the TBHT at 7.0 mOhm. A successful attempt to reduce the conductance was made by re-tightening the bolts on the TGHT legs in the SHC. Grant operated the manipulator and torqued the bolts to about 1/8 of a turn with the air ratchet. The conductance across the TGHT (A-B) could be improved from 7.0 mOhm to 6.2 mOhm by re-tightening the bolts. The value is still somewhat higher than usual, but was deemed to be acceptable. Measurements attached.

Anders Mjos wrote:

The conductance check on the electrical check was found to be outside of accepted values for the TBHT at 7.0 mOhm. A successful attempt to reduce the conductance was made by re-tightening the bolts on the TGHT legs in the SHC. Grant operated the manipulator and torqued the bolts to about 1/8 of a turn with the air ratchet. The conductance across the TGHT (A-B) could be improved from 7.0 mOhm to 6.2 mOhm by re-tightening the bolts. The value is still somewhat higher than usual, but was deemed to be acceptable. Measurements attached.

1. TGHT leg bolts were loosened, and resistance was measured very high, as expected.

2. TGHT leg bolts were then tightened, loosened, and tightened again, and the resistance improvement was then measured (from 7.0 mOhm to 6.2 mOhm).

3. Another attempt was then made to loosen and tighten to see if there would be further improvement.  The right bolt was loosened, but the left bolt was found to be quite stiff and was left as-is (not fully loosened) for fear of breaking the supporting insulator.  Both bolts were then re-tightened, and resistance was checked to be about the same as achieved during the previous loosening / tightening attempt (step 2 above).

To tighten the bolts in all cases: the air ratchet was used first to turn the bolts "air tight" (air pedal only, no manual force) and then with the air pedal held down, manual torque was applied to turn no more than 1/8th of a turn.

Maico and I leak checked HS circuit after Chad installed the target. The circuit was a little bit difficult o pump down because of residue water moister inside. But once the moisture was pumped out, the pumping down was smooth and fast. The base leak rate 0.0xE-9 atm.cc/sec, base pressure 0.0xE-4 torr. Maico checked helium flow before the leak test. Then,He sprayed helium to all 3 VCR fiitings on target with 2 seconds on each one, He also flushed 10 seconds helium around the target. There were no any response during all these test time on leak detector.He checked the helium flow again after the test  and confirmed the helium flow.  The HS circuit is leak tight.

TM#4 with Ta#41 has been moved from the south hot cell to the west target station.

Anders Mjos wrote:

The conductance check on the electrical check was found to be outside of accepted values for the TBHT at 7.0 mOhm. A successful attempt to reduce the conductance was made by re-tightening the bolts on the TGHT legs in the SHC. Grant operated the manipulator and torqued the bolts to about 1/8 of a turn with the air ratchet. The conductance across the TGHT (A-B) could be improved from 7.0 mOhm to 6.2 mOhm by re-tightening the bolts. The value is still somewhat higher than usual, but was deemed to be acceptable. Measurements attached.

 The full electrical check was done on October 25th 2013. The results are in the attached PDF. The higher value of the conductance was dealt with see Anders Mjos elog entry for those details.

I moved 5 shielding blocks from ITW to ITE. The ITW  is configured to take proton beam.

I moved 5 shielding blocks from ITW to block storage area.

TM#4 with Ta#41 has moved to the south hot cell, the move it self was uneventful but, the fields on the module are extremely high when lowering it down into the south hot cell the module had a maximum field of about 392mSv/hr. The shield plug was also installed remotely as well due to the 12mSv/hr field at the top of the west target station due to shine from the dump.

I disconnected TM4 in ITW .The job took about 20minutes and I got 0.11 msv dose.

I installed 8 new bolts(3/8-16 UNC x1.25  STL) on the ITE TP3. The ITE TP3 replacement job is done. Everything is connected back to the pump. and it is ready for starting.

Ta #47 has been removed from TM4.

One containment box cover bolt would not come out. Upon attempted removal with the stud remover the bolt sheared...which is not uncommon...just hasn't happened in many years...CBB being stuck or shearing.

Nine pin connector shows the typical "arcing" mark.

Electrical check of TM#4 with Ta#41 post beam at the south hot cell. See PDF for details

TM#4 with UC#8 has been moved from the south hot cell to the east target station.

Electrical check was done on TM#4 without a target and with the UC#8 target on see attached PDF for results.

Chad and I leak checked TM4 heat shied water circuit at SHC. The pumping down was very good.Base leak rate 0.0xe-9 atm.cc/sec. BP 0.0xe-4torr. Sprayed helum twice on both VCR fittings.There is no response on leak detector.  The circuit is leak tight.

I connected TM4 in ITE. All turbo pumps have been started and wok fine including new TP3. Everything is good so far.

I moved 5 shielding blocks to ITE. The ITE is configured to take proton beam.