Training: Venting and pump down

Friday, May 03, 2019, 08:30: Turbo pumps stopped.

Friday, April 26, 2019, 13:43: Roughing.

Friday, April 26, 2019, 14:12: Turbo pumps on.

Friday, April 26, 2019, 14:58: RGA on.

Monday, May 06, 2019, 07:05: RGA restarted.

Monday, May 06, 2019, 07:10: Waterlines opened. Vacuum ok @ 5.13e-07T. No response on the RGA.

Monday, May 06, 2019, 07:16: Power / sources on.

Monday, May 06, 2019, 07:20: Optics set.

Monday, May 06, 2019, 07:23: Auto-ramping TGHT / TBHT to 575 / 200 A @ 2A per min.

Monday, May 06, 2019, 07:28: IV4 opened. Initial attempt to open IV4 unsuccessful - Timed out. Reset.

Monday, May 06, 2019, 07:39: BIAS / EE / EZL @ 30 / -1.5 / 13 kV.

Monday, May 06, 2019, 07:57: Reset DaqPro. Ref data sheet.

 Monday, May 06, 2019, 09:07: TBHT at 200A ok. Halt auto ramp. Set TBHT. Cont'd auto-ramping TGHT / TBHT to 575 / 230 A @ 2A per min.

Monday, May 06, 2019, 09:47: RGA restarted. Updates?

RGA timed out around 10:30.

Monday, May 06, 2019, 11:00: RGA error. Initial communications errors, would not connect. Restarted the computer and allowed updates to take effect. EM7 error displayed.

Monday, May 06, 2019, 11:27: RGA restarted.

Monday, May 06, 2019, 13:10: EZL to 14.3 kV

Monday, May 06, 2019, 14:48 :

Tuesday, May 07, 2019, 07:26: Noticed a discrepancy on the mass scan. The mass peaks appear to have moved further along the mass / q. They are identical to what we used to see on previous scans, just further down the line. A calibration / scaling may be appropriate.

The discrepancy appears to get larger the further we move along the masses.

Tuesday, May 07, 2019, 07:39: Auto-cooling @ 2 A per min to TGHT / TBHT @ 350 / 0 A. Check around 9:20am.

Tuesday, May 07, 2019, 09:30: Auto-cooled to TGHT / TBHT @ 350 / 0 A.

Tuesday, May 07, 2019, 11:06: Auto-cooling @ 2A per min.

Tuesday, May 07, 2019, 11:09: Auto-cooling @ 4A per min.

Tuesday, May 07, 2019, 12:51: Power / sources off. IV4 closed / reset. RGA off.

Tuesday, May 07, 2019, 12:54: Turbo pumps off.

Tuesday, May 07, 2019, 14:00: Venting.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 14:39: Roughing.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 15:09: Turbo pumps started.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 15:18: Ion gauge on. 

Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 07:33: RGA on.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 07:37: Waterlines opened. Vacuum ok @ 7.99e-07T. No response on RGA

Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 07:41: Power / sources on.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 07:43: Auto-ramping TGHT  to 575 @ 2A per min. Vacuum limit remains at 3.000e-06T.

Thursday, April 25, 2019, 14:07: Auto-cooling @ 2 A per min.

Friday, April 26, 2019, 07:53: sources off.

Friday, April 26, 2019, 07:55: RGA off. Power off.

Friday, April 26, 2019, 07:57: Turbos off.

Friday, April 26, 2019, 08:00: HS waterlines purged.

New coil lines installed for P2N testing later.

Monday, April 15, 2019, 14:15: Roughing.

Monday, April 15, 2019, 14:49: Turbo pumps on.

Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 08:20: RGA on.

Gradually open each line. Wait 5 minutes & monitor the response.

Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 08:30: Open Return & Supply main valves.

Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 08:32: Open FS#5. Vacuum @ 4.29e-06T. No response on RGA (water).

Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 08:37: Vacuum @ 4.37e-06T

Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 08:38: Open FS#4. Vacuum @ 4.37e-06T. No response on RGA (water).

Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 08:43 Vacuum @ 4.29e-06T

Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 08:44 Open FS#3. Vacuum @ 4.29e-06T. No response on RGA (water).

Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 08:49: Vacuum @ 4.26e-06T.

Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 08:50: Open FS#2. Vacuum @ 4.29e-06T. No response on RGA (water).

Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 08:57: Vacuum @ 4.29e-06T.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 08:30: Power/sources on. Vacuum @ 2.46e-06T.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 10:30: Auto-ramping TGHT  to 150 @ 2A per min. Vacuum limit increased to 3.000e-06T.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 11:53: Auto-ramping TGHT  to 300 @ 2A per min. Vacuum @ 2.50e-06T.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 13:10: Auto-ramping TGHT  to 350 @ 2A per min. Vacuum @ 2.95e-06T.

Thursday, April 18, 2019, 07:23: Auto-ramping TGHT  to 575 @ 2A per min. Vacuum @ 2.40e-06T.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 06:45: Auto-Cooling TGHT @ 2A per min. Vacuum @ 9.22e-07T. 

Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 08:29: RGA error. Shut off RGA.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 11:34: Power/sources off.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 11:37: IG1 off. Turbos off.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 12:53: Venting.

Due to previous issues, a full run / test should be performed on the ISAC Test Stand.

Friday, April 05, 2019, 07:00: RGA on.

Friday, April 05, 2019, 07:03: Begin opening / closing gas lines until they can be opened & stable.

Friday, April 05, 2019, 07:14: Gas lines open.

Friday, April 05, 2019, 07:16: Power / sources on. Vacuum down to 1.25e-06T

Friday, April 05, 2019, 07:18: Optics on & Set.

Friday, April 05, 2019, 07:19: IV4 Opened.

Friday, April 05, 2019, 07:21: Auto-ramping TGHT / TBHT to 300 / 200 A @ 2A per min

Friday, April 05, 2019, 07:28: BIAS / EZL / EE @ 30 / 13 / 1.5 kV. Anode @ 200 V.

Friday, April 05, 2019, 09:40: Auto-ramping TGHT / TBHT to 580 / 290 A @ 2A per min 

Friday, April 05, 2019, 14:01: Beam on FC0 & wire scans. Mass scan provides no reading. (Max current after CONST2 has changed). Inquire why.

No sparks have occurred on this run. Operationally, appears the PS switches were effective.

Friday, April 05, 2019, 14:05: Begin auto-cooling @ 2A per min.

Friday, April 05, 2019, 14:56 : BIAS / EZL / EE @ 0 kV. Anode @ 0 V.

Monday, April 08, 2019, 06:57: RGA off. Gas lines closed. IV4 Closed.

Monday, April 08, 2019, 07:01: Power / Sources off.

Monday, April 08, 2019, 07:01: IG1 off. Turbo pumps off.

Monday, April 08, 2019, 08:11: Venting.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 10:25: BIAS @ 1 kV

952V - 548uA on controls readback - Scaling req'd

964V  direct from the PS - 25 uA

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 10:28:

2.75 kV

2725V - 1515uA on controls readback

2696V  direct from the PS - 65.8 uA - Scaling req'd

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 10:31:

5.5kV

5465V - 3022uA on controls readback

5.478kV  direct from the PS - 137.5uA - Scaling req'd

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 11:00: PS runs ok. Longer connection cable req'd to link to TS source. Contact controls over scaling.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 14:25: Sources on. BIAS connected.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 14:34: BIAS / EZL @ 5.5 / 1 kV. No spark.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 14:51: BIAS / EZL @ 10 / 5 kV. No spark.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 14:57: BIAS / EZL @ 20 / 10 kV. No spark.

Scaling done IOC Restarted.

Thursday, April 04, 2019, 10:33: BIAS / EZL @ 20 / 10 kV. No spark.

Thursday, April 04, 2019, 10:35: BIAS / EZL / EE @ 30 / 13 / -1.5 kV. Anode at 200 V. No spark.

