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Entry  Tuesday, January 07, 2025, 17:06, Dave Neilson, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 44692-4, 42972-10, In progress, FEBIAD development 
 Tuesday, January 07, 2025, 16:00 -  Target assembly installed in test stand. electrical connections assessed:
Prior to installation:  oven and cathode isolated from heatshield. no shorts
After installation:  Oven and Cathode 35kΩ from HVC. 
Entry  Friday, December 20, 2024, 09:37, Dave Neilson, , , , , , , , Winter holiday shutdown 
Friday, December 20, 2024, 09:37    turned off all 4 turbopumps. winding down prior to evacuating.
Friday, December 20, 2024, 11:43 Purged and closed all water cooling lines.
Friday, December 20, 2024, 15:54   removed target and installed Uline.
Entry  Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 16:09, Dave Neilson, , , , , , , Done, Anode,TGHT, TBHT power supply investigation. Resolved 
 Note, ground and HVC (high voltage common) are used interchangeably here.
 
 
Entry  Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 09:46, Dave Neilson, , , , , , 45235-26, In progress, SIS P2N source cup testing 
Monday, December 16, 2024, 3:34   Target loaded in test stand. Confirmed correct connection to mass marker power supply through multipin. Bottom
left pin (5 PS - ) connected to grounded side of the filament, top right pin (2, PS +) connected to top end of filament.
 
Entry  Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 14:38, Isaiah Rabuka, , , , , , , ,  
  Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 14:38 Depressurized ATTS using argon, switched
out samples, and repressurized ATTS. Heated new sample to 1000 degrees Celsius.
 
Entry  Friday, December 06, 2024, 16:03, Isaiah Rabuka, , , , , , , ,  
  Friday, December 06, 2024, 16:03 Heated and cooled a sample in the ATTS
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Entry  Thursday, December 05, 2024, 15:38, Dave Neilson, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 44692-4, 42972-10, , FEBIAD development 
Tuesday, December 02, 2024, 15:35    - Target loaded into the test stand
Thursday, December 03, 2024, 14:33 - as per elog entry 1033, test stand has been changed to CATHODE mode, and wiring within the Faraday cage has
been altered appropriately. Additionally, a GeMov resistor has been added to potentially reduce the sparking problems that have previously tripped the
Entry  Thursday, December 05, 2024, 14:06, Isaiah Rabuka, , , , , , , ,  
 Thursday, December 05, 2024, 14:05 Pressurized ATTS with argon, swapped out samples, and repressurized and heated chamber.
Entry  Thursday, December 05, 2024, 11:08, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Swap RP1 & Inspection (ITS Pumps) Media.jpgMedia_(2).jpgMedia_(1).jpgMedia_(3).jpgMedia_(4).jpg
 Thursday, December 05, 2024, 11:04: RP1 was struggling to pump down. RP SN: MY20055A02 removed. Tip seal replacement likely req'd.
Swapped with a new roughing pump SN: MY2340SA06 (Voltage set to 115V. Shipping locks loosened prior to install)
Ballast filter installed.
Entry  Wednesday, December 04, 2024, 15:43, Isaiah Rabuka, , , , , , , ,  
  Wednesday, December 04, 2024, 15:42 Depressurized the ATTS
Entry  Tuesday, December 03, 2024, 15:49, Isaiah Rabuka, , , , , , , ,  
  Tuesday, December 03, 2024, 15:48
Switched out pellets in ATTS, brought pressures down to ~10 uTorr, heated and cooled sample.
Entry  Tuesday, December 03, 2024, 14:55, Dave Neilson, , , , , , , Done, Power supply changed to CATHODE mode (-) 
Tuesday, December 03, 2024, 14:55  ANODE/CATHODE power supply switched to cathode mode, NEGATIVE
Entry  Thursday, November 28, 2024, 13:47, Isaiah Rabuka, , , , , , , ,  
 November 28, 2024 1:46PM
Checked in on sample in ATTS.
Entry  Thursday, November 28, 2024, 11:47, Isaiah Rabuka, , , , , , , In progress, Heating Stage Pellet Testing and Development 
Opened the ATTS, placed what I will call “Cast Alumina Sample #1” into the ATTS and activated the roughing then turbo pumps. Currently sample
is in slow heating progress to 1000 degrees Celsius, process is expected to take some time, so I'll revisit after lunch.
 
Entry  Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 14:25, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber 
 Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 14:25: Roughing
Entry  Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 14:36, Aaron Schmidt, UC#(47) - Not included, LP-SIS, ITE, TM3, 44691-8, 45235-24, In progress, Conditioning UC#47 (Assembly only) UC#47_empty_conditioning_test_1_-_Failed.docxUC#47_empty_conditioning_test_2.docx
Gas line is attached. 
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 14:18: Roughing.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 18:20: Closed backing valves. Vacuum @ 2.140 T? 
Entry  Tuesday, November 05, 2024, 16:40, Brady Borrmann, UC #24D (Assembly only), LP-IG-LIS, , , , 44972-5 / 42972-9, In progress, Conditioning UC#24D Assembly 
42972-5 Base / 42972-9 Lid
Tuesday, November 05, 2024, 16:30: Roughing. 
Tuesday, November 05, 2024, 17:04: TP1B on.
Entry  Thursday, October 31, 2024, 13:53, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , In progress, Chamber empty & Fix IG6 
 Thursday, October 31, 2024, 13:53: Roughing down empty chamber. U-Line installed.

Monday, November 04, 2024, 11:40: Vent beamline. 
Monday, November 04, 2024, 13:40: 1/2 operating filament spare provided & installed. Roughing beamline section.
Entry  Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 18:25, Aaron Schmidt, UC#46 (assembly only), LP-IG-LIS, ITW, TM4, , 42972-6 / 39956-1, In progress, Conditioning UC#46 Assembly 
 42972-6 Base / 39956-1 Lid
Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 18:20: Roughing. 
Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 18:52: TP1B on. 
Entry  Wednesday, October 09, 2024, 13:29, Dave Neilson, , , , , 44691-8 , 45235-26 , , Retainer tests - with mass marker target 
Wednesday, October 09, 2024, 11:28   Target loaded, remote power supply added for mass marker, negative channel on pin 5, positive channel
on pin 7.
Wednesday, October 09, 2024, 11:50   roughing
Entry  Monday, October 07, 2024, 09:54, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber / IG6 fix 
 Monday, October 07, 2024, 09:54: Roughing. U-Line installed on HS waterline.
Monday, October 07, 2024, 10:34: Vent Chamber. TP6 & TP2 off.
Entry  Thursday, October 03, 2024, 16:26, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#68, HP-SIS, ITE, TM2, 45447-26, 45235-16 *, , Conditioning Ta#68 
HS note:
Base# 45235-16
Lid# 39956-8
Entry  Friday, September 20, 2024, 14:22, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#, LP-SIS, ITE, TM2, 45447-18, 45235-13, , Conditioning Ta# 
 https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Target+Production/146
Has not run through EVAP2.
Friday, September 20, 2024, 14:04: Roughing.
Entry  Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 16:24, Dave Neilson, TiC #24D, HP-SIS, ITW, TM3, 45447-27, 45235-25, , Back up target testing and conditioning 2024-09-11_HPTiC-24D_target_characterization.docx
Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 16:21:   Target installed in test stand by Brady
Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 16:21: roughed down and turbo pumps now on.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 20:27   Pressure at 4.9e-6, increasing TGHT TBHT to 580A/230A at 1A/30s
Entry  Friday, September 06, 2024, 12:08, Dave Neilson, , , , , , , Done, Test Stand repair/update 
Friday, September 06, 2024:  New TSH:TGHT power supply has been installed and is now functional. Magna-Power TSD-900/208. The TSH:TBHT power supply
has also been cleaned, and the COIL power supply replaced with a duplicate that should function identically.
 
Entry  Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 09:31, Dave Neilson, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Troubleshooting HV sparks and FC0 signal temp_8-13.PNG
Monday, August 12, 2024, 17:00   EOD. target installed, roughed, turbos on. No effect on vacuum from turning on water cooling lines. TGHT TBHT
slowly brought to 230A/230A overnight. 
Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 09:28.  Vacuum at 9.9e-7T.  TGHT TBHT at 210/210. accelerating heating to 230/230. bringing up HV EZL
Entry  Friday, August 09, 2024, 21:08, Ferran Boix Pamies, Ta#67 Thin foils , LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 45447-14 , 45235-10, In progress, Ta#67 thin foil retesting ITE-TM4-Ta#67-LP-SIS_Thin_Foil.docx
Friday, August 09, 2024, 21:07 Insulators, retainer and Re foil have been replaced, source cup machined so the ion source does not short against it.
Venting TS now.
Friday, August 09, 2024, 22:17 Roughing.
Entry  Tuesday, August 06, 2024, 15:50, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TS Troubleshooting - Leak/HV spark issues 
Due to HV sparking & possible water leaks on the previous TiC & Ta targets, checks are to be performed.
Chamber is empty. U-Line installed. All waterlines purged. FS#2, 3, 4, & 5 are closed.
Vacuum Group LD #2 - Connected to TP1B backing line
Entry  Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 18:50, Aaron Schmidt, TiC Spare, HP-FEBIAD, ITW, TM4, 45447-2, 42752-7, In progress, Conditioning Spare for TiC#7 
Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 18:47: Roughing.
Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 19:24: TP1B on.
Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 19:30: TP1B at speed. Backing pressure CG1A @ 0.212T.
Entry  Monday, July 29, 2024, 23:02, Aurelia Laxdal, Ta#67 Thin foils, LP-SIS, ITE, TM3, 45447-14, 45235-10, , Cooldown for removing the V wires  
 22:55 Cooldown completed to remove the voltage wires from inside the vacuum box. 
Entry  Thursday, July 25, 2024, 14:26, Dave Neilson, Ta#67 Thin foil , LP-SIS, ITE, TM3, 45447-14, 45235-10, , Conditioning Ta#67 Thin foil 
Thursday, July 25, 2024, 14:25  - competing electrical checks prior to test stand installation
 Thursday, July 25, 2024, 17:07 - after target installation test stand roughed down, turbo pumps then turned on. vacuuming overnight
 Friday, July 26, 2024, 09:01  -  water cooling turned on, while monitoring vacuum level (~1.5e-6T).  No affect on vacuum.
Entry  Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 14:08, Dave Neilson, , , , , , , , Beam line window change - DUV installation 
Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 14:07   Changed beamline window to DUV window (window at magnet for target source viewing)
Entry  Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 09:43, Dave Neilson, , LP-SIS, , , 44691-8, 45235-26, Done, mass marker - reservoir testing 
Wednesday, July 22, 2024, 11:41  - target installed
Wednesday, July 22, 2024, 13:31 - pumping down
Wednesday, July 22, 2024, 14:21 - turbo pumps on
Entry  Wednesday, June 19, 2024, 15:50, Brady Borrmann, TiC#9, HP-SIS, , , 45447-29, 45235-19, In progress, Conditioning TiC#9 2024-06-21_HPTiC-24C_target_characterization.docx
Wednesday, June19, 2024, Spare TiC HP-SIS target installed. TiC#24C
Wednesday, June19, 2024, 15:00: Roughing
Wednesday, June19, 2024, 17:25:  TP1B started.
Entry  Thursday, May 30, 2024, 16:00, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 44692-4, 45235-18, In progress, Conditioning spare FEBIAD 
Anode short repaired (Should be :) )
Thursday, May 30, 2024, 15:56: Roughing.
Thursday, May 30, 2024, 16:10: Waterline FS#5 open. Vacuum ok & roughing down.
Entry  Friday, May 17, 2024, 17:24, Brady Borrmann, UC#, LP-FEBIAD, ITE, , 44692-4, 45235-18, In progress, Conditioning Spare Development Target 
Friday, May 17, 2024, Spare FEBIAD Development target installed
Friday, May 17, 2024, 17:00: Roughing
Friday, May 17, 2024, 17:38:  TP1B started.
Entry  Thursday, May 02, 2024, 13:45, Dave Neilson, -, LP-SIS, , , 44691-8, 45235-26, In progress, Mass marker testing 
 Wednesday, May 01, 2024, 12:44:  pumped down to rough vacuum, TP1B now on.
Wednesday, May 01, 2024, 12:49:  TP1A on.
Thursday, May 02, 2024, 9:10:  water cooling on. no effect on vacuum
Entry  Friday, April 26, 2024, 13:49, Aaron Schmidt, TiC#7, HP-FEBIAD, ITW, TM4, 45447-5, 45235-15, In progress, Conditioning TiC#7 
FM-SW calibrated leak installed.
Friday, April 26, 2024, 13:48: Roughing.
Friday, April 26, 2024, 14:20: TP1B started.
Entry  Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 16:21, Dave Neilson, , LP-SIS, , , 44691-8, 45235-26, ,  
 Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 16:20:     Target assembly installed.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 16:20:  VV1 closed. Pumping down to rough vacuum 
Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 16:21:   Water cooling on. Seal on lines confirmed.
Entry  Friday, April 19, 2024, 11:33, Dave Neilson, -, LP-FEBIAD, , , 44692-4, 42972-10, In progress, Development target test - Calibrated leak - Anode mode 
 Friday, April 19, 2024, 11:32:   assembly installed in test stand.  VV1 closed, pumping down
Friday, April 19, 2024, 11:56:   TP1A and TP1B on. 
Friday, April 19, 2024, 12:34:   water cooling on. no effect on vacuum.
Entry  Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 14:16, Aaron Schmidt, Empty (Online), LP-FEBIAD, ITW, TM4, 45447-24, 42972-8, In progress, Conditioning empty FEBIAD for online use - Run 2 2024_-_ITW-_TM4_LP_FEBIAD_-_2.docx
https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Test-Stand/1003
EE Issue resolved. TS closed up.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 14:08: IV4 opened. Vacuum @ 5.26e-07T.
Entry  Monday, April 15, 2024, 14:35, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSH:EE Issues 
Monday, April 15, 2024, 14:33: On Friday it was noted that the EE was being troublesome. If we put -500 V on the EE the PS would deliver -1000 V. However
it would slowly trickle downward. elog:1002.
Entry  Tuesday, April 09, 2024, 16:01, Aaron Schmidt, Empty (Online), LP-FEBIAD, ITW, TM4, 45447-24, 42972-8, In progress, Conditioning empty FEBIAD for online use EE_issue_-_Conditioning_LP-FEBIAD_ITW-TM4.docx2024_-_ITW-_TM4_LP_FEBIAD.docx
Tuesday, April 09, 2024, 15:25: Roughing.

Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 05:41: TP1B on. 
Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 05:47: TP1A on. 
Entry  Tuesday, April 09, 2024, 15:28, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Set to Anode BIAS Mode & Old gas leak installed. 
Switched to Anode mode on March 28 including polarity. The old calibrated leak was also re-installed.
Entry  Thursday, April 04, 2024, 10:38, Dave Neilson, , LP-SIS, , , 44691-8, 45235-26, Done, Mass marker testing 
 Thursday, April 04, 2024, 09:49: Target inserted yesterday, April 3. mass marker tube connections carefully confirmed. Vacuum roughed, turbo pumps
switched on at end of day. Water cooling turned on this morning. 
Thursday, April 04, 2024, 09:52 : Vacuum at 6.4e-6.  Not low enough to bypass lockout for TGHT TBHT ramp.
Entry  Thursday, March 14, 2024, 17:43, Dave Neilson, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 44692-4 , 42972, , Calibrated Leak Development 
 Thursday, March 14, 2024, 15:39: Roughing
Thursday, March 14, 2024, 16:20:TP1B on
Thursday, March 14, 2024, 16:40: TP1A on
Entry  Monday, February 26, 2024, 10:24, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMS:RP2 purge. TS exhaust clearing. + TMS:TP6 
Monday, February 26, 2024, 10:12:
While attempting to cycle FC0, noticed that the turbo pumps TMS:TP6 & TMS:TP2 were off, with TP2 being tripped off. The vacuum on TMS:CG2A
sat around 0.825T although RP2 was running. The ballast plug has since been removed to allow for a 2 hour purge of the roughing pump.
Entry  Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 14:22, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Set to Cathode BIAS Mode 
Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 14:20: TS to wired to Cathode BIAS mode as per ISK4563D.

Monday, March 11, 2024, 13:59: Power supply polarity switched to negative.
Entry  Friday, February 16, 2024, 10:30, Aaron Schmidt, SiC# (Stock), HP-FEBIAD, , , 45447-4, 45235-21, In progress, Conditioning stock SiC HP FEBIAD Stock_SiC_Elog_996_HP-FEBIAD_Cathode_BM_-_HV_&_Coil.docxHP-FEBIAD_Elog_996_-_Ramp_up_&_mass_scans.docxStock_SiC_Elog_996_HP-FEBIAD_Cathode_BIAS_mode_-_2.docx
Friday, February 16, 2024, 10:30: Roughing
Friday, February 16, 2024, 17:38: TP1B on. 
Friday, February 16, 2024, 17:47: TP1A on. 
Entry  Friday, February 16, 2024, 05:03, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Coil PS issue Coil_PS_Control_Card.png
15-02-2024
The coil PS control card is fried. Roughly since the beginning of December. The PS was removed.
See attached image.
Entry  Tuesday, February 06, 2024, 14:09, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, FC0 Solenoid issue 
Tuesday, February 06, 2024, 14:06: Attempted to 'Close' FC0. While it succeeded in moving into position, HPA rushed out of the exhaust. This solenoid
was replaced recently on January 18th. Requires replacement. (ordered)
Reference: https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Test-Stand/990
Entry  Tuesday, February 06, 2024, 11:48, Aaron Schmidt, SiC# (Stock), HP-SIS, , , 41369-2, 45235-14, In progress, Conditioning (Stock SiC-24C) SiC HP-SIS 
Tuesday, February 06, 2024, 11:45: Roughing.
Tuesday, February 06, 2024, 13:27: TP1B on.
Tuesday, February 06, 2024, 13:33: TP1A on.
Entry  Monday, January 22, 2024, 13:55, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 45447-19, 45235-22, In progress, Conditioning UCx HS - 2 
Conditioning HS for UCx. LP-SIS oven / end caps installed
Monday, January 22, 2024, 13:53: Roughing.
Monday, January 22, 2024, 14:21: TP1B On.
Entry  Thursday, January 18, 2024, 10:49, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 44139-2, 45235-22, In progress, Conditioning UCx HS  
Straight/closed TGHT tube oven installed. SIS Assembly.
Thursday, January 18, 2024, 10:32: Roughing.
Thursday, January 18, 2024, 10:57: TP1B on.
Entry  Thursday, January 18, 2024, 10:47, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, FC0 Solenoid Replaced. 
Issues with valve operations due to a leak in the solenoid valve above FC0. The HPA leak did not allow for sufficient pressure to remain in the lines
to operate. The solenoid as changed this morning.
Thursday, January 18, 2024, 10:32: Roughing. Valves can be cycled. FC0 cycled. OK.
Entry  Thursday, January 18, 2024, 10:44, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Done, Thermal tests 2 
December 18 - January 15. Were not logged. Placed holder. Aurelia's tests. Included thermocouples in the oven & ionizer.
Entry  Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 16:11, Dave Neilson, Shunt #0, , , , -, -, , P2N Thermal Test 
Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 16:07  - Pumping down test stand overnight for testing tomorrow. vacuum good, turbos starting now. Four thermocouples
attached inside. tc1: high on (+) TGHT leg, pins 1+2. tc2: at target terminal (+), pins 4+5. tc3: at target terminal (-), pins 6+7. tc4: low on (+) TGHT
leg, pins 8+9.
Entry  Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 12:41, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Done, Source Tray / TS inspection 
Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 12:39: Visual inspection.
Source tray: OK. Minor cracks on insulator near the coil conductor. Small chip in the upper TBHT insulator as well.
Water blocks: No leaks.
Entry  Monday, November 27, 2023, 16:09, Ferran Boix Pamies, , LP-SIS, , , 45220-2, 45235-13, In progress, HV power surge test plus mass scans 
Monday, November 27, 2023, 16:09  Roughing
Monday, November 27, 2023, 17:22 Both turbos are on, leaving vacuum over night.
Tuesday, November 28, 2023, 09:28  after pumping over night IG1 is at .15e-6 T. Water cooling on.
Entry  Thursday, November 16, 2023, 09:43, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , , , In progress, Thermal tests 
Aurelia has been testing on the ISAC TS since last week. Thermocouples are installed in the end cap, left side & the ionizer.
No elog was initiated, but much has happened.
Site wide power outage on Friday/Saturday caused problems. The TS was running at that time & was also affected. Reboots occurred on the weekend
Entry  Monday, October 30, 2023, 16:01, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 45220-2, 45235-13, In progress, HV power surge test plus mass scans 
 Monday, October 30, 2023, 16:00  Roughing

Tuesday, October 31, 2023, 08:58 Turbos on the afternoon before, TP1A timed out which delayed for another 30min turning on both TP. Now
3e-6 Torr in IG1. - FBP
Entry  Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 15:43, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 45447-12, 45235-17, In progress, Conditioning UC#43 (empty) w/ gas line UC#43_Conditioning_empty_with_Gas_mod.docxUC#43_HS_with_gas_line_mod_-_Test_2.docxUC#43_HS_with_gas_line_mod_-_HV_Test.docx
Thermocouples attached on end plate
Indium salt @ 10 µl
3 wraps of Ta HS on oven. Gas line on center block. Empty oven.
Entry  Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 15:46, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#68 (Spare), LP-SIS, , , 45220-3, 45235-11, In progress, Conditioning Ta#68 (Spare) Ta#68-Spare_Conditioning.docx
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 15:18: Roughing.
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 15:46: TP1B on.
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 15:52: TP1B at speed. CG1A @ 0.113T & dropping.
Entry  Thursday, September 28, 2023, 13:42, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber 
Thursday, September 28, 2023, 13:40: Roughing - BB.

Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 14:08: Venting.
Entry  Monday, September 25, 2023, 16:31, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#66, LP-SIS, ITW, TM2, 45220-5, 45235-9, Done, Conditioning Ta#66 & HV Tests. Ta#66_HV_Test_1.docxTa#66_HV_test_2.docxTa#66_Conditioning.docx
Thermocouples installed on the left end plate x 2.
Monday, September 25, 2023, 16:23: Roughing.
Monday, September 25, 2023, 16:51: TP1B on.
Entry  Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 12:14, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber 
Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 12:14: Roughing.
Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 13:17: TP1B started. 
Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 13:21: TP1B on. 
Entry  Friday, August 25, 2023, 17:21, Aaron Schmidt, Nb#11, LP-IG-LIS, ITW, TM2, 45447-9, 42132-4, In progress, Conditioning Nb#11 Nb#11_Conditioning.docx
Replacement for Nb#10
Friday, August 25, 2023, 17:15: Roughing.
Friday, August 25, 2023, 17:57: Vacuum taking a while to rough down. Vacuum @ 1.034T. Opened FS#5.
Entry  Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 11:32, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber 
Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 11:32: Roughing.

