Wednesday, November 27, 2019, 15:31: During HV tests, bias was around 55kV when a spark occur and almost immediately the controller for TP6 made a noticeable noise and smoke started to come out of it.
Control room notified about the smoke.
Both turbo and IG6 were not affected.
Eddie was contacted for assessment, and a new controller (from OATIS) was installed and tested. Turbo turned on without any issue.
Wednesday, November 27, 2019, 16:00: Resuming HV tests |