Thursday, April 04, 2019, 10:49: Sources brought to 0. No spark & scaling appears complete.

EZL checked. OK @ 5kV

BIAS PS issues.

2.3kV on screen. Read back on PS 3kV. Direct measurement reads 5.8 kV

Readback does not increase with the controls. Stops at 2.4kV & the current climbs very quickly.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 11:00: EZL PS routed to TS BIAS, but still controlled via EZL controls. EZL line grounded.

Brought up to 20kV, no sparks. 

New EZL PS confirmed ok. BIAS PS has issues.

Thursday, March 21, 2019, 08:32: Roughing.

Monday, March 11, 2019, 13:55: The TGHT PS was replaced.

Brought up to 20 A. Operation. ok.

Thursday, March 07, 2019, 07:48: IV4 reset, BV6 & TMS TP6 reset.

Turbo pump restarted.

Auto cooling @ 2A per min.

Thursday, March 07, 2019, 08:40: Speed up Auto-cooling to 4A per min.

Thursday, March 07, 2019, 11:06: Power cycled the control boxes for the turbo pumps one by one. Operation in back to normal.

Thursday, March 07, 2019, 11:09: Switched to filament 2 on IG6. Reset.

Sparks from BIAS to EZL noticed at 1 kV. A wire was moved away from insulator 'O'

Sparks from BIAS to EZL @ 3kV

Friday, March 08, 2019, 11:00: Power supplies checked with John Chow.

BIAS (V) ------------------- EZL (V)

Set@-Read-Actual-----Set@-Read-Actual

1000- 982- 816---------1000- 987- 996

1500-1480-1300-------1500-1475-1530

2000-1993-1600-------2000-1993-1997

2500-2491-2070-------10000-9993-9964

3000-2989-2500

3500-3487-2900

4000-3985-3360

5000-4982-4145

Note* Lower reading on BIAS. Check the scaling with controls group.

Friday, March 08, 2019, 11:14: RGA, Ion gauge, Turbo pumps off.

Friday, March 08, 2019, 13:01: Venting for visual inspection.

Visual & Multimeter checks appear ok.

Friday, March 08, 2019, 14:37: Roughing.

Friday, March 08, 2019, 15:00: Turbos on.

Monday, March 11, 2019, 09:00: Switch everything on & slowly increase EZL & BIAS together

Monday, March 11, 2019, 09:30: Spark at approx 12-13 kV on BIAS. TGHT to 600A? Readback.

TGHT PS readback issues. John C contacted.

Power down.

Prep for TGHT PS removal. Possible capacitive effect? Test TS w/o TGHT PS after.

Monday, March 11, 2019, 13:55: New TGHT PS installed.

Tuesday, March 12, 2019, 08:37: Power / sources on

Tuesday, March 12, 2019, 08:50: BIAS to over 3kV. EZL set to 1 kV, but charged to over 5.5 kV on its own.

Tuesday, March 12, 2019, 09:30: Electrical check in the HV cage revealed a light oxide coating on the EZL post 'O'. This appears to have insulated the nut & feed through. Will require venting & removal to clean.

Ion gauge, turbo pumps off.

Tuesday, March 12, 2019, 11:10: Venting.

Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 08:30: Roughing. The brass nut & spark cap were polished, cleaned and re-installed. Other connections & wires cleaned.

Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 09:10: Turbo pumps started. Wiring up top re-connected.

Update* EZL PS removed. Tested by John C & Tomislav. The HV enable circuit wouldn't activate. Upon further investigating into the control and voltage regulating circuits of the PS, they found that the control ICs are 40% under powered, only getting 10V instead of 15V from its voltage regulator.

EZL PS to be replaced.

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 07:03: Turbo pumps off

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 08:28: Venting

Friday, March 01, 2019, 14:50:

SV5 replaced with a new valve.