Thursday, August 17, 2023, 11:01: Venting.
Entry  Monday, August 14, 2023, 12:11, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 45220-11, 45235-3, , Graphite target test 2 (C2023B) Graphitetesting_Aug102023.xlsx
Graphite experiment insert 1: ID GR-230515, WO#45220-11. https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Evaporator_2/622
New disc form. End caps expanded, no Re foil installed. 4 heat shields wrapped around the oven.
Monday, August 14, 2023, 12:04: Roughing.
Entry  Wednesday, August 09, 2023, 14:29, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 45220-6, 45235-3, In progress, Graphite target test 1 (C2023A) Graphite_target_45220-6.docxGraphitetesting_Aug102023.xlsx
Graphite
experiment 2: ID Gr-230601, WO#45220-6 ( https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Evaporator_2/598
Entry  Thursday, July 13, 2023, 18:29, Aurelia Laxdal, , LP-SIS, , , , , In progress, Spectrometer tests 
 Pumping down: TS loaded with a LP-SIS container for spectrometer test. 
Started heating up the target container: up to 300A.
Last week: the LP container was heated up to TGHT 580A and TBHT 230A, and cooled down before the weekend. 
Entry  Thursday, July 13, 2023, 07:37, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Tests - Aurelia L 
Thursday, July 13, 2023, 07:37: Chamber is vented. Beamline is vented. Interlock bypassed on TPS:IV4 - AS
Entry  Monday, July 10, 2023, 15:01, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber 
Monday, July 10, 2023, 15:01: Roughing.

Wednesday, July 12, 2023, 09:38: Venting both chambers. 
Entry  Thursday, July 06, 2023, 16:55, Aaron Schmidt, Nb#10, LP-IG-LIS, ITW, TM2, 45447-7, 42132-2, In progress, Conditioning Nb#10 Nb#10_Conditioning.docx
Thursday, July 06, 2023, 16:13: Roughing.
Thursday, July 06, 2023, 16:41: TP1B on.
Thursday, July 06, 2023, 16:47: TP1A on.
Entry  Thursday, June 08, 2023, 14:22, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Rough down empty chamber 
Thursday, June 08, 2023, 14:22: Roughing.
Entry  Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 15:19, Aaron Schmidt, SiC#46, HP-SIS, , , 44692-2, 45235-6, In progress, Conditioning SiC#2023A (Spare, renamed SiC-23B) - No salts SiC#2023A_-_No_Salts.docx
(Spare HP-SIS SiC SiC-23B)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 15:18: Roughing.

Thursday, June 01, 2023, 07:30: TP1B on.  
Entry  Thursday, May 25, 2023, 13:47, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Rough down empty chamber 
Thursday, May 25, 2023, 13:47: Roughing.
Entry  Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 14:00, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#65, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 45220-7, 45235-2, In progress, Conditioning Ta#65 Ta#65_conditioning_-_Mass_&_wire_scans.docx
Calibrated window installed on the beam line.
Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 13:45: Roughing both the chamber & beam line.
Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 14:00: TMS:TP6 on.
Entry  Tuesday, May 09, 2023, 10:40, Aaron Schmidt, SiC#45, HP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 44692-3, 45235-8, In progress, Conditioning SiC#45 SiC#45_Conditioning..docx
Tuesday, May 09, 2023, 10:28: Roughing.
Tuesday, May 09, 2023, 11:25: TP1B on. 
Tuesday, May 09, 2023, 12:38: TP1A on.
Entry  Friday, May 05, 2023, 06:49, Aaron Schmidt, TiC#6, HP-FEBIAD, ITW, TM2, 44692-10, 45235-12, In progress, Conditioning TiC#6 TiC#6_Anode_&_Coil_checks.docx
Ceramic elbow installed on the anode.
Friday, May 05, 2023, 06:47: Roughing.
Friday, May 05, 2023, 07:24: TP1B on.
Entry  Monday, May 01, 2023, 14:31, Aaron Schmidt, TiC#5, LP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, 44692-5, 45235-20, In progress, Conditioning TiC#5 TiC#5_-_44692-5_Anode_&_Coil_checks.docxTiC#5_-_44692-5_Conditioning.docx
New TiC LP-FEBIAD Target installed.
Monday, May 01, 2023, 14:23: Roughing.
Monday, May 01, 2023, 21:42: TP1B on 
Entry  Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 08:46, Aaron Schmidt, TiC#5, LP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, 44692-6, 45235-20, , Testing TiC#5 assembly w/ an empty target TiC#5_empty_container_run.docxScreenshot_from_2023-04-27_21-54-15.png
Anode remade with a ceramic "elbow-cube". Empty target oven in use for testing.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 08:44: BV1B open. Roughing.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 08:46: BV1A open
Entry  Monday, April 17, 2023, 14:08, Aaron Schmidt, TiC#6, HP-FEBIAD, ITW, TM2, 44692-10, 45235-12, In progress, Conditioning TiC#6 
Monday, April 17, 2023, 14:03: Roughing.
Monday, April 17, 2023, 14:08: BV1A open.
Monday, April 17, 2023, 14:32: TP1B on.
Entry  Thursday, April 13, 2023, 11:07, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , In progress, Installation of new IDP-15 TMS:TP2 
IDP15 Scroll Pump, Std w/ inlet.
TMS:RP2
PN: X3815-64010
Entry  Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 12:22, Aaron Schmidt, TiC#5, LP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, 44692-7, 45235-20, Failed, Conditioning TiC#5 TiC#5_conditioning.docx
Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 09:15: Roughing.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 12:22: TP1B on.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 12:40: TP1A on.
Entry  Thursday, February 02, 2023, 12:44, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 44062-1-SK , 45235-1, In progress, Conditioning UC#x assembly 
SK Series of LP-SIS targets are for conditioning only.
Thursday, February 02, 2023, 12:41: Roughing.
Thursday, February 02, 2023, 12:43: BV1A open.
Entry  Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 10:42, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 44062-1-SK, 45235-7, In progress, Conditioning UC#x assembly 
SK Series of LP-SIS targets are for conditioning only.
Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 10:39: Roughing. (Took quite a bit of effort to get the doors to shut. It's colder than usual in here. The seals were
stiff)
Entry  Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 09:48, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMS:RP2 Failure 
Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 09:48: TMS:RP2 off. Audible failure was in progress. Also observable on the strip tool. Vacuum group contacted.
Entry  Monday, January 16, 2023, 16:02, Aaron Schmidt, , HP-FEBIAD-CTL, , , , , In progress, HP-FEBIAD tests 
Extra wraps of foil around the center block (6) + 3 full wraps around the shield.
Monday, January 16, 2023, 15:40: Roughing.
Monday, January 16, 2023, 16:10: TP1B on.
Entry  Thursday, January 12, 2023, 09:04, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 44691-14, 44378-20, In progress,  
Test for Aurelia L. Empty LP-SIS w/ end caps in. Right side expanded.
Thermocouples installed (R - L):
X & Y For the (V) checks.
Entry  Tuesday, January 03, 2023, 10:03, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Recovery from power outage 
Easy recovery after power outage, just had to power cycle the ground PLC IOC and the BiRa IOC.
Test stand vacuum currently pumping down again. Water and HV elements still off.
Tuesday, January 03, 2023, 11:13: Reset IG6 - Filament 2. Vacuum 7.22e-06T - AS
Entry  Wednesday, December 21, 2022, 17:06, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Prep for power outage 
Source and beamline power supplies turned off in EPICS
HV cage power off
Magnet ramped down and power supplies turned off manually (bira and tdk lambda)
Entry  Monday, December 19, 2022, 12:49, Carla Babcock, , HP-FEBIAD, , , , , , HP-FEBIAD tests 
Monday, December 19, 2022, 12:06 : Tomislav changed the polarity of the anode power supply last week and everything has been closed up again. The anode
wire was switched to feedthru J and the short there removed. Forgot to put the short on the tube before closing the top but it should be ok for these tests
since it has the resistor still installed to keep it at some potential. Pumping out gas lines.
Entry  Friday, December 16, 2022, 10:32, Aaron Schmidt, , HP-FEBIAD-CTL, , , 43104-2, 45235-12, In progress, New anode routed FEBIAD Test - 3 
Thermocouples installed (X):
O - O
O - Anode
Entry  Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 16:12, Aaron Schmidt, , HP-FEBIAD-CTL, , , 43104-2, 45235-12, In progress, New anode routed FEBIAD Test - 2 Re-routed_Anode_FEBIAD_12-2022_Test_2.docx
Thermocouples installed (X):
O - O
O - Anode
Entry  Tuesday, December 06, 2022, 11:20, Aaron Schmidt, , HP-FEBIAD-CTL, , , 43104-2, 45235-12, In progress, New anode routed FEBIAD Tests Re-routed_Anode_FEBIAD_12-2022_Test_1.docxITS_FEBIAD_measurements_12-2022_Test_1.xlsx
Thermocouples installed:
O - O
O - Anode
Entry  Monday, December 05, 2022, 15:41, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Source tray insulator replacement 7x
 Monday, December 05, 2022, 15:38: Source Tray TGHT & TBHT insulators replaced. 
Torqued @ 75 in-lbs. (Reference image attached)
 
Entry  Wednesday, November 23, 2022, 13:52, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , 44378-14, In progress, FEBIAD Coil Tests 
Sam G. & Navid N.
Work Permit# C2022-11-23--1
Wednesday, November 23, 2022, 13:51 FS#5 on (HS bypassed with a water loop)
Entry  Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 13:28, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:TP1A Replaced 
 See elog 944
Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 13:23: TP1 A replaced
Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 13:25: Roughing.
Entry  Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 15:32, Sam Gupta, , , , , , , , ATTS tantalum Bracket Heating test 
Heated up sample 01 for the second time and measured the temperature with increasing current. Used pyrometre to measure temperature and calibrated it
with the emmissivity values from cassidy
Entry  Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 11:24, Aaron Schmidt, UC#41 assembly, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 45220-8, 45235-4, In progress, Conditioning UC#41 assembly UC#41_assembly_conditioning.docx
 LP-SIS 45220-8 is empty & for testing only.
Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 11:00: Roughing.
Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 11:21: BV1A open. 
Entry  Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 12:16, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Test Stand controls changed 
genepicsas.triumf.ca
x11 enabled.
Then use login credentials.
Entry  Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 13:25, Aaron Schmidt, C#5, LP-SIS, , , 45235-5, 44691-13, In progress, Conditioning C#5 C#5_-_Conditioning_start_-_HV.docx
Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 13:25: Roughing.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 13:28: BV1A open

Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 12:14: TP1B on.
Entry  Thursday, September 29, 2022, 13:50, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , In progress, Pump down empty chamber 
Water loop installed.
Thursday, September 29, 2022, 13:50: Roughing

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 11:17: Venting
Entry  Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 07:55, Aaron Schmidt, C#4, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 44691-3, 44378-23, In progress, Conditioning C#4 w/ thermocouples C#4_Conditioning_-_HV_test.docxER-580-230-30kV-m7.txtER-580-230-30kV-m39.txtER-580-230-30kV-m134.txt
Thermocouples attached on 5 X 5 multi-pin:
O - O
O - X
Entry  Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 13:58, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , 44062-7, 44378-25, In progress, Conditioning UC#40 assembly 
Conditioning the UC#40 LP-SIS assembly & ISAC TS main vacuum chamber. Straight / round oven in use (TGHT only).
Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 13:55: BV1B open. Roughing.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 14:00: BV1A open.
Entry  Monday, July 11, 2022, 09:17, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , In progress, Pump down empty chamber 
Monday, July 11, 2022, 09:15: Roughing.
Entry  Sunday, July 10, 2022, 22:19, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TP2 Trip / TMS:RP2 issue 
 Sunday, July 10, 2022, 22:19: A trip was noted on TP2. the backing pressure is quite high. Shutting off the turbo pumps for the beamline side.
Entry  Thursday, July 07, 2022, 16:52, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-IG-LIS, ITW, TM2, , 42132-3, In progress, Conditioning UC#39 assembly 
No UCx target installed. Straight / blank oven in use for out gassing.
Thursday, July 07, 2022, 16:50: Roughing.
Thursday, July 07, 2022, 16:53: BV1A Open.
Entry  Thursday, June 30, 2022, 13:50, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber 
Thursday, June 30, 2022, 13:46: Roughing.

Thursday, July 07, 2022, 15:00: Venting.
Entry  Thursday, June 23, 2022, 11:00, Aaron Schmidt, SiC#44, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, 37978-1, 44378-24, In progress, Conditioning SiC#44 SiC#44_-_R.docxER-580-290-30kV-m28.txtSiC#44.docx
Thursday, June 23, 2022, 10:58: Roughing.
Thursday, June 23, 2022, 11:03: BV1A open.
Thursday, June 23, 2022, 11:34: TP1B on
Entry  Monday, June 20, 2022, 11:49, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber 
Monday, June 20, 2022, 11:49: Water line loop installed. Roughing.

Thursday, June 23, 2022, 09:25: Venting.
Entry  Saturday, June 18, 2022, 10:04, Aaron Schmidt, SiC#43, HP-FEBIAD, ITW, TM2, 42464-1, 44378-16, In progress, Conditioning SiC#43 SiC#43_Conditioning_-_R.docxER-580-290-30kV-m27.txtSiC#43.docx
Note: SiC#42 replacement.
Saturday, June 18, 2022, 09:54: Roughing.
Saturday, June 18, 2022, 10:08: Data logger removed. Pins 4 & 5 grounded. Power on.
Entry  Wednesday, June 08, 2022, 10:01, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#64, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 44691-12, 44378-13, In progress, Conditioning Ta#64 & HV Test. 7x
Thermocouples connected. Test HV
Wednesday, June 08, 2022, 09:33: Roughing.
Wednesday, June 08, 2022, 10:07: TP1B on.
Entry  Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 13:35, Aaron Schmidt, UCx HS, , ITW, TM2, , 44378-19, In progress, Conditioning UC#38 assembly 
Using a broken LP-FEBIAD source. TGHT only.
Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 13:24: Roughing.
Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 13:54: TP1B on.
Entry  Friday, May 27, 2022, 07:19, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Done, FEBIAD parameter scan web-app and brief description (with links) 
A web-app for systematic FEBIAD parametrizations has been develop and  now includes the ISAC Test Stand (ITS) :
https://beta.hla.triumf.ca/degaussing/FEBIAD-scan/
Upon landing in the web-app the ITS will be selected by default as well as the TMS:FC6:SCALECUR faraday cup, which corresponds the last cup of
Entry  Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 15:48, Aaron Schmidt, SiC#42, HP-FEBIAD, ITW, TM2, 44692-9, 44378-5, In progress, Conditioning SiC#42 ER-580-290-30kV-m28.txtSiC#42.docxSiC#42_Conditioning_-_R.docx
Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 15:46: Roughing.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 16:21: TP1B on.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 16:38: TP1A on.
Entry  Thursday, May 12, 2022, 10:50, Aaron Schmidt, , P2N-SIS, ITE, TM4, 44812-2, 45240-1, In progress, P2N assembly conditioning - 4 
PE shimmed & extended 1mm due to likely ion source contact.
Thursday, May 12, 2022, 10:41: Roughing.
Thursday, May 12, 2022, 11:26: TP1B on. 
Entry  Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 10:05, Aaron Schmidt, , P2N-SIS, ITE, TM4, 44812-2, 45240-1, , P2N assembly conditioning - 3 
Target oven #45241-1 swapped out. SS bolts were in use on the legs.
Molybdenum screws in the legs on oven #44812-2. No target to ion source cup interference. 3mm gap - OK.
TGHT - R: 1.215
Entry  Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 10:09, Aaron Schmidt, , P2N-SIS, ITE, TM4, 45241-1, 45240-1, In progress, P2N assembly conditioning - 2 
 Ref: https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Test-Stand/924. During testing, it was noted one leg was glowing vs the other. P2N assembly was removed & inspected.
No contact or defects were found.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 10:05: Roughing.
Entry  Monday, May 09, 2022, 10:08, Luca Egoriti, , P2N-SIS, ITE, TM4, , , In progress, P2N heating test 2022-05-09_-_Voltage_event_during_rampup.PNG2022-05-09_-_Rampup_and_down.PNGIMG_20220509_111314.jpgITS_short_plasma_electrode_schematics.png
Beginning of May:
The cabling on the top of the test stand was changed to adapt for P2N testing. The TGHT and COIL PS were disconnected, and their DC cable terminals
were connected instead to the TDK-LAMBDA P2Nheaters. The configuration on top of the ITS module is the following:
Entry  Thursday, May 05, 2022, 14:43, Aaron Schmidt, , P2N-SIS, , , 45241-1, 45240-1, In progress, P2N assembly conditioning. 
Thursday, May 05, 2022, 14:43: Roughing. Open BV1B
Thursday, May 05, 2022, 14:46: Upper chamber cage closed. The rest remains open. Open BV1A.
Thursday, May 05, 2022, 15:20: TP1B up to speed.
Entry  Monday, May 02, 2022, 14:10, Aaron Schmidt, , P2N-SIS, , , , , , Empty Chamber PS test. 
No P2N is loaded. Testing the power supplies.
Tuesday, May 03, 2022, 10:07
In the past few days, the ITS has been reconfigured for P2N operation:
Entry  Thursday, April 21, 2022, 13:38, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Leak checks 
https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Test-Stand/919
Vacuum Group LD#1
(A) Top feed through fittings upgraded
Entry  Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 13:42, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Vent Beamline half 
Aurelia to do a visual test later.
Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 13:41: IG6 Off. TP6 & TP2 off.

Tests by AL were complete. Installed a fresh gasket on the rear window.
Entry  Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 07:46, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Water leak 
Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 07:38: Appears to have a water leak. Vacuum @ 8.48e-06T. All power / sources shut off. (Had already tripped).
Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 07:44: All waterlines closed. Water leak confirmed. Vacuum dropped to 2.33e-06T.
Entry  Monday, April 11, 2022, 14:52, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TP6 controller  
Monday, April 11, 2022, 13:58: Controller for TP6 is dead. Literally smokes if you try to use it.
Monday, April 11, 2022, 14:51: TP6 Controller is replaced. TP6 on. 
Entry  Thursday, April 07, 2022, 11:19, Aaron Schmidt, Test FEBIAD TM2-2022, , ITW, TM2, , 42752-5, , Test FEBAID & TS operation 
 Gas system switched on manually to use Ar & calibrated leak.
Thursday, April 07, 2022, 10:25: Roughing. 
Thursday, April 07, 2022, 11:17: TP1B on.
Entry  Tuesday, April 05, 2022, 14:01, Aaron Schmidt, Test FEBIAD TM2-2022, LP-FEBIAD, ITW, TM2, , 42752-5, , Test FEBIAD & TS operation Test_Target_LP-FEBIAD_TM2-2022.docx
Tuesday, April 05, 2022, 13:57: Roughing. BV1B.
Tuesday, April 05, 2022, 14:04: BV1A on.
Tuesday, April 05, 2022, 14:28: TP1B on.
Entry  Monday, April 04, 2022, 20:56, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , wiring reverted for cathode-bias FEBIAD 
Wiring which was changed to run the mass marker tests has been reverted:

    anode bias cable connected to "B"
    tube negative attached to HV common through "B" to "F"
connection 

Ready for cathode biased FEBIAD operation.
Entry  Monday, April 04, 2022, 20:44, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Change from 9-pin connectors to 5-pin connectors 5pin_pinout_April42022.png
Swapped the old 9pin connectors out and replaced with 2 5-pin connectors, same as on the modules.
See attached for current pin out diagram. Many of the wires are too short to reach the bottom sockets, so wires 2, 8, 9 are not connected in the
connector. 4 spots are empty on connector 2 (right).  (6, 7) and (4, 5) are twisted pairs. Unused wires are tapped up out of the way, but we should
Entry  Monday, March 21, 2022, 13:59, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , 3rd mass marker test 
3rd version of the mass marker target has been installed. This one is further back on the heat shield, and has a longer ceramic piece attached. There
are three thermocouples as follows:

    
        
            Thermocouple
       
Entry  Monday, February 28, 2022, 08:08, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , , , , Mass marker / Coil-Tube target Test #2 
Installed & roughing Friday. 
Monday, February 28, 2022, 08:07: Turbopump TP1B on.
Monday, February 28, 2022, 09:21: TP1A on.
Entry  Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 16:12, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Ramp up of the mass marker target 133CssettingsJan132022.PNG23NasettingsJan132022.PNG23NasettingsJan172022-source.PNG23NasettingsJan172022-beamline.PNG
Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 16:08 : HV ramped to 30kV, EZL=15kV, EE=-1.5kV
Ramping up to 250A on TGHT, 200A on TBHT. See MassMarkerTest#1
for ramp up values of the thermocouples.
Entry  Wednesday, January 05, 2022, 15:12, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Modifications to test stand for mass marker tests 
Connection of TBHT negative to HV common removed (R4 in circuit diagram). Labelled and put in MRO bucket.
Anode connection moved to feedthrough J.
Rewired multipin patch panel. Left some grounded (HVC) wires hanging, should probably make this nice later.
Entry  Tuesday, January 04, 2022, 13:00, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Post water leak 
 December 30th, 2021: Water poured down around Isac test stand and probes lab area in service
annex extension. problem was traced to a Cracked HVAC coil on SA roof
Fault: 14601 
Entry  Tuesday, December 21, 2021, 13:34, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 44691-8, 44378-6, In progress, Salts test HS & Holiday Shutdown 
LP-SIS modified w/ 2 holes on the center block to accept a pair of Ta tubes that are run to the coil PS.
*Note modified HS plates at the ion source to accommodate the LP-SIS (Has a slightly bent ionizer tube from the drilling)
-Plan to shut down the ISAC TS on 12/23/2021 for the holidays.
Entry  Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 13:45, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber 
Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 13:44: Roughing. Water loop installed. Lock out tag removed.
Entry  Friday, November 12, 2021, 13:01, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#63, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 44691-11, 44378-12, In progress, Conditioning Ta#63 Ta#63.docxER-580-230-30kV-m7.txtER-580-230-30kV-m23.txtER-580-230-30kV-m131.txt
Friday, November 12, 2021, 13:01: BV1B open. Roughing.
Friday, November 12, 2021, 13:05: BV1A open.
Friday, November 12, 2021, 13:34: TP1B on.
Entry  Thursday, November 04, 2021, 11:55, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Done, Opening vacuum chamber for thesis pictures :p 
Thursday, November 04, 2021, 11:54: Venting
water loop removed
Thursday, November 04, 2021, 13:39: Roughing
Entry  Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 15:01, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber 
Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 15:01: Roughing.
Entry  Thursday, October 14, 2021, 10:13, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, ITW, TM2, , 44378-22, In progress, Conditioning UC#36 HS UC#36.docx
Tube / TGHT only.
Thursday, October 14, 2021, 10:11: Roughing.
Thursday, October 14, 2021, 12:05: TP1B on. 
Entry  Wednesday, October 06, 2021, 11:56, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber 
Wednesday, October 06, 2021, 11:56: Roughing.

Thursday, October 14, 2021, 09:07: Venting.
Entry  Monday, October 04, 2021, 15:38, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-IG-LIS, ITE, TM4, , 42132-7, In progress, Conditioning UC#35 IG-LIS HS UC#35.docx
Monday, October 04, 2021, 15:38: Roughing.
Monday, October 04, 2021, 16:08: TP1B on. 
Monday, October 04, 2021, 16:15: TP1 A on. 
Entry  Thursday, September 23, 2021, 07:16, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber & reboot 
Thursday, September 23, 2021, 07:15: Roughing. Waterline loop installed.

Monday, September 27, 2021, 10:35: MB1 off. Turbo pumps, IG, RP, all off/closed. DI water closed/purged.
TS shutdown for planned power outage.
Entry  Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 17:12, Aaron Schmidt, C#3, LP-SIS, ITW, TM2, 44691-7, 44378-11, In progress, C#3 Conditioning 6x
Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 17:00: Roughing
Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 17:37: TP1B on.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 17:47: TP1A on.
Entry  Tuesday, September 07, 2021, 16:04, Alexander Shkuratoff, , , , , , , Done, Replaced flange on F/T R with blank flange 
Feedthrough R had a flange installed with a HV feedthrough on it for TM3 service tray prototype HV tests. It was replaced today with the original blank
flange.
Entry  Tuesday, August 31, 2021, 13:55, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down chamber 
Pump down chamber w/ empty HS
Entry  Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 15:30, Ferran Boix Pamies, , , , , , , , Thermocouple high voltage test 
Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 15:29: Roughing.