SV1 disconnected from the He line and linked to the mini pump line.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 08:05: Roughing.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 08:36: Turbo pumps on.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 10:03: Vacuum at 1.30e-05T

Open SV3 & SV4. Vacuum remains unchanged. No response on the RGA.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 10:05: SV1 opened & closed. Responds well.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 10:06: Mini-pump on. MP manual valve closed.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 10:17: MP manual valve opened. No response on RGA. Vacuum stable / going down @ 1.13e-05T.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 10:25: SV1 open. No response on RGA. Vacuum stable / going down @ 1.02e-05T.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 10:35: SV1, SV3, SV4 closed. SV5 opened / closed. Minor response on RGA & Vacuum.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 10:40: SV5 opened fully to pump down.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 10:42: SV3 & SV4 opened fully to pump down.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 12:56: SV5 closed.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 12:57: SV3 & SV4 closed.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 12:59: SV1 to mini pump opened.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 13:06: SV3 & SV4 opened.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 13:27: SV1 closed. SV5 opened / closed in 'quick bursts'

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 13:31: SV5 fully opened.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 13:43: Mini pump off.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019, 07:56: Mini-pump on. TS locked up. Power on. Gas lines open.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019, 07:59: RGA reset.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019, 08:00: Sources & optics on.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019, 08:02: Auto-ramping TGHT / TBHT to 100 / 75 A @ 2A per min. 

Wednesday, March 06, 2019, 08:07: BIAS / EZL / EE @ 10 / 5 / 0.5 kV - Low settings stable.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019, 08:19: IV4 opened.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019, 11:05: SV3 closed.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019, 11:10: SV4 & SV5 closed.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019, 11:11: SV5 re-opened.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019, 11:15: SV5 closed.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019, 11:16: SV1 to mini pump (running) opened.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019, 11:22: Sv3 & SV4 opened. No response on vacuum or RGA. SV5 good.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019, 11:30: Closed SV1, SV3, & SV4. open / close SV5 until stable.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019, 11:33: SV3 & SV4 opened.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019, 11:36: SV5 fully opened. No trip.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019, 11:40: Auto-ramping TGHT / TBHT to 350 / 250 A @ 2A per min.

Thursday, March 07, 2019, 07:23: Auto-ramping TGHT / TBHT to 580 / 290 A @ 2A per min.

Thursday, March 07, 2019, 07:38: Something in the BIAS went horribly wrong. The Test Stand was crackling like a fire cracker. Very loud.

BIAS / EZL / EE / Anode off. Begin auto cooling.

Optics tripped. TMS:TP6 tripped

Backing "mini pump" testing.

-Open gas lines & auto ramp (If using HV, close up the back)

-HV on

-Close SV5, SV4, SV3 when ready. Wait until stable. Take measurement (1/2 hr approx)

-Turn down HV. Interlock, leave heaters on.

-Turn on mini pump.

-Open, SV4, SV3 carefully.

-Open MP valve. Wait 15 min. Close MP valve

-Carefully open SV5. Quick open & shut. Monitor vacuum 7.0e-06T trip limit.

-Monitor / record. Carefully open & close until stable.

-Close up TS w/ interlock

-HV on again & test.

Friday, February 22, 2019, 11:06: Auto-ramping TGHT / TBHT to 100 / 75 A. Gas lines open.

Friday, February 22, 2019, 11:31: HV on. BIAS / EZL / EE @ 5 / 1 / 0.1 kV. Anode @ 25 V - Low settings to check for trip and practice.

Friday, February 22, 2019, 11:43: HV unstable. Bump up. BIAS / EZL / EE @ 10 / 5 / 0.2 kV. Anode @ 25 V - Low settings stable.

Friday, February 22, 2019, 12:36: SV3 closed (Neon)

Friday, February 22, 2019, 12:46: SV4 (Argon), SV5 closed.

Friday, February 22, 2019, 12:57: HV off.

Friday, February 22, 2019, 13:00: Interlock complete. Mini pump on.

Friday, February 22, 2019, 13:10: MP valve opened manually.

Friday, February 22, 2019, 13:16: SV3 open. SV4 open.