Thursday, August 26, 2021, 04:11: IG1 switched on. Vacuum @ 8.35e-06T - AS 
Thursday, August 26, 2021, 14:04 Water on, no spike in vacuum. IG1:2.6e-6T
Entry  Monday, August 23, 2021, 10:49, Aaron Schmidt - Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, RGA replaced with a blind flange 
Monday, August 23, 2021, 10:49: Aaron removed the Extorr RGA and install a blind instead.
When the new RGA arrives it will be changed.
Entry  Monday, August 23, 2021, 09:55, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, RP1 changed back 
 Monday, August 23, 2021, 09:53: RP1 was swapped back to our original pump. (see e-log
889)
Derek informed that they test it overnight and performed well, and it's a bit slow but it goes down to 20 mT.
Entry  Saturday, August 07, 2021, 18:07, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, FC0 lasrge oscillation and RMPs offset. Both started today. [Got solved by itself] 
Saturday, August 07, 2021, 18:02: As mentions in previous entries, the FC0 current oscillates with no change on ion source parameters.
Hence, I came on-site to see if there was an issue with the hardware. Nothing obvious.
Last night there were some sparks that might have cause some issue.
Entry  Thursday, August 05, 2021, 08:49, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, CANBUS snooper set up to investigate random optics turnining off Annotation_2021-08-06_144737.png20210806_150334.jpg
Problem: Some devices turn off unexpectedly and sometimes without any obvious trigger. In the past, the only time this was an issue
was during mass scans. Now with the automation of measurements, this is a major problem as it prevents longer parameter scans.
Thursday, August 05, 2021, 08:00: Kevin setup the CANBUS snooper by hooking it up on the magnet card loop port.
Entry  Tuesday, August 03, 2021, 11:55, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Swapped emmittance meter voltage cables. 
After not being able to get beam through the emittance meter. I diagnosed that the plates was not biased (reason yet unknow).
I swapped the cables from the plates such that it looks like the picture below. With this, I was able to take an emittance scan with the previous
parameters.
Entry  Friday, July 30, 2021, 16:28, Fernando Maldonado, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-10, 44378-5, Done, FEBIAD parameter scan - efficiency measurements  
Restarting everything after swapping RP1 (see elog 889).


Friday, July 30, 2021, 16:14: IG1 @ 7.02e-7 T.
Entry  Friday, July 30, 2021, 15:34, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , Failed, TSG:RP1 failure 
TP1A tripped off on Fernando, seems the backing pressure got too high. Even with PV1 closed the RP1 pump could not get below 200mTorr. Derek from vacuum
group came and had a look, and is swapping RP1 out for one of the vacuum group pumps, then will see if they can repair ours.
Entry  Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 08:48, Fernando Maldonado, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-10, 44378-5, Failed, FEBIAD parameter scan - efficiency measurements 
Modified spiral tube from VCR to counteract torque towards the HS. Now points towards TBHT.

Electric checks before closing shows no short between TIS and HS.
Entry  Tuesday, July 27, 2021, 12:57, Fernando Maldonado, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-10, 44378-5, Failed, FEBIAD parameter scan - efficiency measurements 
Assembly has new gas tube to the target for better fit and clearance to the HS.
Electric checks before closing shows no short between TIS and HS.

Tuesday, July 27, 2021, 12:57: Venting
Entry  Monday, July 26, 2021, 17:35, Fernando Maldonado, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-10, 44378-5, Failed, FEBIAD efficiency measurements. 
 Monday, July 26, 2021, 17:23: Roughing
Monday, July 26, 2021, 17:55: Turbos on.
Monday, July 26, 2021, 18:03 : TP1A timed out ...again
Entry  Thursday, July 22, 2021, 17:43, Fernando Maldonado, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-10, 44378-5, Failed, FEBIAD efficiency measurements 
 Thursday, July 22, 2021, 17:43: Roughing
New argon gas bottle installed.
Thursday, July 22, 2021, 18:16: Turbos on.
Entry  Wednesday, June 30, 2021, 19:08, Fernando Maldonado, , LP-FEBIAD, , , , , Failed, FEBIAD parameter scan - efficiency measurements  anomalous-ionization-regime.pngFernando_screenshots.docx
Wednesday, June 30, 2021, 19:08: Roughing

Thursday, July 01, 2021, 08:57: Turbos on 
Thursday, July 01, 2021, 09:11: TP1A timed out. Reset it. Waiting for CG1A to drop a bit more. 
Entry  Monday, June 28, 2021, 09:22, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Empty Chamber 
Monday, June 28, 2021, 09:22: Roughing.
Monday, June 28, 2021, 10:10: TP1B on.
Monday, June 28, 2021, 10:22: TP1A on (Tripped)
Entry  Friday, June 25, 2021, 11:18, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#62, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 44691-4, 44378-4, Done, Ta#62 Conditioning - New Ta#62_44691-4_Conditioning_-_R.docxTa#62_44691-4_Conditioning..docxITE-TM4-Ta#62-LP-SIS_Test_Stand.docx
Replacement Ta target for the previous one (44139-10) https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Test-Stand/880
Friday, June 25, 2021, 11:16: Roughing.
Friday, June 25, 2021, 11:55: TP1B started.
Entry  Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 12:24, Aaron Schmidt, SiC#40, HP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 42218-8, 43515-8, In progress, SiC#40 Conditioning-2 SiC#40_Conditioning_-_2.docxER-580-230-30kV-m7_-_2.txt
Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 12:22: Roughing.
Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 13:22: TP1B on.
TP1B tripped.
Entry  Monday, June 21, 2021, 11:53, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#62, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 44139-10, 44378-4, Failed, Ta#62 Conditioning - 2 Ta#62_Conditioning_-_2.docx
Replace 9-pin back to normal grounded setup. Re-salt Ta#62. (Cu Gaskets in-use on FS#5)
Monday, June 21, 2021, 11:30: Roughing chamber.
Monday, June 21, 2021, 11:50: Removed backing window. Roughing beam line side.
Entry  Wednesday, June 09, 2021, 14:31, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#62, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 44139-10, 44378-4, In progress, Install MB1 window & 9 pin for V test. Ta#62_voltage_tests.docx
Installed a new window on MB1 as per Aurelia. Connect modified 9 pin connector & voltage meters for Ta#62 testing.
Ref:
https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Test-Stand/679
Entry  Wednesday, June 09, 2021, 11:51, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TPS:CB2 issue. 
Tuesday, June 08, 2021, 08:25: IV4 open. Optics set minus TPS:CB2. Shows  as green 'on', set to 500V, however read back shows as 0 V.

Wednesday, June 09, 2021, 08:37: HV off. Attempts made to restart TPS:CB2 unsuccessful. Controls notified.
Wednesday, June 09, 2021, 11:49: Card replaced by controls. Verified "Ok"  in " LB Mode": RDVOL, RDCUR, RDDAC all similar.
Entry  Monday, June 07, 2021, 14:40, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Done, FC6 re-installed 
Monday, June 07, 2021, 14:39: Roughing beam line section.
Monday, June 07, 2021, 14:46: TMS:TP6 on.
Monday, June 07, 2021, 14:49: TMS:TP2 on.
Entry  Monday, June 07, 2021, 13:45, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#62, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 44139-10, 44378-4, In progress, Ta#62 Conditioning Ta#62_Conditioning_-_1.docx
Monday, June 07, 2021, 13:44: Roughing.
Monday, June 07, 2021, 14:16: TP1B on. (Tripped shortly after?)
Monday, June 07, 2021, 14:32: Unstable. Venting.
Entry  Wednesday, June 02, 2021, 10:45, Aaron Schmidt, UC#34 HS, LP-SIS, , TM2, 43044-13, 44378-1, In progress, UC#34 HS conditioning 
 Straight tube target / TGHT for outgassing.
Wednesday, June 02, 2021, 11:06: Roughing.
Wednesday, June 02, 2021, 12:15: TP1B on. 
Entry  Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 14:29, Aaron Schmidt, UC#33 (HS), LP-SIS, ITW, TM2, , 44378-3, In progress, UC#33 HS conditioning Conditioning_UC#33_HS.docx
HS waterlines were very tight to line up.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 14:29: Roughing.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 15:09: TP1B on. 
Entry  Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 16:02, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , P2N HS conditioning  HV_test_-_Online_HS_&_parasitic_mods.docx
Parasitic assemblies on the lid & end plate included. Online HS.
Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 16:00: Roughing.

Thursday, May 20, 2021, 08:42: Turbo pumps were turned on last night. Vacuum @ 9.99e-07T.
Entry  Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 22:34, Luca Egoriti, P2N test - Apr 2021, P2N-SIS, ITE, TM4, , , In progress, P2N heating test Target_580A_100A_glowing.jpgInitial_rampup.PNG
 Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 22:30
First P2N heating test ongoing.
At P2NHT ~ 570 A and TBHT ~ 100 A shine is already seen, which suggests that current is flowing in the P2N target properly, see picture attached.
Entry  Monday, April 19, 2021, 14:58, Anders Mjos, , P2N-SIS, , , , , Problems/Solutions, Water leak on coil neg (H and F) 
Determined on Friday April 16th that the water leak was on the coil negative circuit. This was determined by circulating water through once circuit at
the time. Only HF and GE tested (not Extraction Electrode).
Entry  Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 10:21, Luca Egoriti, P2N test - Apr 2021, HP-SIS, , , , , In progress, P2N test - Electrical reconfiguration ITS_electrical_panel_-_removed.jpgResistance_matrix_2021-04-28.png
 Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 10:18
Work started to bring the ATTS PS inside the ITS HV cage. HV grounding rod and metal sheet around breaker panel were removed - see picture.
 Friday, April 16, 2021, Afternoon
Entry  Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 13:27, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Indium gaskets installed FS#3 
Changed the gaskets from C-seals on FS#3 water blocks E, F,& H. G was already done.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 13:23: FS#3 Waterline opened.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 13:25: No immediate water noticed visually or on the gloves.
Entry  Sunday, April 04, 2021, 14:16, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Water leak problem persists 
IG1 has been spiking randomly, causing everything to turn off. Looks like the water leak is still there.
Entry  Tuesday, March 30, 2021, 13:19, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Second emittance meter testing Carla_tune_tracking.docx
Emittance meter number 2 ready for beam shortly - installed and pumping down.
No beam found by Thursday evening, but beam seems to be coming out much differently than last time. Will check on emittance meter functionality
and try to re-tune later.
Entry  Friday, March 26, 2021, 17:04, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Beam line vented for emittance meter exchange 
Vented beamline and removed ARIEL emittance meter. In the process of swapping components, beamline left vented until Monday when we will finish the job.
Entry  Thursday, March 25, 2021, 08:11, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Test Stand Tripped. (Water leak) Mar_2021_-_FS#3_leak..docx
 
Entry  Monday, March 15, 2021, 16:10, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , TISA emittance meter testing with new FEBIAD source Carla_tune_tracking.docx
Monday, March 15, 2021, 16:09 Target and ion source ramped to 400A/330A this afternoon
Monday, March 15, 2021, 18:53 : Tune through to final RPMs but not optimized. 5e-8 on FC0. Will turn down target and ion source values to TGHT/TBHT
350/250 until tomorrow. BIAS/EZL/COIL/ANODE all off.
Entry  Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 14:57, Aaron Schmidt, , HP-FEBIAD, , , , 42752-5, In progress, Emittance meter test with FEBIAD 
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 14:54: Roughing.
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 14:57: BV1A open.

Thursday, March 11, 2021, 09:41: TP1B on. 
Entry  Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 14:28, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , In progress, RP2 swap. 
Swapped RP2 out from a Varian SH-110 to a Varian PTS06001.
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 14:20: RP2 on.
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 14:27: Turbo pumps on
Entry  Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 11:10, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Venting for installation of emittance meters 
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 10:48  : Venting beamline section only for installation of emittance meters.
Entry  Tuesday, March 02, 2021, 11:42, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , TS Tripped. 
 
Entry  Monday, March 01, 2021, 16:13, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Done, Temporary RGA installation EXTorr.PNG
 Monday, March 01, 2021, 16:03: An ExTorr RGA has been installed in the ISAC test stand.
The original SRS 100 is still broken ( e-log 778)
Entry  Monday, March 01, 2021, 12:58, Fernando Maldonado, , LP-FEBIAD, , , , , Done, FEBIAD parameter scans v2 
 Monday, March 01, 2021, 12:57: Roughing
Monday, March 01, 2021, 13:30: Turbos on. Started a bit late as I was distracted. They were ready at around 13:26
Monday, March 01, 2021, 13:41: IG1 on. 
Entry  Monday, February 22, 2021, 18:25, Fernando Maldonado, , HP-FEBIAD, , , , , Done, FEBIAD parameter scans ESC_-_Feb_23_FEBAID_parameter_initial_checks.docxER-580-290-30kV-m28_2021-2-23.txt
Monday, February 22, 2021, 17:48 Roughing
Monday, February 22, 2021, 18:17: Turbos on.
Monday, February 22, 2021, 18:25: IG1 on.
Entry  Friday, February 19, 2021, 13:44, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Failed, FEBIAD parameter scans GND-COIL_spark.jpgGND-HS_spark.jpg
Friday, February 19, 2021, 13:28: Roughing
Friday, February 19, 2021, 13:43: Power on
Friday, February 19, 2021, 13:59: Turbos on
Entry  Thursday, February 18, 2021, 16:48, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Failed, FEBIAD parameter scans 
Thursday, February 18, 2021, 15:19: Gas lines roughed and refilled. Gauge reads -50 kPa. Absolute pressure is 50 kPa.
IG1 @ 9.7 e-7 T.
Thursday, February 18, 2021, 15:27: BIAS/EZL/EE @ 30/13/1.5 kV. No sign of instabilities as before. Bias current=0.08 mA.
Entry  Thursday, February 18, 2021, 15:15, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Done, HLA tests 
Thursday, February 18, 2021, 15:01: With the help of Spencer Kiy, we tested the proper communication from python to epics.
Getting TSP:Q1 PV: successful both from the web application and jupyter notebook.
Setting TSP:Q1 PV: successful from the web application, failed jupyter notebook.
Entry  Thursday, February 18, 2021, 11:03, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, DI water pump configuration 
https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Test-Stand/847
There was a previous DI CU-LCW  pump trip as per the above elog. The CU-LCW pump was configured this morning. The water pressure is set to
80 PSI as per the MCR. Any further can overload & trip the pump. 
Entry  Thursday, February 18, 2021, 10:47, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Optics loss / CANBUS failure. 
Thursday, February 18, 2021, 10:45: TPS:Q3 & the TSB CBC CANBUS controllers had failed yesterday, as well as a cable was incorrectly seated. This
was fixed this morning.
Entry  Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 14:52, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Leak checking gas lines. 
Vacuum side
Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 13:42: The gas lines inside have been check. The inlet of the calibrated leak was not tighten properly and hence the
large leak observed.  FIXED.
Entry  Friday, February 12, 2021, 16:38, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Failed, FEBIAD parameter scan - efficiency measurements - energy spread. 
Friday, February 12, 2021, 16:37: FEBIAD installed with mechanical calibrated leak
Friday, February 12, 2021, 16:38: Roughing.
Gas lines opened all the way to the sour. SV4 and SV5.
Entry  Friday, February 12, 2021, 12:16, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Grounding collimator cable from outside 20210212_121227.jpg
 Friday, February 12, 2021, 12:13: Since the collimator is not used, Carla and I installed a BNC short outside the cage. See picture.
Entry  Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 09:49, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 44691-8, 44378-2 / 44378-3, Failed, Energy spread calibration with SIS spark_inside_chamber_roof.pngspark_inside_chamber_front_view.png
Note* target has a ring on the TGHT - Right leg. EE & PE placed. Target to HS OL - OK.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 09:37: Roughing.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 09:45: Bypass / Force applied on IG1 to test Anode.
Entry  Tuesday, February 09, 2021, 14:02, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, DI water loss 
Tuesday, February 09, 2021, 13:43: DI water flow completely stopped.
Control room contacted. DI water loss confirmed.
Tuesday, February 09, 2021, 13:52: DI water flow returned.
Entry  Monday, February 08, 2021, 09:20, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 44139-10, 44378-2, Failed, Energy spread calibration with SIS. No PE ESC_-_Feb_8_Start.docx
Re-salted. PE removed. EE Cleaned
Monday, February 08, 2021, 09:17: Roughing.
Monday, February 08, 2021, 09:46: TP1B on
Entry  Thursday, February 04, 2021, 19:22, Fernando Maldonado, , LP-SIS, , , 44139-10 , 44378-2, Done, Energy spread calibration with SIS ESC_-_Feb_5_Start.docx
See e-log entry: 884:
Thursday, February 04, 2021, 18:45: Roughing
Thursday, February 04, 2021, 19:13: Turbos on.
Entry  Thursday, February 04, 2021, 18:48, Fernando Maldonado, , LP-SIS, , , 44139-10, 44378-2 , Problems/Solutions, Energy spread calibration with SIS 6x
The system was vented to  make clearance on the waterlines as a very small continuous discharge was observed.
The inspection revealed some marks on the HS water line (sideview photo). From the the bottom and from real close (zoom and backview photo) the
marks are quite noticeable with shinny copper in the middle and dark circles around.
Entry  Monday, February 01, 2021, 08:38, Fernando Maldonado, , LP-SIS, , , 44139-10 , 44378-2 , Failed, Energy spread calibration ESC_-_Jan_29_start.docxESC_-__Feb_3_start.docxER-580-230-30kV-m7.txtEr-580-230-30kV-m133.txt
Monday, February 01, 2021, 08:38 : The anode seems to be shorted but we can still test the  amount of dispersion at the image position, and
correlate with energy spread.
Monday, February 01, 2021, 11:27: Bias/EZL/EE @ 30/0/1.5 kV. 
Entry  Friday, January 29, 2021, 09:13, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 44139-10, 44378-2, In progress, TS settings ok. 
Friday, January 29, 2021, 09:11: CANBUS controller was replaced. Quick systems check ok. Sources, HV, & Optics all good.
Entry  Thursday, January 21, 2021, 10:55, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Done, Updated Good Vac value for TSG:IG1 
On Tuesday the hard good vacuum level was changed from 7e-6 T to 1e-5 T to allow larger leak rates when testing FEBIAD.
Also this new level should allow faster heating rates (be mindful and cautious)
Work done as per WP C2021-01-19-9
Entry  Thursday, January 21, 2021, 10:10, Fernando Maldonado, , LP-SIS, , , 44139-10, 44378-2, Done, Energy spread calibration - SIS with TBHT negatively biased 
 Thursday, January 21, 2021, 10:05: Anodeless Negative Bias On Surface Ion  Source, or ANBOSIS (still working on the acronym). installed to
test energy spread vs position.
The SIS allow a more forgiving operation while calibrating such that other sources can have these type of measurements.
Entry  Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 14:50, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Cathode bias mode configuration 
Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 14:49: John C. changed the polarity of the anode power supply to negative, and Fernando M. rewired the cabling on the service
cap.
    Reply  Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 11:30, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Done, Cathode bias mode configuration confirmed 


    
        
            Fernando Maldonado wrote:
        
        
            
            Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 14:49: John C. changed the polarity of the anode power supply to negative,
Entry  Wednesday, December 02, 2020, 16:18, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Done, Gas delivery system upgrade 
Yesterday, December 1st, I successfully installed and tested the gas system inside the faraday cage.
The changes performed were as follows:

    Remove He gas tank (to make room for new tank)
    Remove calibrated leak to connect new gas line
    Remove convectron
    Reply  Thursday, January 14, 2021, 08:31, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , In progress, Gas delivery system upgrade new-gauge.png


    
        
            Fernando Maldonado wrote:
        
        
            
            Yesterday, December 1st, I successfully installed and tested the gas system inside the faraday cage.
Entry  Monday, January 11, 2021, 14:20, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Test stand wiring reverted to anode bias mode 
I have rewired the test stand (service cap wiring only, not power supply wiring) to anode bias mode as shown in the diagram. This was not how it was
wired before, there are several things I have removed that appear to be newer additions. I also removed the burned cable between TBHT(-) and COIL(-), and
between the multipin feedthrough and ground (probably related to the other burned cable).
Entry  Monday, January 04, 2021, 08:17, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Restart TS 
Restarting TS after holidays & planned power outage.
Monday, January 04, 2021, 08:17: All epics controls in a 'white out' state.
Monday, January 04, 2021, 08:20: Rebooted PLC / IOC. Controls returned.
Entry  Monday, December 21, 2020, 07:58, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Shutdown TS  
Shutting down the ISAC TS for the planned outage on Dec 22.
Monday, December 21, 2020, 07:50: Ion gauges & turbo pumps off.
Monday, December 21, 2020, 07:51: Confirm wire scanner shutoff.
Entry  Thursday, December 17, 2020, 08:16, Carla Babcock, Alexander Shkuratoff, , , , , , , ,  
Ramping up to 75kV. Started drawing current at 63.5kV this time.
Now at 75kV, drawing 5uA of current. Ramp up easy.
 
Entry  Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 10:32, Carla Babcock, Alexander Shkuratoff, , , , , , , , TM3 service tray prototype HV tests 
Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 10:30 (Carla) :
Started ramping up about 45 mins ago, now at 50kV with no issues. No sparking, occasional current draw to get to the next voltage step. Test piece
is no longer drawing any current, as opposed to yesterday when it was drawing around 4uA at this point. Trace left on insulator must have partially evaporated
Entry  Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 11:24, Alexander Shkuratoff, , , , , , , , TM3 service tray prototype HV tests 
Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 11:15
Vacuum at 1.0e-6 Torr. Turned bias power supply on, starting HV ramp at 500 V increments, increasing every 30-50 seconds seconds or so.
 
Entry  Monday, December 14, 2020, 11:50, Alexander Shkuratoff, , , , , , , In progress, TM3 service tray prototype HV tests 
Monday, December 14, 2020, 11:30
Switched off all breakers in HV cage. Started HV testing of TM3 prototype.
 
Entry  Friday, December 11, 2020, 15:02, Carla Babcock, Sam McEwen, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Modifications to test stand for TM3 tests 20201211_140703.jpg20201211_140639.jpg20201211_140605.jpg
Test piece installed with Sam, Aaron and Alexander. Ended up shimming the support stand (middle foot) since it seemed to be bowing a bit and distorting
the gap between the containment box stand-in piece and the service tray piece. We should measure the gaps when testing is done with the same configuration.
Installation was not too hard, installed the whole thing as one piece. Had to remove the middle foot on the long side to get it through the door but otherwise
Entry  Tuesday, December 08, 2020, 11:54, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Modifications to test stand for TM3 tests 20201207_135011.jpg20201207_134951.jpgScreenshot_from_2020-12-09_19-41-36.png
The copper tubes to be used in the TM3 test piece may have flux inside them from soldering the end caps on. There are holes along the length for outgassing,
and we will try to bake them out in the test stand before installing them. There is still a dummy bake out target installed there, see the photo for how
the tubes are loaded in. TGHT ramping started around 3pm.
Entry  Friday, December 04, 2020, 13:39, Alexander Shkuratoff, , , , , , , Done, TM3 service tray prototype preparatory HV tests 
Friday, December 04, 2020, 13:34
Vacuum is at 3.6e-6 Torr and possibly still dropping. Starting HV tests with just a tube and wire hanging down from the feedthrough. Turned on
power supply and started raising voltage.
Entry  Friday, December 04, 2020, 08:53, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Modifications to test stand for TM3 tests 
Friday, December 04, 2020, 08:52 :
Test stand roughed down to 29mT overnight. Started turbos for testing later.
Entry  Thursday, December 03, 2020, 15:55, Carla Babcock, Alexander Shkuratoff, , , , , , , , Modifications to ISAC test stand for TM3 tests 20201203_150458.jpg20201203_173725.jpg
Thursday, December 03, 2020, 15:54 :
Got sign off from John Chow to run the system, though the nylon insulator was not ready when he came by. But we went over everything together.
Installed blue nylon insulator with all vacuum surfaces cleaned at least with methanol. No NPT fitting or tube installed, just testing service
Entry  Wednesday, December 02, 2020, 08:32, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Modifications to test stand for TM3 tests 
Wednesday, December 02, 2020, 08:31 :
Added copper wire connection to multipin screw terminals in HV cage to make sure they are grounded.
Attached grounding rod to back of HV cage. Not ideal, but couldn't find a better place without making a extension to the cable. Will see what John
Entry  Tuesday, December 01, 2020, 17:04, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Found another burned jumper cable 20201201_115557.jpg
Between feedthroughs F (magnet coil) and B (tube heater negative), I found a jumper with two resistors that has been burned up. I am not sure when this
happened, but it would be good to review the overall setup of the service cap wiring in the new year.
The cable connected to feedthrough Q where the multipin sits also looks burned.
Entry  Tuesday, December 01, 2020, 11:56, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , In progress, Modifications to test stand for TM3 tests 
Tuesday, December 01, 2020, 11:56 :
TSG:BIAS unplugged and controls pigtail (made by Ray) added in order to connect controls cable to TCS:BIAS, which is now installed in the same
rack.
Entry  Monday, November 23, 2020, 10:03, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, RP2 Check / pump down issue 20201123_114110.jpg20201123_120204.jpg20201123_120208.jpg20201123_131124.jpg20201123_131127.jpg
TMSRP2 has been struggling since the power bump occurred Nov 18, 2020
Monday, November 23, 2020, 09:48: Open TMS:PV2.
Monday, November 23, 2020, 09:51: Close TMS:PV2. CG2B @ 0.515T.
Entry  Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 12:13, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , 43044-13, 44378-1, In progress, Pump down empty chamber / Leak. 
U-Loop installed on FS#5
Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 12:13: Roughing.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 12:57: TP1B on
Entry  Friday, November 06, 2020, 12:53, Aaron Schmidt, Nb#9, LP-SIS, ITW, TM2, 44508-2, 43515-4, In progress, Conditioning Nb#9 w/ P/S Target & Bracket 7x
Attached end plate parasitic / symbiotic target & PEEK assembly bracket.
Friday, November 06, 2020, 12:24: Roughing.
Friday, November 06, 2020, 12:53: TP1B on.
Entry  Monday, November 02, 2020, 08:52, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Leak check / Troubleshoot Nov-2-2020_Leak.docx
Monday, November 02, 2020, 08:46:
Large Vacuum spike noted 5:30 approx. Tripped TS. On tail end of the Nb#9 conditioning run. HV & heating were completed last week
Monday, November 02, 2020, 08:47: Vacuum @ 2.66e-06T.
Entry  Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 08:54, Aaron Schmidt, Nb#9 , LP-SIS, ITW, TM2, 44508-2, 43515-4, In progress, Nb#9 Conditioning Nb#9_Conditioning.docxER-580-230-30kV-M133.txtER-580-230-30kV-M23.txt
Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 08:40: Roughing.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 09:13: TP1B on.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 10:13: TP1A on.
Entry  Friday, October 16, 2020, 11:33, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#61, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 44508-1, 43515-1, In progress, Conditioning Ta#61 Ta#61.docxITE-TM4-Ta#61-LP-SIS_Test_Stand.docxER-580-230-30kV-M133.txtER-580-230-30kV-M28.txt
Friday, October 16, 2020, 11:11: Roughing.
Friday, October 16, 2020, 11:39: TP1B on.
Friday, October 16, 2020, 12:29: TP1A on. 
Entry  Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 12:34, Aaron Schmidt, , HP-FEBIAD, , , 38295-8, 42752-5, In progress, MB1 Check. MB1_Check_Oct_-_2020.docx
He & Ar calibrated leak bottles in.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 12:33: Roughing.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 13:17: TP1B on.
Entry  Wednesday, September 30, 2020, 06:23, Aaron Schmidt, C#2, LP-SIS, ITW, TM2, 44139-9, 43515-2, In progress, Conditioning C#2 C#2_-_Short_-_EZL.docxC#2_Conditioning.docxITW-TM2-C#2-LP-SIS_Test_Stand.docx
Wednesday, September 30, 2020, 06:14: Power / sources on.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020, 06:17: Auto-ramping TGHT / TBHT to 300 / 150 A @ 3 A per min.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020, 06:22: Optics set (minus MB1).
Entry  Tuesday, September 29, 2020, 11:56, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , , , Problems/Solutions, Leak check 3.0 
Installed Indium gasket on FS#2 - (C) water block / R- TGHT.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020, 11:23: Pressurize to 120 PSI at atmosphere.
LD: 0.0E-07 atm-CC/sec
Entry  Thursday, September 03, 2020, 11:28, Aaron Schmidt, -, HP-FEBIAD, , , 38295-8, 42752-5, In progress, Leak check 2.0 
Out Gas & MB1 check (Or leak check 2.0)
Ref: https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Test-Stand/809 - Leak Checks
Ref: https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Test-Stand/803 - Fault
Entry  Tuesday, September 01, 2020, 14:01, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Done, New tubing installed on loops 
Tuesday, September 01, 2020, 14:00: 
New tubing installed.
Blue on FS#4 loop (A)(B)
Entry  Tuesday, August 25, 2020, 07:23, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Beam line side vacuum trip 
Tuesday, August 25, 2020, 07:07: Beam line side of the TS appears to have tripped? Open BV6 & BV2.
Tuesday, August 25, 2020, 07:15: Beam line side TP6 & TP2 on.
Tuesday, August 25, 2020, 07:16: Venting Chamber side
Entry  Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 08:52, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Leak check / Troubleshoot Aug_19_-_2020_Leak_Check..docx
Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 08:52: Purging all lines, except FS#5, It was already purged / closed.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 11:24: Vacuum @ 1.76e-06T.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 11:29: FS#2 opened. Observable vacuum spike noted. vacuum @ 2.2e-06T. Purge & Close.
Entry  Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 12:07, Aaron Schmidt, Test FEBIAD, HP-FEBIAD, , , 38295-8, 42752-5, In progress, RP check & Mass magnet check. 
Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 12:05: RP1 on
Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 12:10: RP1 off
Install Gas Ballast vapour port w/ filter.
Entry  Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 10:00, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , IDP15 Scroll pump installed - RP1 replaced 
PN: X3815-64000
SN: MY2005SA02
Description: IDP15 Scroll pump, Std.
Entry  Tuesday, August 11, 2020, 12:04, Aaron Schmidt, UCx, LP-SIS, , , 44139-10, 43515-4, In progress, UCx HS conditioning with PEEK assembly 
HS target leg openings were milled. Short from previous test by the look of it. TBHT insulator on source side is cracked.
Wiring up top adjusted for better clearance. EE (K) Cap appears ok.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020, 12:03: Roughing.
Entry  Wednesday, August 05, 2020, 10:01, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Roughing pump swap out. 
Wednesday, August 05, 2020, 10:00: TP6 & TP2 off. IG6 off.
Wednesday, August 05, 2020, 12:20: RP2 swapped with a smaller roughing pump from the hot lab.
Wednesday, August 05, 2020, 12:25:  Roughing.
Entry  Tuesday, August 04, 2020, 15:07, Aaron Schmidt, UCx, LP-SIS, , , 44139-10, 43515-4, In progress, UCx HS conditioning with PEEK assembly UCx_-_HS_w-PEEK_Assy_-_43515-4.docx
 Tuesday, August 04, 2020, 15:04: Roughing.

Wednesday, August 05, 2020, 06:08: Turbo pumps on. 

Thursday, August 06, 2020, 06:58: Vacuum @ 1.52e-06T
Entry  Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 13:27, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Water leak on magnet PS 
 Fault: 13334
Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 12:00: Leak discovered in ISAC Test Stand MB1 PS. Appears
to be coming from hose barb soldered connection to heat sink of pass bank. Pass bank will need to be disassembled and heat sink soldered on a workbench.
Entry  Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 08:56, Luca Egoriti, P2N test, HP-SIS, ITE, TM4, , , In progress, p2n heating test - electrical feedthrough configuration ISACteststand_TMwiring.pptxP2N-TestStand_20200722.pngP2N-TestStand_1200A.png
 The electrical feedthroughs at the top of the test stand module were reconfigured to deliver up to 1200A to the p2n target.
1) The two COIL lines (one + and one -) were disconnected from their terminals E and F
2) The TBHT terminals (two + and two -) were disconnected from A and B
Entry  Monday, July 20, 2020, 11:40, Aaron Schmidt, (Empty-Test), , , , 44160-1, 43822-2, In progress, Conditioning Test P2N P2N_-_1_-_July-20-22-2020.docx
Salts added: 
Cs - 15 uL
Li - 10 uL
Entry  Monday, July 13, 2020, 14:52, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-9, 43515-2, , UCx HS conditioning.  
Broken LP-FEBIAD used to out gas.
Monday, July 13, 2020, 14:52: Roughing.
Monday, July 13, 2020, 15:29: Turbo pumps on. 
Entry  Monday, July 06, 2020, 05:28, Fernando Maldonado, Test FEBIAD , HP-FEBIAD, , , 38295-8 , 42752-5 , Done, FEBIAD development part 3/3 
Reminder. Mini pump still linked to SV1. DO NOT OPEN SV2!!!
 
The plan for today Monday, July 06, 2020 is:
Entry  Tuesday, June 30, 2020, 21:59, Fernando Maldonado, Test FEBIAD, HP-FEBIAD, , , 38295-8 , 42752-5 , Done, FEBIAD development part 2/3 
 Reminder. Mini pump still linked to SV1. DO NOT OPEN SV2!!!
 
The plan for today Wednesday, July 01, 2020 (
Entry  Thursday, June 25, 2020, 08:57, Fernando Maldonado, Test FEBIAD, HP-FEBIAD, , , 38295-8, 42752-5, Done, FEBIAD development part 1/3 
 Reminder. Mini pump still linked to SV1. DO NOT OPEN SV2!!!
 
The plan for today Thursday, June 25, 2020 is:

    Optimize (tune) the beam to FC0 and then to FC6.
    Compensate
Entry  Monday, June 22, 2020, 07:07, Aaron Schmidt, Test FEBIAD, HP-FEBIAD, , , 38295-8, 42752-5, In progress, Test FEBIAD (Fernando) FEBIAD_Testing_-_June_22_-_23.docxER-580-280-30kV-m28.txt
Reminder. Mini pump still linked to SV1. DO NOT OPEN SV2!!!
Monday, June 22, 2020, 08:45: Roughing.
Monday, June 22, 2020, 09:17: Turbo pumps on.
Entry  Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 11:03, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#60, LP-SIS, ITW, TM2, 44139-13, 43515-5, In progress, Conditioning Ta#60  Ta#60_Conditioning.docxITW-TM2-Ta#60-LP-SIS_Test_Stand.docxER-580-230-30kV-m8.txtER-580-230-30kV-m40.txt
Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 11:01: Turbo pumps on.

Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 07:49: HS waterlines opened. Vacuum stable @ 2.07e-06T.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 07:51: Power / Sources on.
Entry  Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 08:23, Aaron Schmidt, C#1, LP-SIS, ITW, TM2, 43044-8, 43515-3, In progress, Conditioning C#1 7x
Salts: 
Li - 10 uL
Na - 10 uL
Entry  Tuesday, May 19, 2020, 06:01, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , 42972-8, Problems/Solutions, Leak check / Troubleshoot May_19-20_Leak_check_-_FS#3.docxMess_inside_TS_-_1.jpgMess_inside_TS_-_2.jpgBlock_water_leak_visible.jpg
 https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Test-Stand/791
https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Test-Stand/792
Tuesday, May 19, 2020, 06:01: Venting. 
Entry  Friday, March 27, 2020, 11:30, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Vacuum loss / spike / Shutdown Mar_27_-_2020_-_Vacuum_Trip.docx
The ISAC was left with the turbo pumps and water supplies running. Just the power supplies off. Monday, March, 23, 2020.
Check daily

Thursday, March 26, 2020, 13:25: Vacuum ok at 3.2e-07T. All status ok.
    Reply  Tuesday, April 07, 2020, 10:53, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Vacuum loss / spike / Shutdown 


    
        
            Aaron Schmidt wrote:
        
        
            
            The ISAC was left with the turbo pumps and water supplies running. Just the power supplies off. Monday,
Entry  Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 11:40, Aaron Schmidt, SiC#40, HP-SIS, ITW, TM2, 42218-8, 43515-8, In progress, Conditioning SiC#40 SiC#40_-_Conditioning.docxER-580-230-30kV-m7.txtER-580-230-30kV-m23.txtER-580-230-30kV-m38.txtITW-TM2-SiC#40-HP-SIS_Test_Stand.docx
Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 11:37: Roughing.
FS# 3 re-connected. All waterlines re-opened except FS#5 (HS cooling).
Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 12:08: Turbo pumps on.
Entry  Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 13:31, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#60, LP-SIS, , , 44139-13, 43515-5, In progress, Ta#60 w/ EE testing - 2 Ta#60_-_TS_Pre-condition_-_EE_Test_-_2.docx
Thermocouples installed on EE. Double checked continuity & used a heat gun.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 13:30: Roughing.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 15:03: Turbo pumps on, interlocks by-passed (No water at
Entry  Wednesday, March 04, 2020, 17:15, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Emittance rig communication 
Wednesday, March 04, 2020, 17:13: EPICS page indicated a sucesful scan but data was empty.
Wednesday, March 04, 2020, 17:13: Power suppply didn't respond to the voltage sweep
Wednesday, March 04, 2020, 17:14: Problem most likely similar to elog entry 531.
Entry  Monday, March 02, 2020, 14:42, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#60, LP-SIS, , , 44139-13, 43515-5, In progress, Full TS testing w/ HV using Ta#60 
Monday, March 02, 2020, 14:36: Roughing.
Monday, March 02, 2020, 15:08: Turbo pumps on.

Remove HV cage (top). Reroute FS#3 back to cool EE
Entry  Thursday, February 27, 2020, 07:20, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , FS#3 - Fitting change out 
Thursday, February 27, 2020, 07:10: Swapped out an old brass fitting on the supply line going into FS#3 - Line K. 
Replaced w/ SS fitting for interchangeability w/ other lines in case a bypass is needed.
Entry  Thursday, February 20, 2020, 11:41, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#60, LP-SIS, , , 44139-13, 43515-5, In progress, Ta#60 w/ EE testing 20200221_134828.jpg20200221_134939.jpgTa#60_-_TS_Pre-condition_-_EE_test_-_1.docx
 Ta#60 (Unconditioned) - Salts in.
Thursday, February 20, 2020, 14:04: Roughing.
Thursday, February 20, 2020, 14:38: Turbo pumps on (Leak check in am).
Entry  Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 11:04, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 41790-9, 43515-1, In progress, Conditioning HS UC#31.docx
Using a broken LP-FEBIAD oven for out gassing. Tentative UC#31*
Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 10:57: Roughing.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 11:30: Turbo pumps on.
Entry  Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 14:27, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty Chamber 
Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 14:27: UC#32 HS removed.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 14:27: Roughing.

Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 09:05: Venting.
Entry  Friday, February 07, 2020, 14:02, Aaron Schmidt, C#(1), LP-SIS, , , 43044-8, 43515-3, In progress, Conditioning C#(1) HS C#1_-_2.docx
Was for UC# 32* - Schedule change, now for C#1* - Last HS conditioning revealed a TGHT to HS lid short. Milled the lid back 1/8" - Aaron S.
Friday, February 07, 2020, 14:00: Roughing.
Friday, February 07, 2020, 14:33: Turbo pumps on.
Entry  Thursday, January 30, 2020, 15:25, Aaron Schmidt, C(#1), LP-SIS, , , 43044-8, 43515-3, In progress, Conditioning C(#1) HS C#1_-_Short.docx
Was for UC# 32* - Schedule change, now for C#1
Thursday, January 30, 2020, 15:13: Roughing.
Thursday, January 30, 2020, 15:46: Turbo pumps on.
Entry  Friday, January 03, 2020, 11:56, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Upgrading BIAS Power Supply 
A new power supply was installed today by John Chow. Due to differences in pin configuration of the controls, a change to the cabling is required. Contacted
controls (Julie) for support.
    Reply  Friday, January 24, 2020, 16:01, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Upgrading BIAS Power Supply 


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
            A new power supply was installed today by John Chow. Due to differences in pin configuration of the
Entry  Thursday, January 23, 2020, 16:05, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Vacuum tripped due to PLC/EPICS for for the new BIAS 
Thursday, January 23, 2020, 16:05: Restarting vacuum and TPs
Entry  Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 13:45, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, RGA Communications error 
Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 13:42: The RGA was unable to connect. Typically connects on COM4, however it did not register. RGA Offline.
Brought in a separate RGA. Was able to connect & see the 2nd RGA ID on COM4. Removed 2nd RGA.
We likely need to replace / repair our communication chip again.
Entry  Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 09:38, Aaron Schmidt, SiC#40, LP-SIS, , , 43044-8, 43515-8, In progress, Conditioning SiC#40 HS SiC#40.docxSiC#40_-_HS_Out_gassing.docxTS-2020-01-21-11-10.rga
Was intended for UC#31 - Now used for SiC#40*
PEEK SEAL Test piece attached.
Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 09:34: BV1A open Roughing.
Entry  Friday, December 20, 2019, 07:59, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Holiday TS shut down 
Friday, December 20, 2019, 07:58: Turn off ion gauges. Shut off turbo pumps TP6, TP2, TP1A, & TP1B. Close backing valves.
Friday, December 20, 2019, 08:06: PV1 & PV2 off. RP1 & RP2 off.

Monday, January 06, 2020, 09:35: Restarting TS. RP1 & RP2 on. (BIAS PS upgraded / Note: https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Test-Stand/776 ).
Entry  Monday, December 02, 2019, 16:01, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , In progress, Ferran irradiation copper end plate tests (aka MIST) 
Friday: Test to validate Ferran's assembly. The plan is to ramp up to operating current, apply high voltage, and possibly extract beam.
Turbos on. IG1. Power on.

Monday, December 02, 2019, 15:59: Auto-ramp to 230/600 A for TBHT/TGHT @ 2A/min and 4A/min  (0.5A/15 s 1 A/15s.)
Entry  Wednesday, November 27, 2019, 16:01, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, New Controller for TP6 
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.
Entry  Friday, November 22, 2019, 19:06, Fernando Maldonado, Ferran Boix Pamies, , , , , , , , PEEK seal tests 
 Friday, November 22, 2019, 19:02: The new design for the PEEK irradiation will be tested.
Blinds were removed and a new LP-SIS assembly with a modify heatshield was installed. Three termocuples installed.
Friday, November 22, 2019, 19:04: Roughing 
Entry  Friday, November 15, 2019, 10:35, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty Chamber 
Friday, November 15, 2019, 09:35: Roughing.
Friday, November 15, 2019, 10:34: Turbo pumps on.

Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 09:19: Turbo pumps off. Ion gauge off.
Entry  Friday, November 08, 2019, 14:21, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 41790-9, 43515-9, In progress, Nitrogen Bottle leak test 
Friday, November 01, 2019, 14:00: Nitrogen bottle installed. Purged waterlines HS / FS#5. Purge done in conjunction with SiC#38
4.8 Purity
35-40 PSI pressure.
Entry  Friday, November 01, 2019, 16:01, Fernando Maldonado, , LP-SIS, , , 41790-9, 43515-9 , In progress, Peek seal tests on UCx#30 HS UC#30-plus-peak-seal.docxTS-2019-11-01-16-22.rgaTS-2019-11-04-16-12.rgaTS-2019-11-05-08-30.rga
Friday, November 01, 2019, 15:47: A symbiotic  peek seal assembly  was installed on the manipulator grip to verify the temperature at high
voltage and high current.
Friday, November 01, 2019, 15:48: Three  thermocouples added for temperature readings.
Entry  Thursday, October 31, 2019, 13:22, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, 9pin connector not fully in contact with baseplate 20191031_130003.jpg20191031_130028.jpg
Thursday, October 31, 2019, 13:20: After inspecting the interior, the 9 pin bracket was found not making full contact with the  baseplate (pic attached).
After pushing it and re doing the bolts conctact works.
Entry  Thursday, October 31, 2019, 11:37, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Probing anode bias supply on the service cap 
Thursday, October 31, 2019, 10:41: Cage removed. Tape put on the limit switches. Anode interlock bypassed.
Thursday, October 31, 2019, 10:42: Measuring voltage between F/T B and cable tray.
Thursday, October 31, 2019, 10:42: Readings match EPICS readback, i.e, 4 V readsback 3.7V and multimeter shows -3.816V
Entry  Monday, October 28, 2019, 09:24, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:CG1A checked with local reader 
Monday, October 28, 2019, 09:22: The local reader indicated 42 mTorr while EPICS showed 51mTorr.
CG1B showed 8.9mTorr while EPICS shows 14mTorr. 
After reconnecting CG1A, EPICS shows 16mTorr. Anthony suggest replacing the gauge.
Entry  Friday, October 25, 2019, 12:04, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, ISG:TP1A found stopped  
Restarted TP. Note that CG1A is above 50 mTorr. CG1B shows 15 mTorr
Entry  Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 09:51, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Water leak in Magnet PS 
Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 09:50:
Fault: 12797 
WP: C2019-10-23-2
Entry  Friday, October 18, 2019, 15:01, Aaron Schmidt, SiC#38, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM2, 42464-4, 42752-1, In progress, Conditioning SiC#38 HP-FEBIAD 12x
Friday, October 18, 2019, 14:58: Roughing.
Friday, October 18, 2019, 15:30: Turbo pumps on.
Friday, October 18, 2019, 15:35: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Wednesday, October 02, 2019, 13:42, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 41790-9, 43515-9, In progress, Conditioning UC#(30) HS UC#30.docx
Wednesday, October 02, 2019, 13:42: Roughing.
Wednesday, October 02, 2019, 14:13: Turbo Pumps started.
Wednesday, October 02, 2019, 14:19: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Friday, September 27, 2019, 11:54, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 41790-9, 43515-6, , Conditioning UC#(29) HS 
Using broken LP-FEBIAD oven. TBHT off.
Friday, September 27, 2019, 11:53: Roughing.
Friday, September 27, 2019, 13:14: Turbo pumps on.
Entry  Thursday, September 26, 2019, 11:30, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Replace CANBUS board TSG:CB1 
Thursday, September 26, 2019, 11:28: The control board to TSG:CB1 was removed and replaced.  
Thursday, September 26, 2019, 11:30: All optics & steering operational. Board replacement successful.
Entry  Monday, September 23, 2019, 13:30, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#59, LP-SIS, ITE, TM2, 44062-5, 42752-10, In progress, Conditioning Ta#59 Assy 9x
Monday, September 23, 2019, 13:28: Roughing.
Monday, September 23, 2019, 13:38: Closed BV1A / Opened BV1 A & B to open both @ 35.0 T.
Monday, September 23, 2019, 14:20: Turbo pumps started.
Entry  Monday, September 16, 2019, 10:05, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Alignment pin reinstalled 20190916_095937.jpg
 Monday, September 16, 2019, 10:03: The rightmost alignment pin has been reinstalled (see picture attached). It was previously removed for Ferran's
test. 
Entry  Thursday, August 29, 2019, 14:47, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , Ferran's heat shield, Problems/Solutions, Rewiring-Baking out 
Thursday, August 29, 2019, 14:47 : Changing back to the nominal wiring 
Thursday, August 29, 2019, 17:01: TIS changed to Ferran's heat shield. 
Thursday, August 29, 2019, 17:02: 9-pin FT redone.
Entry  Thursday, August 15, 2019, 16:33, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, 9-pin connection modification 
Thursday, August 15, 2019, 16:17: Q FT undone to remove the connection to the 9-pin
The idea is to change the cables to have individual signals. This will allow 4 thermocouple readings.
NB: The FT is not vacuum tight as of now  (gasket needs to be replaced and flange needs to be tight)
Entry  Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 12:03, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Replace RP1 vac.PNGcurr.PNG
Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 11:55: Close PV1. Turn off RP1.
Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 12:02: RP1 replaced.
Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 13:24: TS exhaust / screen cleaned out.
Entry  Thursday, August 08, 2019, 09:12, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , , 42752-7, In progress, P2N Setup - LP-FEBIAD target 8x
Inserted a used (heating) LP-FEBIAD target with a basic heat shield assembly with no end plate foil on the window side to observe heating. The P2N Coil
/ TGHT connections were added.
Test whether the TS connections are affecting the P2N heating or if it's the P2N target itself.
Entry  Wednesday, August 07, 2019, 15:19, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Test stand inspection 
Wednesday, August 07, 2019, 15:12:  Arthur helped inspected the electric connections on the TS.
One of the coil  positive waterlines  was touching a HS waterline. Manually adjusted them to have a  better clearance.
 