Friday, February 22, 2019, 13:19: MP valve closed. pump off. SV5 opened / closed fast & intermittent.

Friday, February 22, 2019, 13:22: SV5 open fully. Gas lines all open.

Friday, February 22, 2019, 13:24: HV on. Interlock out.

Friday, February 22, 2019, 13:27: BIAS / EZL / EE @ 10 / 5 / 0.2 kV. Anode @ 25 V - Low settings stable.

Friday, February 22, 2019, 13:30: Setting reset, including optics. TGHT / TBHT did not trip.TEST 1 SUCCESS!.

Monday, February 25, 2019, 07:36: Auto-ramping TGHT / TBHT to 580 / 290 A. Gas lines open. 

Monday, February 25, 2019, 11:04: BIAS / EZL / EE @ 30 / 13 / 1.5 kV. Anode @ 200V

Monday, February 25, 2019, 13:38 : SV3 closed.

Monday, February 25, 2019, 14:25: SV5 closed.

Monday, February 25, 2019, 14:45: HV off. 

Monday, February 25, 2019, 14:50: Mini-pump on.

Monday, February 25, 2019, 14:53: Open MP valve

Monday, February 25, 2019, 14:57: Open SV3 & SV4

Monday, February 25, 2019, 14:59: Close MP valve.

Monday, February 25, 2019, 15:00: Open / Close SV5 intermittently until stable.

Monday, February 25, 2019, 15:01: SV5 Open.

Monday, February 25, 2019, 15:04: Locked up. Power back to HV. Optics switched on. FC0 closed. Ready for HV

Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 08:11: Auto-cooling @ 2 A per min 

Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 13:23: gas lines closed.

Friday, March 01, 2019, 10:35: IV4 reset

Friday, March 01, 2019, 10:42: Ion gauge 1 & the turbo pumps off.

TMS:IG6 had continued communication errors post power outage & would not switch on. After a power loss, IG6 switches automatically to Filament 1. Filament 1 is burnt out.

Thursday, January 24, 2019, 08:14: TMS:IG6 fixed. Switched from Filament 1 to Filament 2. FIL2 runs ok.

Instructions from Edi:

-Using the + / - keys move the cursor on the control box to select FIL2. The control box is located above the beam line turbo pump control boxes / inside the black cabinets under the TS.

-Press ok to switch FL2 : ON

-Turn IG6 on with the computer (EPICS) before it times out.

-Now IG6 is connected and can be switched on / off from the computer.

Monday, January 21, 2019, 10:50: RGA on.

Monday, January 21, 2019, 10:54: Waterlines opened. No response on RGA. Vacuum ok @ 8.4e-07. IG6 not responding. Ok for this test.

Monday, January 21, 2019, 11:00: Power / Sources on.

Monday, January 21, 2019, 11:03: Anode to 300 V - 0.000 mA.

Monday, January 21, 2019, 11:05: Auto-ramping TGHT to 300 A @ 2 A per min.

Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 08:10: Auto-ramping TGHT to 580 A @ 2 A per min.

FM

Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 09:43 : Lowering the voltage to turn off Anode PS in order to replace the multimeter battery.

Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 09:51: Multimeter battery replaced. Turning on Anode PS and increasing the voltage to 300 V.

Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 10:46 : Auto-ramping TBHT to 200 A @ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @1.29e-6 T

Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 13:08 :  Auto-ramping TBHT to 270 A @ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @1.56e-6 T

Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 15:18 : Auto-ramping TBHT to 290 A @ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @1.67e-6 T

Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 16:00: Manually-ramping  TBHT to 295 A @ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @1.76e-6 T

FM

Wednesday, January 23, 2019, 09:35 : Manually-ramping  TBHT to 300 A @ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @1.21e-6 T

Wednesday, January 23, 2019, 10:49 : Auto-ramping TBHT to 310A @ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @1.12e-6 T

Wednesday, January 23, 2019, 12:07 : Manually-cooling TBHT to 270A @ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @1.12e-6 T