Entry  Wednesday, August 07, 2019, 08:18, Luca Egoriti, P2N - 1, , ITE, TM2, , , Problems/Solutions, p2n heating test 4 IMG_20190806_182939.jpgIMG_20190806_182953.jpg
Tuesday, August 06, 2019, 16:00
Start ramp up to 300+300 = 600 A
 
Entry  Friday, August 02, 2019, 13:16, Aaron Schmidt, P2N - 1, , , , , , In progress, p2n heating test 4 
Friday, August 02, 2019: p2n target installed in the test stand, the ion source was fully removed to avoid any risk of shorting. The Central ion source
current lead is attached to the target body so it was left there and attached to its electrodes.
Friday, August 02, 2019, 13:15: Roughing.
Entry  Tuesday, July 30, 2019, 12:19, Luca Egoriti, P2N - 1, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM2, , , Problems/Solutions, p2n heating test - target inspection IMG_20190730_110927.jpgIMG_20190730_113437.jpgIMG_20190730_105629.jpg
The p2n target was taken out of the test stand for inspection. Comments and measurements on the container below:
- Initially, continuity measurements were mode between the target and heat shield (HS) while they were still in the test stand, and looks like
they were shorted. However, after removing the HS from the test stand, no short was seen, not even after moving the target legs. Instead, we confirmed
Entry  Sunday, July 28, 2019, 14:22, Luca Egoriti, P2N - 1, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM2, p2n - test1, p2n - test1, Problems/Solutions, p2n heating test 3 20190728_-_p2n_heating_3.PNG
Friday. July 26th 2019 
A new electrical configuration of the test stand was decided and installed. The TGHT and TBHT were parallelized in order to deliver up to 600 +
600 Amperes to the p2n target.
Entry  Friday, July 19, 2019, 13:48, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, RMP0A and FC6 gains signal redirection to another channel 
After submitting a fault report (FR - ISAC Fault 12461) a Work Permit was issued (WP - C2019-07-19-1),
Controls tunnel the faulty signal to another ADC by removing signal no longer used at the Test Stand.
Test successful with a constant current power supply in the range 1 nA-40 nA.
Entry  Tuesday, July 16, 2019, 10:28, Fernando Maldonado, P2N, , , , , , , P2N 1200 A test 
Tuesday, July 16, 2019, 10:27: The idea of this run is to have the full 600 A from TGHT and the full 600 A from TBHT.
This will done based on the rewiring done previously (see entry 745)
Tuesday, July 16, 2019, 12:16: Jumper cable F-H burning while target was at 600 A total. Ramp up aborted and auto-cooling started to remove the
Entry  Monday, July 15, 2019, 15:59, Fernando Maldonado, P2N, , , , , , Done, Re-wiring on service cap. 
Monday, July 15, 2019, 15:54 : TBHT high current cables moved to Coil feedthroughs.
Coil high current cables moved to TBHT feedthroughs.
Resistor across  Coil feedthroughs E and F are now moved between TBHT feedthroughs A and B.
Entry  Monday, July 08, 2019, 09:20, Luca Egoriti, p2n1, , ITE, , , , In progress, p2n heating test Capture.PNGCapture1.PNG
(see entry 742)
 
p2n target heated over the weekend after the connections between the bottom target legs and the copper connector has been modified from rivets
Entry  Thursday, July 04, 2019, 15:16, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TBHT insulator changed 
Thursday, July 04, 2019, 15:00: TBHT insulator was swapped out on the source tray side.  
The old one is very chipped.
Entry  Thursday, July 04, 2019, 15:15, Aaron Schmidt, P2N - 1, , , , , , , P2N - 1 - 2 - 2019 
Screws instead of rivets on target leg. Insulator changed.
Thursday, July 04, 2019, 15:14: Roughing
Thursday, July 04, 2019, 16:00: Turbos on.
Entry  Tuesday, July 02, 2019, 18:25, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Done, Blank on FEBIAD gas line installed 20190702_182254.jpg
 Tuesday, July 02, 2019, 18:24: A blind is installed  on the FEBIAD gas line (see attached picture)  to rule out the possibility
of  gases entering the TIS.
Entry  Thursday, June 27, 2019, 09:51, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Melted cables changed 
See elog 737 

    
        
            Fernando
Entry  Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 14:41, Carla Babcock, none, , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Issues with test stand wiring in service cap area isk4523d_ITSrewiring_June2019.png
The wiring on the top of the test stand was burned, see entry 737.
Probable cause of this is as follows:
Coil lines are connected by a wire to HV common, the 9-pin feedthrough etc to maintain same voltage on all the insulator tops. This is also directly
Entry  Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 11:34, Aaron Schmidt, Test Ta, HP-SIS, , TM4, No Target oven #, 42972-4, In progress, Test target for TM4 checks 
The HP-SIS uses the older center block. No serial number found. 
Loaded with Tantalum. Rough Target description:
Comment on the bag - 0.9 cm space
Entry  Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 17:19, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Burnt cables on top of the test stand 20190625_154015.jpg20190625_153834.jpg20190625_165001.jpg
Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 16:15: While inspecting the 9-pin connection with Ferran, it was noticed how two braided cables were burnt out pretty bad to
the point they were separated in half (see attached pictures).  Additionally the plastic insulator for the anode wire was melted.
Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 16:30: Braided cables need to be changed and anode wire redone. 
Entry  Monday, June 24, 2019, 15:41, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMS:Q3 polarity 
Monday, June 24, 2019, 15:25: Current quadrupole polarities:

    
        
             

           Top/Bottom
            North/South
        
    
    
Entry  Saturday, June 22, 2019, 17:05, Luca Egoriti, p2n, , , , , , Done, Test stand installation 
I opened the test stand because I forgot to install tantalum heat shields around the target. Everything was reinstalled as before (with heat shields).
I could turn on the TSGTP1B but TSGTP1A does not turn on for some reason. I tried multiple times opening/closing its valve (BV1A) but the pump never starts.
Will keep pumping over the weekend with TP1B only.
Entry  Friday, June 21, 2019, 15:12, Aaron Schmidt, P2N - 1, , , , , , , P2N - 1 - 2019 
Friday, June 21, 2019, 14:48: Roughing.
Friday, June 21, 2019, 15:18: Turbo pumps on.
Friday, June 21, 2019, 15:31: IG1 on.
Entry  Wednesday, June 19, 2019, 17:25, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Done, Thermocouple connection 
Wednesday, June 19, 2019, 17:13  Ferran and Fernando tested the 9-pin connector to have a reading on a thermocouple following the connections used
by Aurelia (see elog 721).
Wednesday, June 19, 2019, 17:24: Test succesful!
Entry  Thursday, June 13, 2019, 14:05, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Done, Spare TGHT PS installed. 
Thursday, June 13, 2019, 14:04: Spare TGHT PS installed /  tested. The old one is to be sent out for repair.
 
Entry  Tuesday, June 11, 2019, 14:33, Aaron Schmidt, Test FEBIAD, LP-FEBIAD, , , 395530-3, 42752-5, In progress, ISAC Source tray re-installed w/ optics tray. 
Tuesday, June 11, 2019, 14:33: Roughing.

Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 08:18: Venting to install FEBIAD.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 09:13: LP-FEBIAD installed. Roughing.
Entry  Monday, June 10, 2019, 14:35, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Done, Optics Tray / EZL inspection. 20190610_135100.jpg20190610_135926.jpg20190610_135045.jpg20190610_135517.jpg
Monday, June 10, 2019, 13:00: Optics Tray removed.
Megger'd @ 1000V on EZL and Collimator. Passed. Open it.
Monday, June 10, 2019, 14:34: 3 cracked insulators found. 1 quite broken on the threads (see attached pictures). Replaced insulators & re-assembled
Entry  Monday, June 10, 2019, 14:34, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Done, Removed TM4 Source Tray 
Monday, June 10, 2019, 09:30: TM4 Source Tray removed - To HC area.
Entry  Friday, June 07, 2019, 16:56, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , TM4 source tray state 
TM4 source tray left in test stand over weekend, just the rouging pumps on. Ready to be removed Monday morning.

Monday, June 10, 2019, 06:35: Venting - Aaron S. 
Entry  Monday, June 03, 2019, 14:13, Aaron Schmidt, , , , TM4, 395530-3, 42752-5, Done, TMS:TP6 Turbo pump issue. (Ok now) 
Monday, June 03, 2019, 14:09:
Turbo pump TMS:TP6 was making a loud hum / buzz sound. The vacuum pressure is steadily increasing on IG6. Edi Contacted. Turbo pump likely failing.
The sound tapered off.
Entry  Monday, June 03, 2019, 11:35, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , TM4, 395530-3, 42752-5, Problems/Solutions, TGHT PS Failed. 
Monday, June 03, 2019, 10:36: BIAS Near 55 kV, brought back down to  50 kV. Multiple sparks. Optics tripped, wire scanners & FC0 began  running independently.
Anode current dropped from 7.328 mA to 6.105 mA.  Knocked out the TGHT
The target heater dropped from 580A to 3.1 A. Attempted reset. Non-responsive.
Entry  Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 15:05, Aaron Schmidt, Test FEBIAD / TM4, LP-FEBIAD, , TM4, 395530-3, 42752-5, In progress, TM4 Source Tray - Episode II TM4_Source_Tray_-_2019_-_2.docxTS-2019-05-29-07-08.rgaTM4_Source_Tray_-_2019_-_3_-_HV_-_1.docxTM4_Source_Tray_-_2019_-_4_-_HV_-_2_-_Heat_on.docxTM4_Source_Tray_-_2019_-_5_-_HV_over_50_-Heat_on.docx
SEE ELOG 724
Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 15:02: Roughing
Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 15:32: Turbos on.
Entry  Saturday, May 25, 2019, 12:43, Aaron Schmidt, Test FEBIAD / TM4, LP-FEBIAD, , TM4, 395530-3, 42752-5, In progress, Installed TM4 Source Tray TM4_Source_Tray_-_2019_-_Leak_Check.docxTM4_Source_Tray_-_2019.docxTS-2019-05-27-07-08.rga
Silver bolts on TGHT & Coil Lines. Oxide steel bolts on TBHT. Filed target to suit / fit (Previously heated). Rubber O-rings used instead of C-seals
on the water blocks.
Saturday, May 25, 2019, 12:38: Leak check ok. 0.0E-07 Torr-I/sec. He @ 30 PSI. Carla checked the multi-pin connection. OK.
Entry  Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 13:47, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Calibrated Masscorr 
Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 13:44: Calibration Confirmed.
New Masscorr setup:
Entry  Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 10:22, Aaron Schmidt, ZrC#8, LP-SIS, ITE, TM2, 43044-5, 42972-3, In progress, Conditioning ZrC#8 HS ZrC#8.docxTS-2019-05-14-11-05.rgaTS-2019-05-16-07-30.rgaTS-2019-05-21-07-10.rgaITE-TM2-ZrC#8-LP-SIS_Test_Stand.docx
Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 10:21: Roughing
Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 10:51: Turbo pumps on.
Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 11:05: Ion gauge, RGA on.
Entry  Tuesday, May 07, 2019, 13:16, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#58, LP-SIS, ITE, TM2, 43044-4, , In progress, 9-pin connection configuration (Using Ta#58) HV_Tests_2019_-_AL_-_1.docxTS-2019-05-08-08-12.rgaTS-2019-05-08-14-20.rga
Ref:
https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Test-Stand/679
Pin configuration between top 9-pin connector on Source Tray and  terminal in high voltage rack. Measured 2018-08-21 by Aaron and Anders
Entry  Friday, May 03, 2019, 08:30, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Training 
Training: Venting and pump down
Friday, May 03, 2019, 08:30: Turbo pumps stopped.
Entry  Friday, April 26, 2019, 13:45, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#58, LP-SIS, ITE, TM2, 43044-4, 42972-7, In progress, Conditioning Ta#58 HS 7x
Friday, April 26, 2019, 13:43: Roughing.
Friday, April 26, 2019, 14:12: Turbo pumps on.
Friday, April 26, 2019, 14:58: RGA on.
Entry  Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 14:39, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , , 42752-8, Done, Conditioning UC#28 HS  TS-2019-04-24-07-30.rgaUC#28_HS.docx
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. 
Entry  Monday, April 15, 2019, 14:42, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , , 42972-1, Done, Conditioning UC#27 HS & test FS#3 UC#27_&_FS#3_check.docxTS-2019-04-16-08-20.rga
New coil lines installed for P2N testing later.
Monday, April 15, 2019, 14:15: Roughing.
Monday, April 15, 2019, 14:49: Turbo pumps on.
Entry  Friday, April 05, 2019, 07:02, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 395530-3, 42752-5, In progress, TS operation test - LP FEBIAD TS_-_New_BIAS__EZL_Testing_-_2019.docxTS-2019-04-05-07-00.rga
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.
Entry  Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 11:01, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, BIAS PS replaced. Test NEW_BIAS_PS_testing_-_2019.docx
Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 10:25: BIAS @ 1 kV
952V - 548uA on controls readback - Scaling req'd
964V  direct from the PS - 25 uA
Entry  Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 10:44, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, EZL PS replaced. Test New_EZL_PS_testing_-_2019.docx
EZL checked. OK @ 5kV
BIAS PS issues.
2.3kV on screen. Read back on PS 3kV. Direct measurement reads 5.8 kV
Entry  Thursday, March 21, 2019, 08:33, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down TS 
Thursday, March 21, 2019, 08:32: Roughing.
Entry  Monday, March 11, 2019, 13:56, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Done, TGHT PS replaced 
Monday, March 11, 2019, 13:55: The TGHT PS was replaced.
Brought up to 20 A. Operation. ok.
Entry  Thursday, March 07, 2019, 07:55, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , , , Problems/Solutions, TS restart - Troubleshoot BIAS spark BIAS_spark_out_issue_-_2019.docxTS-2019-03-07-07-51.rga
Thursday, March 07, 2019, 07:48: IV4 reset, BV6 & TMS TP6 reset.
Turbo pump restarted.
Auto cooling @ 2A per min.
Entry  Friday, March 01, 2019, 14:51, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , , , , Gas lines test & Emissions measurement prep gas-lines-changes.jpgGas_line_backing_pump_test_2019.docxTS-2019-03-05-09-45.rgaTS-2019-03-06-08-00.rga
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.
Entry  Friday, February 22, 2019, 11:11, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , , , , Gas line backing pump tests 
Backing "mini pump" testing.
-Open gas lines & auto ramp (If using HV, close up the back)
-HV on
Entry  Thursday, January 24, 2019, 08:42, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , IG6 fix (w/ instruction) 
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. 
Entry  Monday, January 21, 2019, 10:55, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , 2019 Anode tests FM-1 
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.
Entry  Monday, January 14, 2019, 09:47, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , TS restart after power outage 
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.
Entry  Thursday, January 10, 2019, 11:38, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Power outtage prep 
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.
Entry  Wednesday, January 09, 2019, 09:10, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Cathode to Anode. PS to Positive 
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.
Entry  Tuesday, January 08, 2019, 08:11, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 395530-3, 42752-5, In progress, TS restart  
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
Entry  Thursday, December 20, 2018, 13:55, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 395530-3, 42752-5, , Holiday shut down. 
High winds caused a brief power outage that completely shutoff the ISAC test stand.
Locked out the power.
RGA checked & shutoff complete
Entry  Monday, December 17, 2018, 12:03, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 395530-3, 42752-5, , Anode leak current check. 
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
Entry  Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 13:22, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 395530-3, 42752-5, In progress, Anode leak current check. 
Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 13:15: Power / Sources on.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 13:20: RGA on / set.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 13:29: BIAS / EZL / EE @ 30 / 13.5 / 1.5 kV.
Entry  Thursday, December 06, 2018, 11:02, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, FC0 Bellows Replacement. 20181206_Old_Bellows.jpg20181210_112528.jpg20181210_115310.jpg20181211_New_Bellows_installed.jpg
Thursday, December 06, 2018, 11:02: Turbo pumps (TP6 & TP2) off on beamline side. IG6 off.
Thursday, December 06, 2018, 14:06: Turbo pumps restarted. FC0 bellows replacement to occur Monday.

Monday, December 10, 2018, 11:00: Vented on beam side of IV4. Turbo pumps & backing valves closed preemptively on chamber side due
Entry  Wednesday, December 05, 2018, 10:22, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, RGA Filament & Ionizer replacement 12x
RGA Ionizer & Filament replaced as per SRS RGA manual.
The ionizer was found to be dirty and the previous RGA filament was broken. Initially the  old filament appeared to have warped and looked
stuck to the anode grid/cage.
Entry  Monday, November 19, 2018, 14:22, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Vacuum issues. 






Normal
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false
false
false

EN-US
X-NONE
X-NONE

Entry  Thursday, November 08, 2018, 14:13, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Ar & Ne gas bottle replacement. GasLeak_Datasheet.pdf
Thursday, November 08, 2018, 14:05: Fresh / recently calibrated Neon & Argon bottles installed.
Leak rates: Argon=2.02E-7 atm*cc/sec
                   Neon=1.75E-7 atm*cc/sec
Entry  Thursday, November 08, 2018, 10:54, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 395530-3, 42752-5, In progress, Test FEBIAD w/ Silver bolts & sealed end caps 
Silver bolts used on Coil, TGHT, & TBHT. Back panel opened for new gas bottles.
Thursday, November 08, 2018, 10:52: Roughing
Thursday, November 08, 2018, 10:53: Doors sealed.
Entry  Tuesday, November 06, 2018, 08:52, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , In progress, Pump down empty chamber 
Tuesday, November 06, 2018, 08:50: Roughing
Tuesday, November 06, 2018, 08:51: Doors sealed.
Tuesday, November 06, 2018, 09:51: Turbo pumps on. 
Entry  Monday, October 29, 2018, 11:03, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-9, 42752-5, Done, Test FEBIAD w/ Silver bolts & sealed end caps 
Restarting FEBIAD
Monday, October 29, 2018, 10:56: Restart roughing & Turbo pumps.
Monday, October 29, 2018, 11:03: Ion gauges on.
Entry  Monday, October 29, 2018, 10:56, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-9, 42752-5, Problems/Solutions, TS communications issues. 
Sometime around 00:30 Sunday, October 28, 2018, the ISAC test stand lost communication to the PLC and shut down abruptly.
Monday, October 29, 2018, 09:00: PLC communications issues.
Rod N. was contacted this morning& the issues fixed by controls group.
Entry  Monday, October 22, 2018, 11:07, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-9, 42752-5, In progress, Test FEBIAD w/ Silver bolts & sealed end caps  epics-plot-whiteout-181028_1322.PNGepics-whiteout-181028_1322.PNGFEBIAD_COIL_Test_6-3_Caps_in.docxTS-2018-10-22-09-47.rga
Restarted post power outage.
Water & Turbos on.
Monday, October 22, 2018, 10:55: Power / sources on. MB1?
Entry  Monday, October 22, 2018, 07:18, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , TS restart after power outage 
Friday, October 19, 2018, 10:00 (Approx): Site wide power outage. TS completely shut down. 
Power brought back Saturday
Monday, October 22, 2018, 07:15: Full white out on screens. To restart PLC.
Entry  Monday, October 15, 2018, 14:38, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Anode / Cathode PS to Negative 
Monday, October 15, 2018, 13:00-14:00 Anode / Cathode BIAS PS polarity reversed by John Chow.
PS: Negative
Entry  Monday, October 15, 2018, 14:23, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-9, 42752-5, In progress, Test FEBIAD w/ Silver bolts & sealed end caps  FEBIAD_Coil_Test_6-2_-_Neg_Cathode.docxTS-2018-10-15-14-15.rga
Anode / Cathode BIAS PS polarity reversed by John Chow. PS: Negative
Monday, October 15, 2018, 14:12: Power/sources on
Monday, October 15, 2018, 14:17: RGA on.
Entry  Tuesday, October 02, 2018, 13:39, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-9, 42752-5, In progress, Test FEBIAD w/ Silver bolts & sealed end caps w/ stoppage FEBIAD_Coil_Test_6_-_POS_Cathode.docxTS-2018-10-11-10-37.rga
Silver bolts used on Coil, TGHT, & TBHT.
End caps in target
Tuesday, October 02, 2018, 13:36: Roughing.
Entry  Friday, September 21, 2018, 11:41, Aaron Schmidt, UC#26, LP-IG-LIS, ITE, TM4, , 42132-1, In progress, Conditioning Heat Shield for UC#26 TS-2018-09-21-14-53.rgaUC#26.docx
Friday, September 21, 2018, 11:40: Roughing
Friday, September 21, 2018, 11:41: Doors sealed for roughing.
Friday, September 21, 2018, 14:02: Turbos on.
Entry  Monday, September 17, 2018, 11:52, Aaron Schmidt, UC#25, LP-SIS, ITW, TM2, , 42752-9, In progress, Conditioning Heat Shield for UC#25 OMEGA_OM-DAQPRO-5300_24-Sep-18_08.08.26.dlpTS-2018-09-17-14-10.rgaUC#25.docx
Monday, September 17, 2018, 11:47: Roughing*. Doors not sealing, help acq'd 
Monday, September 17, 2018, 11:51: Roughing. Doors sealed
Monday, September 17, 2018, 12:30: Turbo pumps started.
Entry  Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 11:19, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#57, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 41177-3, 42752-6, In progress, Conditioning Ta#57 9x
Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 11:06: Roughing. Help req'd. Doors wouldn't seal.
Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 11:52: Turbo pumps started. 
Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 12:40: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Friday, August 31, 2018, 12:27, Aaron Schmidt, nSiC#1, LP-SIS, ITW, TM2, 43044-1, 42752-4, In progress, Conditioning nSiC#1 15x
Friday, August 31, 2018, 12:27: Roughing.
Friday, August 31, 2018, 13:19: Turbo pumps started.

Wednesday, September 05, 2018, 11:03: RGA on.
Entry  Friday, August 31, 2018, 10:16, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, RGA connection loss. 
Friday, August 31, 2018, 10:10: The RGA will not re-connect to the computer. Manually turned it off while under vacuum to protect the filament before
shutting down the turbo pumps.
Friday, August 31, 2018, 10:15: Ion gauge & turbo pumps off.
Entry  Wednesday, August 29, 2018, 11:36, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Epics / putty crash. 
Wednesday, August 29, 2018, 11:35: EPIC's crashed.... epically.
Unable to restart Putty or TS controls.
Entry  Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 15:20, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 41177-3, , , Voltage Tests (Ta Target)  
 Wires reconfigured / set 
Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 13:10: Roughing. 
Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 15:18: Turbo Pumps on.
Entry  Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 12:54, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, 9-pin connection configuration 
Pin configuration between top 9-pin connector on Source Tray and terminal in high voltage rack. Measured 2018-08-21 by Aaron and Anders

    
        
            Grounded
             

            
            X
             
             
             
           
Entry  Tuesday, August 14, 2018, 11:03, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 41177-3, 42752-6, , Voltage Tests (Ta target) 
Tuesday, August 14, 2018, 10:55: Auto ramping TGHT @ 6 A per min to 40 A.
Tuesday, August 14, 2018, 11:03: TGHT @ 40 A. Display @ 0.198 V. PS @ 0.18 V. Multimeter @ 033 mV.
Tuesday, August 14, 2018, 11:09: Auto ramping TGHT @ 6 A per min to 80 A.
Entry  Friday, August 10, 2018, 10:56, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, New PS installation and Cathode BIAS set 
Friday, August 10, 2018, 10:25: Remove TBHT 500 PS and replace with TBHT 600 PS.
Friday, August 10, 2018, 10:50: Switch wiring in the high voltage cage from and Anode BIAS to Cathode BIAS setting.
Friday, August 10, 2018, 11:32: TBHT limit increased from 500A to 600A by Controls group.
Entry  Friday, July 27, 2018, 14:44, Aaron Schmidt, UC#24, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 41177-3, 42752-6, In progress, Conditioning Heat Shield for UC#24 & voltage test prep 
4 Kapton wire routed into the 9-pin connector. Unused pins are grounded on the bracket.
Friday, July 27, 2018, 14:25: Roughing
Friday, July 27, 2018, 14:41: Turbo pumps on.
Entry  Monday, July 23, 2018, 14:25, Aaron Schmidt, UC#23, LP-FEBIAD-CTL, ITE, TM2, , , In progress, Conditioning Heat Shield for UC#23 UC#23_emit.dat_error.docxTS-2018-07-2-08-07.rgaTS-2018-07-24-07-20.rgaUC#23.docx
Monday, July 23, 2018, 14:20: Roughing.
Monday, July 23, 2018, 14:54: Turbo pumps on. 

Tuesday, July 24, 2018, 06:40: Ion gauge on. Vacuum slowly decreasing
Entry  Thursday, July 12, 2018, 10:11, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-9, 42752-5, In progress, Coil Test #5 
 *** REVIEW Elog entry #673 Power outage & restart ***
Thursday, July 12, 2018, 10:10: Opened IV4
Thursday, July 12, 2018, 10:20: Attempt auto-ramp cancelled. Max increment values reached. Wait on Vacuum.
Entry  Thursday, July 12, 2018, 08:24, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-9, 42752-5, In progress, Power outage / restart 
Power outage (07/11/2018 @ approx 21:53) shut down the test stand.
Entry  Monday, July 09, 2018, 10:44, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-9, 42752-5, In progress, Coil Test July  
Monday, July 09, 2018, 10:43: Rouging.
Monday, July 09, 2018, 13:14: Turbo pumps on.

Tuesday, July 10, 2018, 07:45: Waterlines opened. Vacuum ok @ 6.93e-07T. No response on RGA.
Entry  Tuesday, July 03, 2018, 12:46, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#56, HP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 42218-9, 42752-3, In progress, Conditioning Ta#56 8x
Tuesday, July 03, 2018, 12:44: Roughing
Tuesday, July 03, 2018, 13:32: Turbo pumps started.
Tuesday, July 03, 2018, 13:38: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Thursday, June 21, 2018, 16:32, Anders Mjos, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-9, 42752-5, In progress, Heating target TS-2018-06-19-10-30.rgaTS_Source_tray_2018_-_Check_2.docx
Thursday, June 21, 2018, 16:30: Short between ANODE and EE. Do not use until repaired.
Thursday, June 21, 2018, 16:32: Ramping TBHT/TGHT to 290 / 580 Aat 2 A/min

Friday, June 22, 2018, 07:49: Target at temperature. Vacuum at 1.0E-7 T
Entry  Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 10:30, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Done, RGA repair 
Monday, June 18, 2018, 10:00: RGA removed from ISAC TS. Handed to Travis C. Communications issues found
Communications chip replaced.

 Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 08:36: Re-install RGA.
Entry  Tuesday, June 12, 2018, 11:38, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , In progress, Source Tray re-installation TS_Source_Tray_re-installed_2018_-_(Leak_found).docx
Re-installation of the ISAC Test Stand Source tray. The TM2 ST was removed.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018, 10:15: Disconnect Optics Tray. Set blocks.
-Continue with removal of TM2 Tray
Entry  Thursday, June 07, 2018, 09:21, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Pump down empty chamber. Anode check 20180608_100402.jpg20180608_100835.jpg20180608_100840.jpg20180613_080550.jpg20180613_080605.jpg
TM2 Source tray still in.
Thursday, June 07, 2018, 09:20: Roughing.
Thursday, June 07, 2018, 12:42: Turbo pumps started.
Entry  Wednesday, June 06, 2018, 14:01, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Emittance scanner (E-rig) communication issues. 
Wednesday, June 06, 2018, 13:50:
It was noted yesterday during the TM2 Source HV tests that the E-rig was not running accordingly through the beam.
Upon turning on the PS, there a 45 second or so delay before the needle drops to the right at +500V and the PS no longer responds. (similar issue
Entry  Monday, June 04, 2018, 16:02, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, MB1 timeout 
Mass separator magnet timed out. Tried reconfigure. Called Kyle from  controls who power cycled the CANbus card. This resolved the issue

(From the Source tray swap out.) - AS
Tuesday, June 05, 2018, 11:25: BIAS / EZL / EE @ 52 / 24 / 2.8 kV. SPARK  *knocked out optics, magnet & Turbo TMS:TP6. IV4  closed/opened/reset.
Entry  Monday, May 28, 2018, 08:46, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , TM2, 41790-9, 42752-5, In progress, New TM source tray swap out.  New_TM_Source_Tray_2018.docxTS-2018-05-30-06-30.rgaER-580-310-30kV-m28.txtER-580-320-30kV-M39.txt2018_TM2_Source_Tray_in_Test_Stand_-_Test_Results.docx
Monday, May 28, 2018, 08:45: Venting. Prep For removal.
Close FS#8. Clean up water
Adjust
Entry  Thursday, May 24, 2018, 15:28, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Reconfigured FEBIAD coil for testing new source tray 
Thursday, May 24, 2018: Configured coil to be (-) E&F, (+) G&H. Water should be supplied to both terminals in either configuration.
Entry  Thursday, May 24, 2018, 08:38, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Venting beamline for IG6 replacement 
Thursday, May 24, 2018, 08:38: TPs stopped
Thursday, May 24, 2018, 09:18: Venting
Thursday, May 24, 2018, 14:30: IG6 replaced (second attempt) by Anthony. System pumping down
Entry  Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 08:48, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:TP1A not running 
Pump found off on Tuesday morning.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 08:40: Starting TP1A
Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 08:47: TP1A at speed
Entry  Tuesday, May 08, 2018, 10:36, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-9, 42752-5, In progress, C-seal Test 
2 C-Seals installed with SS springs on water blocks. The SS springs are also used in the module.
Long pkg seal (A):
T: 0.098" x 0.429" Diameter.
Entry  Monday, April 30, 2018, 12:07, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-9, 42752-5, In progress, Test ready 
Ready for C-seals or FEBIAD work
Monday, April 30, 2018, 12:05: Roughing.
Monday, April 30, 2018, 13:11: Turbo pumps on.
Entry  Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 09:50, Aaron Schmidt, Ta (test), LP-SIS, , , 41177-3, , In progress, Ta test and window change TS-2018-04-25-14-55.rgaTa_target_heating_test_-_Test_stand.docx
Window changed on view port. Ta target prepared for Aurelia's tests.
***Note*** No Ta window foils on the end plates. Initial ramping to on the TGHT to 300 A. Follow up in increments of 50 A and check the right
door window temperature.
Entry  Friday, April 20, 2018, 13:20, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , Done, BIAS* fan sounds like it is dying  
The fan in the EZL power supply is making a terrible noise - keep an eye on it, it sounds like it might give up soon.

Monday, April 23, 2018, 10:47: The back panel was opened. Original entry stated EZL power supply issue. Corrected to BIAS PS. High voltage
group notified. Fan replacement required.
Entry  Thursday, April 19, 2018, 12:55, Fernando Maldonado, , , , , , , Done, Re-wiring Anode PS 20180420_104954.jpg
Thursday, April 19, 2018, 12:52: Pin J1 was reconnected into the anode power supply. All jumpers were put back to remote control.
NOTE: the cable EXTLKT is still not connected. I will ask Carla about this one.
Thursday, April 19, 2018, 18:00: Cable EXTLKT connected.
Entry  Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 11:02, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Done, Roughing pump issue. 
Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 10:57: Vacuum not coming down. @ 1.514T . Backing valves have been closed.
TSG:CG1A @ 1.515T
TSG:CG1B @ 1.529T.
Entry  Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 09:59, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 41790-9, , , Test FEBIAD 
New assembly & target. Same silver bolts.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 09:56: Roughing.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 10:57: Vacuum not coming down. @ 1.514T . Backing valves have been closed.
Entry  Wednesday, April 11, 2018, 10:19, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber 
Wednesday, April 11, 2018, 10:19: Roughing
Entry  Thursday, March 29, 2018, 10:58, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , ,  6x
Started with Anode at 25V and coil at 0A, bias at 30kV. (attachment 1)
Ramped coil to 60A (0.4V) (attachment 2)
Ramped bias to 51kV, but then TP6 turned off and there was a momentary 0.2A decrease in the TGHT current. No spike in BIAS current seen, maybe
Entry  Wednesday, March 21, 2018, 14:11, Fernando Maldonado, , LP-FEBIAD, , , 395530-3, 42752-2, In progress, Test FEBIAD  10x
Tests on coil, temperature and the use of silver bolts.
(3) Vented silver bolts on the TBHT and (2) Full silver bolts on the coil
Wednesday, March 21, 2018, 14:10: Roughing.
Entry  Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 09:14, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Optics issue 
Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 09:11: TMS:Q5 & TMS:Q2 controllers require repair. Unable to hold a negative voltage.
+ @ 680V
- @ 0V (Should be 680V as well)
Entry  Friday, March 16, 2018, 08:15, Aaron Schmidt, Nb#8, HP-SIS, ITW, TM2, 38817-2, 42738-12, In progress, Conditioning Nb#08 6x
Friday, March 16, 2018, 08:42: Roughing.
Friday, March 16, 2018, 10:34: Turbo pumps started.
Friday, March 16, 2018, 10:40: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 06:00, Aaron Schmidt, UC#22, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, , , In progress, Conditioning Heat Shield for UC#22 
Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 08:50: Roughing.
Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 09:10: Turbo Pumps started.
Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 09:15: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Monday, March 12, 2018, 10:44, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Bringing up HV with gas on 8x
Pressure:
Previous HV tests done at 2e-7 pressure.
Current pressure 1.1e-6 (see previous entry for RGA stats) - first attachment shows source
gas setup. Argon, neon and He leaks all on.
 
Entry  Monday, March 12, 2018, 10:07, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , HV Test w-gas 
Monday, March 12, 2018, 09:45: Gas lines opened. Leak rate set. Vacuum @ 1.16e-06T
Monday, March 12, 2018, 10:00: RGA on
Monday, March 12, 2018, 10:07: RGA off. Manually shut off power as well
Entry  Friday, March 09, 2018, 08:57, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , HV test with electronics moved to rack 09032018_830.PNG09032018_835.PNG09032018_850.PNG09032018_855.PNG
First attachment: BIAS/EE/EZL = 63.25/-1.5/31 So far no issues.
Second attachment: BIAS/EE/EZL = 64.25/-1.5/32 Slight spark - bias current jumped from 40uA to 88uA and vacuum jumped from 2e-7 to 2e-6... Steerers
went off.
Entry  Thursday, March 08, 2018, 17:47, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Change of electronics on target and tube power supplies IMG_20180308_152637.jpgIMG_20180308_152645.jpgTargetNeg.jpgTubeNegPos.jpg
The resistor/varistor combinations across the target + / -, tube + / - and target- / tube + have been remade and moved to the back of the power supplies
to limit the corona discharges at higher voltages. Pictures attached.
Entry  Tuesday, March 06, 2018, 10:55, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Trying HV without electronics spark_06032018.PNGnospark_06032018_1410.PNG
I have removed the resistor/varistor combinations that go between the poles of the target and tube heaters, and between those two supplies. I tested
all the components to make sure they were still working after the sparks - for the record the varistors clamp at 23V, not 33V as implied by the schematic.
Tuesday, March 06, 2018, 10:48  BIAS/EE/EZL = 59.5/-1000/29.5  There was some kind of spark, the current on the bias supply went up to
Entry  Thursday, March 01, 2018, 10:05, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , HV tests with corona discharge problems solved 01032018_10am_61kVspark.PNG
Turning up bias, no corona discharge at 60kV but a spark at 61.5kV bias, 31kV EZL, -800V EE
Entry  Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 11:50, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , HV Test Np 2018_HV_test_Np.docx
New parts installed. Corona Shield, brackets, and board/spark gap orientation.
Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 11:48: Power on. Ready to test
Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 14:00: BIAS / EZL / EE @ 30 / 13 / 1.5 kV
Entry  Monday, February 26, 2018, 09:13, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Running list of changes to the ISAC test stand for >60kV operation 6x
1. Al corona shield installed over end of the HV duct to suppress discharges from the sharp edge of the duct.
2. Some moving and shortening of cables to keep them from running close to different voltages.
3. Changed the angle bracket on the 3M bias-EE resistor chain to a plate, same position.
Entry  Friday, February 23, 2018, 08:50, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , New Al Corona  
Friday, February 23, 2018, 08:50 
Entry  Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 09:04, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Trying HV with rubber corona shield 
Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 09:01: Sparks at 62.5kV after a couple minutes. Sounds like they were in the EE spark gap but don't appear on the EE read
current. Ozone smell around 61kV, so there are still some discharges.
Entry  Monday, February 19, 2018, 14:01, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Attempts to get to higher voltages, summarized. 
The test stand holds up to 63kV, however at voltages over 54kV there are small discharges, rising to a continuous level around 60kV. The best guess right
now is that these are coronal discharges coming from the end of the HV duct to the faraday cage. The only way to fix this would be to round out the edges
of the duct, or to move the duct farther away. Since I have heard small discharges in other places, we may need to make a variety of modifications. Things
Entry  Monday, February 19, 2018, 08:30, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , TMSTP6 off 
Found TMSTP6 off, restarted it, seems fine now (drawing 0.8A)
Entry  Friday, February 16, 2018, 15:21, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Cleaned HV cage - trying bias again 
I vacuumed inside the HV cage, though it has many small areas that are difficult to access so I am not sure how great a job I did.
Turned the bias up and again at 55kV I hear small sparks near the end of the HV duct that brings the cables from the rack. Cannot see anything.
If it is really sparking where it sounds like sparking, it must be from the edge of the duct to the faraday cage.
Entry  Tuesday, February 13, 2018, 16:47, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Ramping to 63kV - some sparks 
Sparks at 62kV on the bias.
Turned it down, turned it back up and got a spark at 60kV.
Now up to 63kV, no sparks so far (5 mins). Left EE @ -3100V and EZL @ 28.5kV
Entry  Tuesday, February 13, 2018, 12:17, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , Ramping up bias to 60kV with conditioning station supply vacuumbias_13022018.PNG
Ramped up to 60kV with the new power supply, same as what we did last time with the standard test stand bias supply (see entry #627 ). Much more instability
on the bias current readout (see attached screen shot), develops around 54kV. As well, the old supply read out 37uA at 60kV while the new supply reads
out ~85uA. This could just be an EPICS read back issue though.
Entry  Friday, February 09, 2018, 08:57, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , TSGBIASSAFETY ok interlock 
Friday, February 09, 2018, 08:25    Disconnected the AC power chain from the old bias supply but now cannot turn on the new bias supply
in EPICS because the "TSGBIASSAFETY ok" interlock is tripped. No idea what this means - maybe it checks for AC power?
Friday, February 09, 2018, 08:48    Reconnected power to old bias supply, does not fix problem. Talked to Mike, he thinks it is
Entry  Thursday, February 08, 2018, 16:54, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , , EZL strange behaviour 
Thursday, February 08, 2018, 16:54
Testing the HV bias I found that the einzel lens was behaving strangely. When I tried to put it higher than 1kV, the current would start spiking
from 12uA to > 100uA. The voltage would jump around quite a bit as well (+/- 100V). Everything seems the way it was before, except the EZL power supply
Entry  Thursday, February 08, 2018, 14:44, Carla Babcock, , , , , , , Done, Conditioning station power supply integrated into EPICS 
The 75kV power supply is now in EPICS under the usual TSG:BIAS controls. The upper limit has been set to 70kV to protect the transformer.
Entry  Wednesday, February 07, 2018, 08:46, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , BIAS Power supply installation BIAS_PS_off_top_switch.jpgBIAS_PS_70kV_rear_bottom.jpgBIAS_PS_70kV_Front_bottom.jpg
Wednesday, February 07, 2018, 08:40: A 75 kV Glassman power supply was installed in the rack for use in further HV testing.
-The 75kV power supply is linked into the keyed interlock system. The key & switch labelled BIAS/EZL will unlock it.
-The PS is currently not connected to the epics controls and can only be adjusted manually.
Entry  Monday, February 05, 2018, 09:17, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Epics loss 
Monday, February 05, 2018, 09:10: the epics program was in 'White-out'. Turbo pumps tripped.
Unplug, re-plug PLC.
Monday, February 05, 2018, 09:16: Restart Turbo pumps on chamber & beamline.
Entry  Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 12:58, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , (Blank), 42752-3, In progress, HV test 4 2018_HV_test_4.docx
Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 12:53: Power/sources on.
Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 12:58: BIAS / EZL / EE @ 40 / 17 / 2
Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 13:02: BIAS / EZL / EE @ 40 / 17 / 2
Entry  Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 09:53, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , (Blank), 42752-3, Done, Wire moved. 
Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 09:50: A wire (B - F) was too close (Almost touching) to the EZL and had visible sparks during HV tests 1 & 2. The wire
was adjusted to sit higher. and away from the EZL
Entry  Tuesday, January 30, 2018, 06:51, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , (Blank), 42752-3, Done, HV test 3 2018_HV_test_3.docx
Tuesday, January 30, 2018, 06:50: BIAS / EZL / EE @ 30 / 13 / 1.5
Tuesday, January 30, 2018, 06:52: Auto ramping TGHT / TBHT to 580 / 200 A @ 2A per min.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018, 06:58: Optics on / set
Entry  Monday, January 29, 2018, 10:07, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , (Blank), 42752-3, Done, Power outage / HV test 2 2018_HV_test_2.docx
HV test 2 cancelled.  9:38: BIAS/EZL/EE @ 30/13/1.5 kV
Monday, January 29, 2018, 09:40 (Roughly) Power went out completely
Monday, January 29, 2018, 10:00: Power up TS
Entry  Friday, January 26, 2018, 13:59, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , (Blank), 42752-3, Done, HV test 1 2018_HV_test_1.docx
Friday, January 26, 2018, 14:00: BIAS/EZL/EE ramp up.
Friday, January 26, 2018, 14:06: BIAS/EZL/EE @ 30/13/1.5 kV.
Friday, January 26, 2018, 14:09: BIAS/EZL/EE @ 35/13/1.5 kV.
Entry  Friday, January 26, 2018, 11:10, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Done, Helium tank replacement 
Friday, January 26, 2018, 11:08: New Helium tank installed inside the Test Stand.
-The 'Full' tag remains. The He tank was not opened.
-The old tank was placed beside the Test Stand beneath/beside the power switch.
Entry  Monday, January 22, 2018, 09:04, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Done, Power outage & Controller replacement. 
Computer, TS, epics, restarted. Power checks
Monday, January 22, 2018, 09:00: ISAC PLC TLCIOC Restarted. 
Turbo pumps restarted.
Entry  Tuesday, January 02, 2018, 09:18, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Starting system 
Tuesday, January 02, 2018
Cycled power for TCSIOC and PLCIOC
TP2 and TP6 started
Entry  Thursday, December 21, 2017, 15:12, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Powered down devices 
Powered down vacuum gauge and turbo pump controllers
Entry  Wednesday, December 20, 2017, 09:11, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , (Blank), 42752-3, Done, Holiday Shut Down 
Power/sources already off. The water cooling is currently left on.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017, 09:07: RGA off.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017, 09:08: Both Ion gauges and all 4 turbo pumps off.
Entry  Tuesday, December 12, 2017, 08:32, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , (Blank), 42752-3, Done, Pump down w/ possible outgas Empty_Chamber_-_Silver_bolts_removed.docxTS-2017-12-12-09-00.rgaTS-2017-12-13-06-50.rga
Check achievable vacuum. Watch for spikes on RGA. Silver bolts removed from the chamber. Vented steel screws in.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017, 08:23: Doors open from previous test. (Open for 7 minutes)
Tuesday, December 12, 2017, 08:30: Doors closed. Roughing.
Entry  Monday, December 04, 2017, 08:29, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Power outage 20171205_103324.jpg
Power outage over the weekend. Reboot PLC and systems.
Monday, December 04, 2017, 08:22: Turbo pumps TMS:TP6 & TP2 Restarted.
Monday, December 04, 2017, 08:28: Time out on turbo pump TP1B.
Entry  Friday, December 01, 2017, 14:31, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , (Blank), 42752-3, In progress, Silver plated bolts test / Outgas TS 1st_silver_bolts_test.docxTS-2017-12-05-08-10.rga
Chamber 'open state, no turbos' 2 weeks. Testing Silver plated 3/8"-16x1" (SCR, SHC, 18-8, AG) bolt on the TBHT.
Friday, December 01, 2017, 14:26: Roughing. BV1B open.
Friday, December 01, 2017, 14:27: BV1A open
Entry  Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 10:56, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMS:TP6 replacement 
Turbo pump TP6 requires replacement.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 09:55: Turbo (TP2) off. Ion gauge off.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 10:55: Venting
Entry  Monday, October 30, 2017, 08:54, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMS:TP6 shut down due to high noise 
The turbo pump will need replacement.
Entry  Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 11:38, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , FEBIAD coil magnetic field measurment FEBIAD_Coil_Field_Measurement_2017-10-25.xlsx171025-First-Run.xlsx
with Fernando
Tuesday, October 24, 2017: Testing setup with triple coil
Wednesday, October 25, 2017: Field mapping at 70 A and current/field measurements on triple coil.
Entry  Monday, October 16, 2017, 11:46, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , In progress, Pump down empty chamber Test EE 
Monday, October 16, 2017, 11:45: Roughing.
Monday, October 16, 2017, 12:05: Turbo pumps started.
Monday, October 16, 2017, 12:10; Ion gauge on.
Entry  Friday, October 13, 2017, 15:53, Aaron Schmidt, SiC#37, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, 39530-10, 41751-4, In progress, Conditioning SiC#37 (ii) 10x
Previous short fixed. Grid clamp removed. Grid tack welded.
Friday, October 13, 2017, 15:49: Roughing.