Wednesday, January 23, 2019, 14:25:   Auto-ramping TBHT to 330A @ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @1.03e-6 T

Wednesday, January 23, 2019, 16:23: Anode drain current was in runaway situation. When decreasing the TBHT current, the increment was set to 10 instead of 1 so there was a 10 A decrease from 330 to 320 A. This large decrease was unintended

Wednesday, January 23, 2019, 16:25:  Manually-cooling TBHT to 300A @ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @1.12e-6 T

Wednesday, January 23, 2019, 17:18 : Manually-cooling TBHT to 290A@ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @1.12e-6 T

 FM

Thursday, January 24, 2019, 13:18:  Manually-cooling TBHT to 270A@ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @9.02e-7 T

Thursday, January 24, 2019, 15:28 :  Manually-cooling TBHT to 250A@ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @8.67e-7 T

FM

Friday, January 25, 2019, 14:59 : Manually-cooling TBHT to 240A@ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @7.04e-7 T

Friday, January 25, 2019, 16:26 : Manually-cooling TBHT to 230A@ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @5.18e-7 T

FM

Monday, January 28, 2019, 10:27:  Auto-ramping TBHT to 290A @ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @4.91e-7 T

Monday, January 28, 2019, 11:32:   Manually-cooling TGHT to 570A@ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @5.10e-7 T

Monday, January 28, 2019, 14:43:  Auto-ramping TBHT to 300A @ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @5.46e-7 T

Monday, January 28, 2019, 15:57 : Manually-cooling TBHT to 290A@ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @5.54e-7 T

FM

Tuesday, January 29, 2019, 15:42 : Manually-cooling TGHT to 560A@ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @5.54e-7 T

FM

Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 17:23:  Manually-cooling TGHT to 550A@ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @4.65e-7 T

FM

Friday, February 01, 2019, 14:45:   Manually-cooling TGHT to 540A@ 2 A per min. Vaccum ok @4.74e-7 T

Friday, February 01, 2019, 16:49: Auto cooling TGHT to 0A@2 A per min. 

Friday, February 01, 2019, 22:22:  Auto cooling TBHT to 0A@2 A per min. 

FM

Saturday, February 02, 2019, 10:07:   Auto-ramping TBHT to10A  and TGHT to 10A@ 2 A per min. Vacuum ok @3.13e-7 T

AS

Monday, February 04, 2019, 09:20: Restarted RGA. TGHT, TBHT, Anode, off. Prep to open gas lines.

Monday, February 04, 2019, 09:24: Open / Close SV4 only. Vacuum spike t0 5.5e-05T. Alternate between SV4 & SV5 to fully open Argon.

Monday, February 04, 2019, 09:48: Vacuum Stable @ 5.3e-07T

Monday, February 04, 2019, 09:49: Anode to 200 V. TBHT & TGHT on.

Monday, February 04, 2019, 09:51: Auto-ramping TGHT / TBHT to 580 / 290 A @ 2A per min.

FM

Tuesday, February 05, 2019, 12:01 :  Power / Sources on.

Tuesday, February 05, 2019, 12:02 : BIAS / EZL / EE @ 30 / 13.5 / 1.5 kV.

Tuesday, February 05, 2019, 12:10 : Cancelled! I need to remove first the multimeter in order to have high voltage.

Tuesday, February 05, 2019, 12:10 : Auto-cooling.

Wednesday, February 06, 2019, 07:55: Reset IV4. -AS

FERNANDO! CALL ME OR CHECK YOUR EMAIL BEFORE YOU CONTINUE.

Wednesday, February 06, 2019, 09:35: Cage off. Multimeter removed. Cage replaced.

Wednesday, February 06, 2019, 09:48: Power on. Gas lines (Ar) open

Wednesday, February 06, 2019, 10:00: Sources on.

Wednesday, February 06, 2019, 10:10: Anode 200 V. BIAS / EZL / EE @ 30 / 13 / -1.5 kV.

Wednesday, February 06, 2019, 10:11: Auto-ramping TGHT / TBHT to 580 / 290 A @ 2A per min.