By Anders
Entry  Tuesday, October 10, 2017, 14:56, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , In progress, FEBIAD Anode bias configuration 
Unable to hold Anode voltage after power supply change out.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017, 14:55: The Test Stand has been configured for Anode bias and the electrical connections have been wired according  to ISK4523D
REV 6.
Entry  Tuesday, October 10, 2017, 13:10, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Gas bottles 
Tuesday, October 10, 2017, 09:30:  Install/swap gas bottles. Elog.
Removed smallest Neon leak. Neon Bottle Serial #11231. Leak rate calibrated @ 1.59e-07 atm*CC/sec (02/09/2016)
In use:
Entry  Friday, October 06, 2017, 12:14, Aaron Schmidt, SiC#37, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, 39530-10, 41751-4, In progress, Conditioning SiC#37 9x
NOTE* : The right coil terminal terminates into the heat shield. DO NOT TURN ON COIL.
Friday, October 06, 2017, 12:12: Roughing. * Note on installation. Middle TBHT prong 'stuck' to insulator slightly and was moved to fit. Fit ok
in Jig.
Entry  Monday, September 25, 2017, 14:10, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber 
Monday, September 25, 2017, 14:10: Roughing.

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 08:23: Turbo pumps on

Friday, October 06, 2017, 09:04: Ion gauge off. Turbos off.
Entry  Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 14:11, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#54, HP-SIS, ITW, TM2, 42218-10, , In progress, Conditioning Ta#54 6x
Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 14:08: Roughing.
Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 14:28: Turbos on.
Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 14:33: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Thursday, August 17, 2017, 12:45, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TBHT power supply removed  
 The Xantrex 10V 600 A power supply for the TBHT has been moved to ITE to replace the failed TGHT power supply
    Reply  Monday, August 21, 2017, 16:20, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TBHT power supply removed  


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
             The Xantrex 10V 600 A power supply for the TBHT has been moved to ITE to replace the failed TGHT
Entry  Tuesday, August 15, 2017, 08:41, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#55, LP-SIS, , , 42218-11, 42738-2, In progress, TBHT sight in test 
Heat TGHT to 580 A & TGHT to  200 A for view port test.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017, 08:40: Roughing.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017, 08:59: Both Turbo pumps started.
Entry  Thursday, August 03, 2017, 17:00, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Vacuum system tripped on power interruption 
 Thursday, August 03, 2017, 17:00: Restarted TPs
Entry  Wednesday, July 19, 2017, 09:13, Aaron Schmidt, Ta Targets, , , , , , Done, Ion Peaks Magnet_peaks.xlsx
Attached is a recent list of Ta targets with their extracted ions peaks.
Entry  Monday, July 17, 2017, 10:04, Aaron Schmidt, , HP-SIS, , , 42218-10, 42738-1, , Target cleaning test HP-SIS Full Clean  HP-SIS_Full_Clean_(Short).docxTS-2017-07-27-10-40.rga
 Target
Test (Fully Cleaned vs Crystal Clean only).
Entry  Monday, July 17, 2017, 09:58, Aaron Schmidt, , HP-SIS, , , 42218-8, 42738-1, , Target cleaning test (Long) HP-SIS CC Clean  HP-SIS_CC_Clean_(Long).docxOMEGA_OM-DAQPRO-5300_27-Jul-17_10.25.04.dlpTS-2017-07-24-10-40.rga
 Target
Test (Fully Cleaned vs Crystal Clean only).
Entry  Monday, July 17, 2017, 09:55, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , 41882-4, 42738-1, In progress, Out Gas HS for Target Cleaning Test OMEGA_OM-DAQPRO-5300_24-Jul-17_10.23.02.dlpTarget_Cleaning_Test_HS_Outgassing.docxTS-2017-07-17-11-17.rga
-No EE. Insulators, gripper arms, and blank EE plate included
-New grounded 9 pins included in brackets
-TGHT included to out gas Heat shield
Entry  Monday, July 10, 2017, 13:27, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#53, HP-SIS, ITW, TM2, 42218-6, 41751-6, In progress, Conditioning Ta#53 7x
Monday, July 10, 2017, 14:03: Roughing.
Monday, July 10, 2017, 14:27: Turbo pumps started.
Monday, July 10, 2017, 14:33: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Thursday, July 06, 2017, 13:16, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#55, LP-SIS, , , 42218-11, 42738-2, In progress, Conditioning Ta spare for Ta#52 10x
Thursday, July 06, 2017, 13:56: Roughing.
Thursday, July 06, 2017, 14:25: Turbo  pumps started.
Thursday, July 06, 2017, 14:30: Ion gauge on. RGA Started
Entry  Friday, June 30, 2017, 13:31, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#53, HP-SIS, ITW, TM2, 42218-6, 41751-6, In progress, Conditioning Ta#53  Ta#53.docxTS-2017-06-30-14-35.rga
Friday, June 30, 2017, 13:48: Roughing.
Friday, June 30, 2017, 14:26: Turbo pumps on.
Friday, June 30, 2017, 14:31: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Friday, June 16, 2017, 11:23, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber. 
Friday, June 16, 2017, 11:22: roughing.
Friday, June 16, 2017, 14:28: Turbo pumps on

Friday, June 30, 2017, 10:37: Ion gauge, turbos off.
Entry  Friday, June 09, 2017, 13:28, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#52, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 42218-14, 41751-8, In progress, Conditioning Ta#52 8x
Friday, June 09, 2017, 13:27: Roughing.
Friday, June 09, 2017, 14:09: Turbo pumps on.
Friday, June 09, 2017, 14:16: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Wednesday, June 07, 2017, 12:49, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Gas bottles 
 Gas bottles for FEBIAD testing were exchanged yesterday around 1:30. One Neon & one Argon bottle were removed.
Two Neon bottles were added.
Entry  Tuesday, June 06, 2017, 09:22, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber 
Tuesday, June 06, 2017, 09:21: roughing.

Friday, June 09, 2017, 08:50: Ion gauge off. Turbo pumps off.
Friday, June 09, 2017, 10:46: Venting.
Entry  Wednesday, May 24, 2017, 11:12, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, FEBIAD Anode bias configuration 20170524-ST-currentvscoil-CHT300A.PNG
 The Test Stand has been configured for Anode bias. John Chow changed the power supply and the electrical connections have been wired according
to ISK4523D REV 6.
 
    Reply  Saturday, June 03, 2017, 09:34, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, FEBIAD Cathode bias configuration 


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
             The Test Stand has been configured for Anode bias. John Chow changed the power supply and the
Entry  Friday, June 02, 2017, 15:57, Aaron Schmidt, SiC#36, HP-FEBIAD-CTL, ITW, TM2, 41369-10, 42132-6/9, , Conditioning SiC#36 9x
Friday, June 02, 2017, 15:20: Coil loose (Remove lid, Tighten and place lid again)
Friday, June 02, 2017, 15:52: Roughing
Friday, June 02, 2017, 16:13: Turbo pumps on.
Entry  Monday, May 22, 2017, 09:43, Aaron Schmidt, , HP-FEBIAD-CTL, , , , , , Tri-Coil CTL-FEBIAD test IV CTL_FEBIAD_Test_IV.docxTS-2017-05-22-10-07.rgaTS-2017-05-25-15-42.rga
Monday, May 22, 2017, 09:41: Roughing.
Monday, May 22, 2017, 10:00: Turbo pumps started.

Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 07:45: Power/sources on.
Entry  Wednesday, May 17, 2017, 10:17, Anders Mjos, , HP-FEBIAD-CTL, , , , , Problems/Solutions, Sparking between new coil line and ground electrode 
Wednesday, May 17, 2017, 10:17: Sparking around 20 kV. Will need to vent to increase gap between water lines.
Turbos stopped.
Wednesday, May 17, 2017, 10:50: Reset IV4.
Entry  Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 14:25, Aaron Schmidt, , HP-FEBIAD-CTL, , , , , , Tri-Coil CTL-FEBIAD test III 8x
Coil loose (Remove lid, Tighten and place lid again)
Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 14:24: Roughing.
Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 14:45: Turbo pumps on.
Entry  Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 15:07, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber. (FS#3 out) 05-11-2017_Water_leak.docx
FS#3 lines blanked off.
Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 14:40: Roughing
Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 15:05: Turbos on.
Entry  Friday, May 05, 2017, 14:28, Aaron Schmidt, UC#20, LP-IG-LIS, , , , , , Conditioning Heat shield for UC#20 (2)  UC#20_Heat_shield_conditioning-2.docxTS-2017-05-05-17-11.rgaTS-2017-05-11-07-50.rga
New O-rings installed on FS#3.
Friday, May 05, 2017, 14:24: Roughing.
Friday, May 05, 2017, 14:34: Waterlines reconnected to air lines. He likely still in lines. May show in RGA if there's an issue prior to opening
Entry  Thursday, May 04, 2017, 13:49, Aaron Schmidt, UC#20, LP-IG-LIS, , , , , , Conditioning Heat shield for UC#20 (1) UC#20_Heat_shield_conditioning-1.docxTS-2017-05-05-07-35.rga
Thursday, May 04, 2017, 13:48: Roughing.
Thursday, May 04, 2017, 14:09: Turbos on.

Friday, May 05, 2017, 07:35: RGA on. Vacuum @ 1.56e-06T
Entry  Tuesday, May 02, 2017, 14:03, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber. (FS#3 out) 20170504_133718.jpg20170504_133723.jpg20170504_133728.jpg20170504_133735.jpg
Check to fit lines FS#3
Tuesday, May 02, 2017, 14:00: Rouging. 

Wednesday, May 03, 2017, 07:07: Venting.
Entry  Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 07:46, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:TP1B & TSG:BV1B tripped Cooling_&_Turbo_Replacement.docx
Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 07:30: TSG : TP1B Tripped on Saturday.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 07:40: TSG : BV1B opened. TSG : TP1B restarted.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 07:48:  TSG : TP1B failed to restart.Turn off.
Entry  Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 16:04, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Leak on FS#3 COIL and EE 2017-04-12_COIL_Leak_IG1.png2017-04-12_COIL_Leak_RGA.png4-18-2017_TP1B_&_water_leak.docx
A water to vacuum leak has been found on FS#3. The leak is not detected on the leak detector, but can be seen as an increase in vacuum and on partial
water pressure on the RGA
Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 17:11: The leak is on circuit EG (Coil +). Confirmed with water pressure
Entry  Monday, April 10, 2017, 15:12, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Vacuum leak on front door 
The vacuum behaved erratic over night with excursion up into the mid 10^-6 Torr range. To investigate the chamber was vented. With the doors open, the
o-rings and sealing surfaces were cleaned. When pumping down again a vacuum leak could be heard at the front door by the lock. The chamber was vented again
twice, finally the two o-rings were swapped. This removed the large leak. The door is prevented from contacting the box at the lock, which is likely the
Entry  Thursday, April 06, 2017, 12:06, Aaron Schmidt, , HP-FEBIAD-CTL, , , , , In progress, Tri-Coil CTL-FEBIAD test 
Thursday, April 06, 2017, 12:06: Roughing.
Thursday, April 06, 2017, 13:07: Turbo pumps on.
Thursday, April 06, 2017, 13:18: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Tuesday, April 04, 2017, 14:33, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Power supply failure to E-rig 20170330_094009.jpg20170330_094019.jpg20170407_115355.jpg20170407_115223.jpg20170407_115414.jpg
Wednesday, March 29, 2017, 15:15: DAC power supply appears to have failed. Pop sound and electrical smoke/smell noticed.

Tuesday, April 04, 2017, 14:15: Kepco BOP 500M power supply replaced with back up Kepco BOP 500M.
Tuesday, April 04, 2017, 14:32: No response from new power supply. All connections in OK. Further inquiry required.
Entry  Friday, March 24, 2017, 14:43, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#51, LP-SIS, ITW, TM2, 41790-4, 41751-5, In progress, Conditioning Ta#51 9x
Friday, March 24, 2017, 15:40: Roughing.
Friday, March 24, 2017, 15:59: Turbo pumps on.
Friday, March 24, 2017, 16:04: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 09:37, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber 
Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 09:3: Roughing
Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 10:05: Turbos started

Friday, March 24, 2017, 11:01: Turbos off. Ion gauge off.
Entry  Friday, March 10, 2017, 15:42, Aaron Schmidt, UC#19, , , , 41882-4, 41751-2, In progress, Conditioning Heat shield for UC#19 TS-2017-03-10-16-20.rgaOMEGA_OM-DAQPRO-5300_22-Mar-17_09.05.23.dlp
Friday, March 10, 2017, 15:40: Roughing.
Friday, March 10, 2017, 15:58: Turbo pumps started.
Friday, March 10, 2017, 16:19: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 10:35, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , 42218-11, 41751-6, Problems/Solutions, Water leak (E)(G) 
Water leak found on water block lines (E) & (G) on FS #3.
Both lines were removed at the water blocks and the coil connection at the heat shield. They ends were blanked off.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 10:32: Roughing
Entry  Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 13:42, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , 42218-11, 41751-6, Problems/Solutions, Vacuum Check (Water leak) 
*Vacuum from previous test still active, minus turbo pumps. Same target, & heat shield as well.*
Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 13:38: Both Turbo pumps started.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 13:43: Ion gauge on. TP1B @ speed 42 KRPM.
Entry  Monday, February 06, 2017, 09:14, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Power outage. 
Weekend power outage. All turbos were tripped. Epics white out. Control group notified.
Monday, February 06, 2017, 09:07: Turbo pumps TMS : TP2 & TMS : TP6 restarted.
Monday, February 06, 2017, 09:12: TMS: IG6 ion gauge restarted.
Entry  Wednesday, January 25, 2017, 14:57, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , 42218-11, 41751-6, Done, Target cleaning test LP-SIS Full Clean LP-SIS_Full_Clean.docxOMEGA_OM-DAQPRO-5300_15-Feb-17_13.30.42.dlpTS-2017-02-09-10-40.rga


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Entry  Wednesday, January 25, 2017, 14:56, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , 42218-14, 41751-6, Done, Target cleaning test LP-SIS CC Clean LP-SIS_CC_Clean.docxTS-2017-02-07-10-40.rgaOMEGA_OM-DAQPRO-5300_09-Feb-17_10.49.31.dlp


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Entry  Wednesday, January 25, 2017, 14:55, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , 42218-6, 41751-6, Done, Target cleaning test (Long) HP-SIS Full Clean HP-SIS_Full_Clean.docxOMEGA_OM-DAQPRO-5300_07-Feb-17_09.17.23.dlpTS-2017-02-01-10-40.rgaTS-2017-02-03-08-50.rga


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Entry  Wednesday, January 25, 2017, 14:54, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , 42218-9, 41751-6, Done, Target cleaning test HP-SIS CC Clean HP-SIS_CC_Clean.docxTS-2017-01-30-11-00.rgaOMEGA_OM-DAQPRO-5300_01-Feb-17_15.36.02.dlp


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Target Test (Fully Cleaned vs Crystal Clean only).
Entry  Wednesday, January 25, 2017, 09:48, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , 41882-4, 41751-6, Done, Out gas Heat Shield for Target cleaning test 7x
No EE. Insulators, gripper arms, and blank EE plate included
-New grounded 9 pins included in brackets
-TGHT included to out gas Heat shield
Entry  Tuesday, January 24, 2017, 14:14, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Calibrated leak tanks removed 
Tuesday, January 24, 2017, 13:30: Calibrated leak tanks of Argon & Neon removed. Both old Neon tanks were re-installed in their place. 
Entry  Monday, January 23, 2017, 15:30, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber. 
Monday, January 23, 2017, 15:30: Roughing

Wednesday, January 25, 2017, 09:05: Venting
Entry  Friday, January 20, 2017, 08:45, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:TP1A & TSG:BV1A tripped 
Friday, January 20, 2017, 08:25: TSG : TP1A and TSG : BV1A were noticed to be tripped around 6am.
Friday, January 20, 2017, 08:42: Bypass to restart TSG : TP1A and TSG : BV1A. TP1A is at speed.
Entry  Tuesday, November 29, 2016, 11:20, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSH:UHV1 remvoed 
The variable leak rate valve will be used for TM3 HV spark tests in TCS
    Reply  Thursday, January 19, 2017, 13:23, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSH:UHV1 remvoed 


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
            The variable leak rate valve will be used for TM3 HV spark tests in TCS
Entry  Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 09:23, Aaron Schmidt, Ta Test, LP-FEBIAD, , , 39530-3, , In progress, Tri-Coil FEBIAD for testing 12x
Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 09:22: Roughing
Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 09:41: Turbo pumps started.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 11:01: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Tuesday, January 03, 2017, 08:27, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber. (Restart. Post holidays) 
Tuesday, January 03, 2017, 08:26: TSG : RP1 & TMS : RP2 restarted.

Wednesday, January 04, 2017, 11:18: TSG : PV1 & TMS : PV2 opened.
Wednesday, January 04, 2017, 11:19: TSG : BV1A & TSG : BV1B opened. TMS : BV2 & TMS : BV6 open.
Entry  Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 10:16, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber. (Close off for holidays) 
Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 10:16: Roughing
Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 11:05: Turbo pumps on.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 11:13: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 07:25, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Camera Container test 3. Camera_Case_Test_3.docxTS-2016-11-30-09-00_Test_3.rga
Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 07:23: Venting
Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 08:35: Roughing.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 09:01: RGA on. Turbos @ speed. Ion gauge on.
Entry  Monday, November 28, 2016, 15:39, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , In progress, Pump down empty chamber/Check Exhaust 
Monday, November 28, 2016, 15:35: Begin roughing. Monitor exhaust mesh cover. 
*Cover was found on the ground earlier today and re-attached*
 Monday, November 28, 2016, 15:55: Exhaust mesh OK. Roughing continued.
Entry  Friday, November 25, 2016, 14:28, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Camera Container test 2 Camera_Case_Test_2.docxTS-2016-11-25-14-50_Test_2.rgaTS-2016-11-28-08-40_Test_2.rga
Friday, November 25, 2016, 14:28: Roughing
Friday, November 25, 2016, 14:47: Turbos started
Friday, November 25, 2016, 14:56: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 6.4E-6 T. RGA on
Entry  Thursday, November 24, 2016, 10:39, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMS:TP2  
Thursday, November 24, 2016, 08:05: Whining sound (high pitch) heard from TMS:TP2
Thursday, November 24, 2016, 10:37: Sound fades in and out roughly every 3-5 minutes. Vacuum group notified. Monitor.
Thursday, November 24, 2016, 15:21: Vent tomorrow AM as per Vacuum group. Edi.
Entry  Thursday, November 24, 2016, 10:36, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Camera Container test 1. Camera_Case_Test_1.docxTS-2016-11-24-12-50.rgaTS-2016-11-25-10-10.rga
Thursday, November 24, 2016, 10:15: Discuss w/ Aurelia. Camera container filled with Argon. Place under Vacuum, monitor w/ RGA.
Thursday, November 24, 2016, 11:43:Pump down started. Camera and case placed near RGA.
Thursday, November 24, 2016, 12:42: Turbo pumps started
Entry  Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 10:50, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber. 
Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 10:50: Begin roughing.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 11:52: Turbo pumps on.
*Note* Unusual sound noticed right at the start up of TSG : TP1B. It was first noticed prior to venting UC#18. The sound only lasts 10-15 seconds
Entry  Thursday, October 27, 2016, 13:37, Aaron Schmidt, UC#18, LP-SIS, ITW, TM2, , 41751-3, In progress, Conditioning Heat shield for UC#18 UC#18_Heat_shield_conditioning.docxTS-2016-10-27-16-00.rga
Thursday, October 27, 2016, 13:36: Roughing.
Thursday, October 27, 2016, 14:27: Turbo pumps started.
Thursday, October 27, 2016, 14:33: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Monday, October 24, 2016, 16:02, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Pump down empty chamber/Clean Exhaust/Test Exhaust_pump_down.docx
Monday, October 24, 2016, 15:45: Remove metal mesh covering roughing pump exhaust.
Clean out mesh (3/4"-5/8" thick w/ layers of dust/material).
Monday, October 24, 2016, 15:52: Roughing 710.0 T.
Entry  Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 13:29, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#50, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 41790-5, 41751-1, In progress, Conditioning Ta#50 9x
Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 13:22: Roughing.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 13:46: Turbo pumps started.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 13:52: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Friday, October 14, 2016, 13:17, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Powerbump tripped off turbos 
Friday, October 14, 2016, 13:17: Restarted pumps
Friday, October 14, 2016, 13:4: Another trip: restarted pumps

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 12:12: Venting.
Entry  Tuesday, October 11, 2016, 14:55, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Empty 
Breaker tripped during roughing. Removed exhaust line during first 2 min.
Tuesday, October 11, 2016, 14:55: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 1.0E-6 T

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, 12:09: Ion gauge & Turbo pumps off.
Entry  Friday, September 30, 2016, 11:14, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:RP1 Replacement 
Friday, September 30, 2016, 10:01: Roughing pump RP1 failed during roughing. Breaker was tripped to RP1 & RP2.

Friday, September 30, 2016, 10:30: Roughing
pump RP1 replaced and tested.
Entry  Friday, September 30, 2016, 11:11, Aaron Schmidt, SiC#35, HP-FEBIAD, ITW, TM2, 39530-9, 41120-8, Done, Conditioning SiC#35 6x
Friday, September 30, 2016, 10:00: Roughing.
Friday, September 30, 2016, 10:01: Roughing stopped. RP1 failure. Breaker tripped.
Friday, September 30, 2016, 11:49: Roughing continued.
Entry  Wednesday, September 07, 2016, 15:50, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:RP1 running uneven 
Fault report was submitted.
Anders informed Anthony on Tuesday, Sept 6, 2016.
Fault report # 9233.
    Reply  Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 14:38, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:RP1 replaced 


    
        
            Aaron Schmidt wrote:
        
        
            
            Fault report was submitted.
       Reply  Wednesday, September 14, 2016, 13:58, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:RP1 latched breaker 


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
            
            
              
Entry  Thursday, September 08, 2016, 09:12, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Filament change on IG6 
Thursday, September 08, 2016, 08:20: Vacuum group changed to the other filament to investigate vacuum spikes on IG6
Entry  Wednesday, September 07, 2016, 15:51, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Flexible waterlines test. Flexible_Line_Test.docxTS-2016-09-08-08-47.rga
Wednesday, September 07, 2016, 15:35: Roughing

Thursday, September 08, 2016, 08:33: Turbo pumps started.
Thursday, September 08, 2016, 08:38: Ion gauge on. TP1B @ speed 42 KRPM.
Entry  Friday, September 02, 2016, 15:47, Aaron Schmidt, SiC#34, LP-IG-LIS, ITE, TM4, 39814-V2-1, 41751-9, , Conditioning SiC# 34 ER-580-270-m40.txtITE-TM4-SiC#34-LP-IG-LIS_Test_Stand.docxSiC#34.docxTS-2016-09-06-08-12.rga
Friday, September 02, 2016, 15:47: Roughing.
Friday, September 02, 2016, 16:18: Turbos started -AM
Friday, September 02, 2016, 16:28: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 2.0E-5 T.
Entry  Monday, August 29, 2016, 10:08, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber. 
Monday, August 29, 2016, 10:07: Roughing.