Wednesday, February 06, 2019, 10:12: IV4 open. Optics on.

Wednesday, February 06, 2019, 10:16: Optics set.

FM

Thursday, February 07, 2019, 09:59 : Mass scan attempted  and nothing shows. The current needs to be inverted. This was noted also by checking previous runs and the magnetic field on the epics optics window shows a negative magnetic field, while  now is showing a positive value.

Thursday, February 07, 2019, 12:55: MB1 set from Reverse to Normal manually. Auto range 'On'  FC6. Use 'Prepare down" & 'Down' to scan. - AS

Thursday, February 07, 2019, 16:55 : Auto-ramping TBHT to 310 A @ 2A per min.

FM

Friday, February 08, 2019, 09:04: FC0 current stable. Starting measurements of ion curres as a function of coil current, anode voltage, and possibly tbht. I'll be looking argon and CO.

FM

Friday, February 15, 2019, 15:38 Auto cooling TGHT/TBHT to 0A @ 2A/min

Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 08:34: BIAS / EZL/ EE @ 0 kV. Power to HV also turned off. - AS

Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 14:36 : Starting vacuum peak tests: For this I will close the valve and wait untill the vacuum has stabilized, then I will open the valve to see the maximum vacuum peak obtained.

Thursday, February 21, 2019, 11:58: Restart RGA - AS

Thursday, February 21, 2019, 14:05: SV5 closed, then SV3 & SV4

Thursday, February 21, 2019, 14:15: Mini pump started. Vacuum ok

Thursday, February 21, 2019, 14:20: Valve from mini pump opened. Vacuum jumped to 8.30e-07T after 2 minutes.

Thursday, February 21, 2019, 14:25: SV4 & SV3 opened. Vacuum @ 9.0e-07T with mini pump running.

Thursday, February 21, 2019, 14:30: Mini pump valve closed. Mini pump off. SV5 opened.  Vacuum to 3.1e-06T

Monday, January 14, 2019, 09:00: Epics white out

Ref: Fault report  11993 (11981 & 11817)

Monday, January 14, 2019, 09:35: Vacuum page came back. Restarted Roughing pumps. All other pages still in whiteout state.

Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 14:05: FEBIAD installed. Turbo pumps on for Beamline side. Roughing Chamber. Vacuum contols working. All else still in 'whiteout'

Monday, January 21, 2019, 10:30: Epics whiteout state ended. IOC Power cycled by Rod N. IG6 timing out? Contact vacuum group.

Thursday, January 10, 2019, 11:32: Power down TS. Lock out.

Thursday, January 10, 2019, 11:36: RGA switched off full.

Thursday, January 10, 2019, 11:38: All ion gauge and turbos off. BV's closed.

Friday, January 11, 2019, 07:30: Vent TS.

Friday, January 11, 2019, 08:10: Purge FS#5 waterlines and close off main supply / return.

Friday, January 11, 2019, 08:12: Closed PV1 & PV2. Shut off the roughing pumps.

Wednesday, January 09, 2019, 09:09: Upper HV cage set to Anode / Positive as per dwg ISK4523D Rev 6.

Thursday, January 10, 2019, 10:00: Switch Anode PS to positive

Thursday, January 10, 2019, 11:29: Anode switched on. Short discovered. 10 V = 0 V & 100 mA.

Tuesday, January 08, 2019, 08:00: Epics white out fixed. Ref: Fault report 11981.

Tuesday, January 08, 2019, 08:10: IV4 reset. Turbo Pumps on

TMS:IG6 & TSG:IG1 not responding. Timing out. Edi contacted

TMS:IG6 - Filament switched on controller.

TSG:IG1 - Filament switched over. Cable to ion gauge is burnt. Black wire inside the housing had melted along with the edges of the plastic. Replaced the entire cable & reconnected the ion gauge to the controller.

Tuesday, January 08, 2019, 08:48: IG6 & IG1 operation resumed. Vacuum pump down continued.

Tuesday, January 08, 2019, 08:55: FS5 waterline tightened for leak check. All lines closed.

Tuesday, January 08, 2019, 09:03: RGA restarted/on.

Tuesday, January 08, 2019, 09:05: Opening waterlines. vacuum at 2.66e-06T. Control room notified.

Tuesday, January 08, 2019, 09:10: Waterlines opened. Vacuum @ 2.57e-06T. No response on RGA.

Tuesday, January 08, 2019, 09:14: No leak noted on the FS#5 paddle wheel. Fixed with tightening.

Tuesday, January 08, 2019, 09:20: Control room noted 7.6L fill (1/4" drop approx) in DI water on this line. (Note this next year)

High winds caused a brief power outage that completely shutoff the ISAC test stand.

Locked out the power.

RGA checked & shutoff complete

Epics failure, computer restarted.

Thursday, December 20, 2018, 13:52: Shutting ISAC test stand down for the holidays. Checking Epics & operation first.

Thursday, December 20, 2018, 13:55: Roughing pump operating. Turbos left off. Backing valves opened. Epics whiteout on TS sources & optics.

TBHT, TGHT, Anode all brought to zero on epics, although still mostly white out.

Thursday, December 20, 2018, 14:14: Waterlines shut off at the main source & the TS is purged.

Note* Small leak directly on the fittings noticed on FS#5 right after the flow meter paddle wheel on the supply end.  All water flow was briefly halted during the power bump.

Epics still whited out.

Monday, January 07, 2019, 11:13: Fault report 11981 submitted.

Monday, December 17, 2018, 12:01: Connected Multimeter through feedthroughs J & L. Blue wire removed.

To run TGHT, TBHT, Anode ONLY. HV will remain locked with yellow tape over the keyhole. Currently locked out.

Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 08:37: Power / sources on

TGHT, TBHT, Anode, Coil on. NO HV.

Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 08:40: Turn off. Anode reading before PS on?

We found a steady climb on the Anode current via the epics controls, however no reading turned up on the multimeter. Disappears once the Anode PS is switched on.

Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 08:46: Power / sources on

TGHT, TBHT, Anode, Coil on. NO HV.

Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 08:49: Auto-ramping TGHT to 580 A @ 2 A per min.

Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 08:50: Anode set to 300 V.

 FM Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 13:42: TGHT @ 580 A Anode@300 V. Epics and the power supply shows ~20 mA. However the multimeter doesn't show any reading.

FM Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 14:25: Strange behavior noted on EE while doing the anode voltage scan. Screenshot added to the word document.

FM Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 14:25: Auto-ramping TBHT to 100 A @ 2 A per min

FM Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 15:40: Auto-ramping TBHT to 150 A @ 2 A per min

FM Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 16:26: Auto-ramping TBHT to 200 A @ 2 A per min

FM Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 17:08: Auto-ramping TBHT to 250 A @ 2 A per min

FM Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 17:38: Auto-ramping TBHT to 300 A @ 2 A per min

FM Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 17:20: Auto-ramping TBHT to 250 A @ 2 A per min

FM Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 18:37 : Nothing register on the multimeter, maybe we need to connect between A-B, or B-F. Cooling down to inspect the multimeter connection tomorrow.

FM Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 18:37: Auto-cooling TBHT/TGHT@ 2 A per min

FM Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 09:29: For the lasts 10 hours, the anode drain current has shown a steady value of 10.989 mA even though both the TBHT and the TGHT are off.

FM Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 10:47: Power supplies turned off in EPICS, Anode drain current still shows 4.839 on the readback.

Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 14:25: Power / Sources on. Anode to 300 V. - AS

Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 14:26: Auto-ramping TGHT to 300 A @ 2 A per min. - AS

Thursday, December 20, 2018, 06:42: Auto-ramping TGHT to 580 A @ 2 A per min. - AS

FM Thursday, December 20, 2018, 11:12 : Auto-ramping TBHT to 200 A @ 2 A/min

Thursday, December 20, 2018, 13:05 (Roughly) Power bump due to winds. Full TS shutdown.