Friday, September 02, 2016, 14:33: Venting
Entry  Wednesday, August 24, 2016, 09:16, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , 41882-4, 41751-6, , HS Test OR Clean 7x
Heat Shield Test (OR only).
For all 6 tests:
-Start Turbo pumps & Ion gauge as soon as available on ISAC TEST STAND VACUUM Screen.
Entry  Monday, August 22, 2016, 08:20, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , 41882-4, 41751-3, , HS Test Full Clean HS_41751-3_TEST.docxTS-2016-08-22-11-50.rga20160824_143544.jpg
Heat Shield Test (Fully Cleaned).
For all 6 tests:
-Start Turbo pumps & Ion gauge as soon as available on ISAC TEST STAND VACUUM Screen.
Entry  Wednesday, August 17, 2016, 08:19, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , 41882-4, 41751-5, , HS Test OR Clean HS_41751-5_TEST.docxTS-2016-08-17-11-45.rga20160824_143555.jpg20160824_143558.jpg
Heat Shield Test (OR Cleaned).
For all 6 tests:
-Start Turbo pumps & Ion gauge as soon as available on ISAC TEST STAND VACUUM Screen.
Entry  Monday, August 15, 2016, 08:09, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , 41882-4, 41751-4, , HS Test OR Clean HS_41751-4_TEST.docxTS-2016-08-15-11-45.rga20160824_143550.jpg
Heat Shield Test (OR Cleaned).
For all 6 tests:
-Start Turbo pumps & Ion gauge as soon as available on ISAC TEST STAND VACUUM Screen.
Entry  Friday, August 12, 2016, 14:40, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Emittance scanner communications 
Wednesday, July 27, 2016, 16:06:  Spark around 15:10 or 16:05
Emittance rig communications affected.
Enter 100 on Dac -- Reads: -500
Entry  Wednesday, August 10, 2016, 08:09, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , 41882-4, 41751-2, , HS Test Full Clean HS_41751-2_TEST.docxTS-2016-08-10-11-45.rga20160824_143539.jpg
Heat Shield Test (Fully Cleaned).
For all 6 tests:
-Start Turbo pumps & Ion gauge as soon as available on ISAC TEST STAND VACUUM Screen.
Entry  Monday, August 08, 2016, 09:48, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , 41882-4, 41751-1, , HS Test Full Clean HS_41751-1_TEST.docxTS-2016-08-08-11-45.rga20160824_144103.jpg20160824_144106.jpg
Heat Shield Test (Fully Cleaned).
For all 6 tests:
-Start Turbo pumps & Ion gauge as soon as available on ISAC TEST STAND VACUUM Screen.
Entry  Wednesday, August 03, 2016, 13:47, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#49, HP-SIS, ITW, TM2, , 41751-10, , Conditioning Ta#49 7x
Wednesday, August 03, 2016, 13:47: Roughing
Wednesday, August 03, 2016, 14:17: Turbo pumps started.
Wednesday, August 03, 2016, 14:22: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Thursday, July 28, 2016, 11:12, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber. 
Thursday, July 28, 2016, 10:00 Roughing.
Entry  Thursday, July 28, 2016, 08:21, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMS:MB1 time out 
Fault report submitted. 9156
Thursday, July 28, 2016, 09:55: Controls group resolved the issue by cycling the power on the canbus controller
Entry  Thursday, July 21, 2016, 09:51, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-FEBIAD, , , , , , Febiad Test - NEW COIL - No PE 
Thursday, July 21, 2016, 08:55: Roughing.
Thursday, July 21, 2016, 09:50: Turbo pumps started.
Thursday, July 21, 2016, 09:54: Ion Gauge on.
Entry  Tuesday, July 19, 2016, 15:15, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , 41751-7, , Tube only - No EE - With PE Tube_only_-_No_EE_-_With_PE.zip
Tuesday, July 19, 2016, 15:14: Roughing.
Tuesday, July 19, 2016, 15:48: Turbo pumps started.
Tuesday, July 19, 2016, 15:55: Ion Gauge on.
Entry  Monday, July 18, 2016, 12:20, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , 41751-7, , Tube only - No EE - No PE Tube_only_-_No_EE_-_No_PE.zip
Monday, July 18, 2016, 12:19: Roughing.
Monday, July 18, 2016, 13:13: Turbo pumps on.
Monday, July 18, 2016, 13:18: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Thursday, July 14, 2016, 13:22, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , 41751-7, , Tube only - NEW EE w/insulators - No PE Tube_only_Test_-__New_Insulators-No_PE-160715.zip160716.zip
Thursday, July 14, 2016, 14:41:  Roughing started.
Thursday, July 14, 2016, 15:41: Turbo pumps started.
Thursday, July 14, 2016, 15:58: Ion gauge & RGA on.
Entry  Monday, July 11, 2016, 13:51, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , 41751-7, , Tube only - NEW EE w/insulators Tube_only_test_-_with_insulators_&_new_EE_Maldonado_160712.zip160713.zip
Monday, July 11, 2016, 13:49: Begin roughing.






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Entry  Wednesday, July 06, 2016, 10:42, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Emittance scanner check/repair. 
Dave Morris increased the current from ~ 1 A to ~2.5 A. This seem to solve the problem with the in/out drive of the emittance meter
Entry  Wednesday, June 29, 2016, 16:28, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber. 
Wednesday, June 29, 2016, 16:28 : Roughing

Thursday, June 30, 2016, 08:44: Turbo pumps on.

Thursday, July 07, 2016, 13:11: Turbo pumps off. Ion gauge off.
Entry  Monday, June 27, 2016, 13:11, Aaron Schmidt, SiC#33, HP-SIS, ITW, TM2, , 41120-7, , Conditioning SiC#33 8x
Monday, June 27, 2016, 12:05: Roughing.
Monday, June 27, 2016, 13:08: Turbo pumps on.
Monday, June 27, 2016, 13:15: Ion Gauge on.
Entry  Friday, June 24, 2016, 08:07, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Emittance scanner check/repair. 
Friday, June 24, 2016, 08:06: Ion gauge IG6 OFF. Turbo pumps TP6 and TP2 off.
Friday, June 24, 2016, 09:58: Venting.
Friday, June 24, 2016, 10:17: Remove emittance scanner for inspection.
Entry  Monday, June 20, 2016, 14:36, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pump down empty chamber. 
Monday, June 20, 2016, 12:50: roughing down
Monday, June 20, 2016, 14:30: Turbo pumps on. Ion gauge on.

Monday, June 27, 2016, 09:00: Ion gauge off. Turbo pumps off.
Entry  Thursday, June 16, 2016, 14:34, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , , , , TUBE ONLY (3) Tube_only-full-fernando_test-160617-PE-RPE.zipTube_only-full-fernando_test-160617-WPE.zip
Thursday, June 16, 2016, 14:33: Roughing. Plasma Electrode re-attached. Salts replaced.
Thursday, June 16, 2016, 15:12: Turbo pumps started.
Thursday, June 16, 2016, 15:22: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 10:46, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , , , , TUBE ONLY - NO PLASMA ELECTRODE Tube_only_SIS_test-all-160615.zip2016-06-13.zip2016-06-15.zipre-em-plots.zip
Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 10:46: Begin roughing.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 11:16: Turbo pumps started.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 11:23: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Friday, June 10, 2016, 12:42, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, FC0 BIAS probelm 
 Graham Waters is looking into this problem. The IOC has been rebooted a couple of times.
Entry  Thursday, June 09, 2016, 14:56, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , , , , TUBE ONLY Tube_only_SIS_test.zip
Thursday, June 09, 2016, 14:50: Begin roughing.
Thursday, June 09, 2016, 15:34: Turbo pumps started.
Thursday, June 09, 2016, 15:42: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Friday, June 03, 2016, 14:50, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pumping down empty chamber. 
Friday, June 03, 2016, 14:50: Turbo pumps started.
Friday, June 03, 2016, 15:22:  RGA on.

Monday, June 06, 2016, 15:40: RGA still connected. OK. Screen shot saved. Vacuum @ 8.5E-07T
Entry  Wednesday, June 01, 2016, 10:02, Aaron Schmidt, UC#16, LP-IG-LIS, ITE, TM4, 39814-V2-1, , , Conditioning Heat shield for UC#16 OMEGA_OM-DAQPRO-5300_03-Jun-16_08.14.47.dlpTS-2016-06-02_UC#16.rgaTS-2016-06-02-13-46_UC#16.rgaUC#16.docx
Wednesday, June 01, 2016, 10:02: Begin roughing.
Wednesday, June 01, 2016, 10:44: Turbo pumps started.
Wednesday, June 01, 2016, 10:47: Ion Gauge IG1 ON.
Entry  Thursday, May 12, 2016, 13:32, Aaron Schmidt, SiC, LP-SIS, , , 41077-3, , , EE new insulator Test, No PE , Dirty EE. 
Thursday, May 12, 2016, 13:00: Begin Roughing.
Thursday, May 12, 2016, 13:40: Turbo Pumps started
Thursday, May 12, 2016, 13:46: Ion gauge switched on.
Entry  Friday, May 06, 2016, 10:18, Aaron Schmidt, SiC, LP-SIS, , , 41077-3, , , EE new insulator Test (2) No PE 
Friday, May 06, 2016, 10:18: Begin roughing
Venting: VCR on HS not closed
Friday, May 06, 2016, 12:58: Roughing
Entry  Monday, May 02, 2016, 16:03, Aaron Schmidt, SiC, LP-SIS, , , 41077-3, , , EE new insulator Test TS-2016-05-02_EE_insulator_test.rga
Monday, May 02, 2016, 16:01: Roughing.
Monday, May 02, 2016, 16:35: Turbos started -AM
 Monday, May 02, 2016, 16:43: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 1.6E-5 T - AM
Entry  Thursday, April 21, 2016, 14:26, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#48, HP-SIS, ITW, TM2, 41369-5, 41120-5, In progress, Conditioning Ta#48 TS-2016-04-21_Ta#48.rga
Thursday, April 21, 2016, 14:25: Begin pumping down.
Thursday, April 21, 2016, 15:02: Turbo pumps started.
Thursday, April 21, 2016, 15:34: Ion gauge on.
Entry  Friday, April 15, 2016, 16:07, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, ANODE polarity switched to positive 
to test the effect of extraction when biasing of the target.
    Reply  Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 08:27, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, ANODE polarity switched to negative 


    
        
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            to test the effect of extraction when biasing of the target.
Entry  Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 13:03, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 41790-2, 39956-8, , Testing restraint insulator prototype (2) Anode_Voltage_and_EE_(neg_bias).xlsxAnode_Voltage_and_EE_(pos_bias).xlsxRP#1_(2).docx
Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 13:03: Begin roughing. (Plasma electrode in. Salts in)
Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 13:34: Turbo pumps started.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 13:39: Ion Gauge on.
Entry  Monday, April 04, 2016, 11:33, Aaron Schmidt, , LP-SIS, , , 41790-2, 39956-8, In progress, Testing restraint insulator prototype Anode_Voltage_VS_Current.xlsxTS-2016-04-05_Restraint_Test.rgaTS-2016-04-13_Restraint_Test.rgaRP#1.docx
Monday, April 04, 2016, 11:31: Begin roughing. (No plasma electrode)
Monday, April 04, 2016, 12:47: Started Turbos and Ion gauge

Tuesday, April 05, 2016, 09:09: Open water, Vacuum increased from 3.7E-07 to 2.2E-06 (roughly). Leak detected, Confirmed via RGA, Water
Entry  Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 16:32, Aaron Schmidt, Ta#47, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 41790-1, 41120-05, In progress, Conditioning Ta#47 TS-2016-03-30_Ta#47.rgaER-580-230-30kV-m23.txtER-580-230-30kV-m27.txtITE-TM4-Ta#47-LP-SIS_Test_Stand.docxTa#47.docx
Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 16:31: Roughing.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 17:34 : Turbos started -AM
Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 18:50: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 1.8E-6 T -AM
Entry  Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 14:44, Aaron Schmidt, , , , , , , , Pumping down empty chamber. 
Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 14:43: Roughing.

 Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 14:33: Venting   -AM
Entry  Wednesday, March 16, 2016, 09:59, Anders Mjos, Target tube only, , , TM1, 39459-2, 40898-2, In progress, Conditiong Heat Shield for UC#15 
Back up heat shield for UC#15
Wednesday, March 16, 2016, 09:58: Roughing
Wednesday, March 16, 2016, 12:54: Started Turbo pumps
Entry  Friday, March 11, 2016, 15:46, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Testing end cap leak tightness 
Two Ta-tubes sealed with 2 end caps each placed in the vacuum chamber. 
Friday, March 11, 2016, 15:03: Rouging

Monday, March 14, 2016, 09:43: Caps still on the tube. Vacuum on CG1 5 mT
Entry  Friday, March 04, 2016, 14:23, Anders Mjos, Target tube only, LP-SIS, ITW, TM2, 39459-2, 41120-10, In progress, Conditiong Heat Shield for UC#15 
Friday, March 04, 2016, 14:20: Roughing
Friday, March 04, 2016, 15:05: Turbos started
Friday, March 04, 2016, 15:11: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 3.5E-5 T.
Entry  Wednesday, March 02, 2016, 12:08, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TGHT insulator broken 
 The insulator for the TGHT terminals cracked during an attempt to remove a seized bolt.The right TGHT block was removed with the target and the
bolt cut to remove the target. The single stand-off insulator on the target assembly cracked in the process.

Friday, March 04, 2016
Entry  Tuesday, February 23, 2016, 10:43, Anders Mjos, SiC, LP-SIS, , , 41077-3, , , EE coating test - no Plasma Electrode 
Cleaned up EE and around target tube. Removed PE
Tuesday, February 23, 2016, 10:40: Roughing
Tuesday, February 23, 2016, 11:09: Starting turbos
Entry  Friday, January 22, 2016, 15:34, Anders Mjos, SiC, LP-SIS, , , 41077-3, , In progress, EE coating test 2016-02-14_EE_V_limit.png
Friday, January 22, 2016, 15:30: Turbos started
Friday, January 22, 2016, 16:14: RGA ON

Monday, January 25, 2016, 10:30: Opened water. No response on vacuum.
Entry  Monday, January 18, 2016, 08:41, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:RP1 nor performing 
The pump failed to pump down below 2 Torr. on Friday 15th E-fault 8680 submitted. Vacuum group will replace the pump today
    Reply  Monday, January 18, 2016, 15:38, Aurelia Laxdal, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:RP1 nor performing 2016-01-18_Pumping_on_Ta46Clone_(leak_at_Lid-Base_HS).png


    
        
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            The pump failed to pump down below 2 Torr. on Friday 15th E-fault 8680 submitted. Vacuum group will
       Reply  Tuesday, January 19, 2016, 18:34, Aurelia Laxdal, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:RP1 nor performing 


    
        
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          Reply  Wednesday, January 20, 2016, 14:26, Aurelia Laxdal, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:RP1 nor performing 


    
        
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             Reply  Wednesday, January 20, 2016, 19:11, Aurelia Laxdal, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:RP1 nor performing 


    
        
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                Reply  Thursday, January 21, 2016, 13:04, Aurelia Laxdal, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:RP1 nor performing 


    
        
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                   Reply  Friday, January 22, 2016, 13:35, Aurelia Laxdal, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:RP1 nor performing 


    
        
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Entry  Friday, January 22, 2016, 11:07, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Venting 
 Friday, January 22, 2016, 11:07: Stopped turbos
Entry  Monday, January 11, 2016, 09:02, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Venting 
Monday, January 11, 2016, 09:02: Turbos stopped.
Monday, January 11, 2016, 12:58: Venting

Roughed down yesterday due to change of plans.
Entry  Wednesday, January 06, 2016, 09:28, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Water leak fixed on flow sensor for HS circuit 
 The Swagelok fitting on the return side of the flow sensor for the HS circuit was tightened to stop the leak. See e-fault 8650
Entry  Friday, December 18, 2015, 11:44, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, IG6 not reading correctly 
The new controller (XGS-600) installed for IG6 use a different voltage to pressure conversion than the previous models. This causes a discrepancy between
values in EPICS and the value displayed on the controller. An e-fault has been submitted.
Friday, December 18, 2015, 14:40: EPICS updated and restarted.
Entry  Wednesday, December 02, 2015, 15:30, Anders Mjos, , LP-SIS, , , , , , New centre block test 
New 2x 9-pin connector grounding tool with gripper installed.
Wednesday, December 02, 2015, 15:30: Roughing
Wednesday, December 02, 2015, 17:14: Starting turbos
Entry  Wednesday, December 02, 2015, 14:50, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Nitrogen supply for venting temporarely from bottle 
No supply of N through the piping due to work on the N tanks. Confirmed with Geoff Hodgson. ISIS supply is shut off. Using a bottle until the supply
is returned.

Monday, January 11, 2016
Entry  Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 11:27, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Ran RP2 with gas ballast for 15 min 2015-11-17_RP2_performance.png
To recover performance
Entry  Monday, November 16, 2015, 14:52, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Current measurement 2015-11-17_High_Current_Test.png2015-11-17_Current_vs_Voltage_TGHT_and_TBHT.xlsx
Installed Cu-shunts on TGHT and TBHT terminals. HS water looped.
 Monday, November 16, 2015, 14:43: Roughing
Monday, November 16, 2015, 15:21: Turbos started.
Entry  Friday, October 16, 2015, 12:26, Anders Mjos, Target tube only, , , , , 41120-4, In progress, Conditioning HS for UC#14 2015-10-22_TS_Leak.docx
Friday, October 16, 2015, 12:20: Roughing.
Friday, October 16, 2015, 13:06: Started turbos.
Friday, October 16, 2015, 13:25: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 3.2E-5 T
    Reply  Tuesday, November 03, 2015, 09:00, Anders Mjos, Target tube only, , , , , 41120-4, In progress, Conditioning HS for UC#14 
Tuesday, November 03, 2015, 08:59: Starting TGHT ramping to 580 A at 1 A/min

Thursday, November 05, 2015, 16:39 : Ramping down

Monday, November 09, 2015, 08:13: Turbos stopped
Entry  Monday, November 02, 2015, 12:47, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Removed Swagelok T from rioght TGHT water lines 
Mico replaced the T's with copper tube and leak checked.
Monday, November 02, 2015, 12:46: Roughing
Monday, November 02, 2015, 13:19: Starting turbos
Entry  Wednesday, October 14, 2015, 16:13, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMS:RP2 replaced 
 by vacuum group. The pump was making more noise than usual.
    Reply  Monday, October 19, 2015, 15:39, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Exhaust came off the new RP2 


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
             by vacuum group. The pump was making more noise than usual.
Entry  Monday, October 19, 2015, 09:45, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, IG1 filament dead 
Will went chamber to replace the filament.
See e-fault 8501 
Monday, October 19, 2015, 09:43: turbos stopped
Entry  Thursday, October 15, 2015, 11:19, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Right side TGHT connector block removed Photo_2015-10-16_11_57_45_AM.jpgPhoto_2015-10-16_11_57_51_AM.jpg
The keensert has been worn out and will be replaced.
The keensert was re-tapped and the block re-installed. New bolts used for TGHT connection (2x). Swagelok T connections shortened (pluged).
Entry  Wednesday, October 07, 2015, 11:16, Anders Mjos, SiC#32, HP-FEBIAD, ITW, TM2, , , In progress, Conditioning SiC#32 SiC#32.docx
Wednesday, October 07, 2015, 11:15: roughing
Wednesday, October 07, 2015, 12:09 Turbos started
Wednesday, October 07, 2015, 12:18: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 1.7E-5 T
    Reply  Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 07:47, Anders Mjos, SiC#32, HP-FEBIAD, ITW, TM2, , , In progress, Conditioning SiC#32 SiC#32-2.docx
Target was pumped down on Friday.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 07:47: Opened water for HS. No response on RGA. Vacuum stable at 2.2E-7 T
Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 07:59: Gas lines open.
       Reply  Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 17:23, Anders Mjos, SiC#32, HP-FEBIAD, ITW, TM2, , , In progress, Conditioning SiC#32 SiC#32-3.docxEmittance.zipNeEfficiecy.xlsx
Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 17:22: Roughing
Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 18:07: Started turbos.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 18:15: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 1.9E-5 T
Entry  Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 16:04, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, IV4 timed out 
Contacted Graham W. (controls) to have a look. It turned out to be a limit switch problem. Removed and reinstalled limit switch solved the time out issue.
Entry  Friday, October 02, 2015, 08:35, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Venting beam line for TP exchange 
 Friday, October 02, 2015, 08:35: Turbo stopped
Entry  Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 16:28, Anders Mjos, Test Target wrapped with heat shields, LP-SIS, , , , , In progress, New centre block test 
 

    
        
            T1
            Probe Inside Target Left
        
        
            T2
             
Entry  Friday, September 18, 2015, 11:35, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMS:TP6 nor working 
found in fault state this morning. Edi consulted and fault report submitted.
Entry  Thursday, September 17, 2015, 14:05, Anders Mjos, Test Target, LP-SIS, , , , , In progress, New centre block test 
 

    
        
            T1
            Probe Inside Target
Left
        
        
            T2
            Centre block attached outside
        
        
    
Entry  Monday, September 14, 2015, 08:38, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, RP2 increased pressure 
 e-fault submitted and vacuum group (Edi) notified.
Monday, September 14, 2015, 09:33: RP2 replaced by vacuum group
Entry  Friday, September 11, 2015, 11:43, Anders Mjos, Ta#46, HP-SIS, ITE, TM4, , , Done, Ta#46 conditioning Ta#46.docx
EE is ST-200 material (AlN)
Friday, September 11, 2015, 11:0: Roughing
Friday, September 11, 2015, 12:12: Turbos started.
Entry  Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 08:54, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Venting 
 Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 08:53: Turbos stopped

Friday, September 11, 2015: Vented
Entry  Saturday, August 29, 2015, 14:33, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Restarted IOC after power outage 
 Saturday, August 29, 2015, 15:50: Turbos started
Entry  Monday, August 10, 2015, 18:01, Anders Mjos, , LP-SIS, , , , , In progress, Testing new center block target 
Installed thermocouples:
T1: TGHT tube left side, inside
T2: TBHT restraint
Entry  Tuesday, August 04, 2015, 13:37, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Equipment for outgassing measurements removed 
 
Entry  Monday, July 13, 2015, 17:19, Anders Mjos, , LP-SIS, , , , , In progress, SIS Cup insulator clamping test 
Monday, July 13, 2015, 17:09: Roughing
Monday, July 13, 2015, 17:51: Turbos started
Monday, July 13, 2015, 18:01: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 3.7E-5 T
Entry  Monday, July 06, 2015, 14:26, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Pumping down empty chamber 
Monday, July 06, 2015, 14:26: Roughing

Wednesday, July 08, 2015, 09:26: Venting

Thursday, July 09, 2015, 11:42: Roughing
Entry  Monday, July 06, 2015, 09:29, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Replaced out gassing gauge on the backing line 
 
Entry  Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 14:51, Anders Mjos, ZrC#7, LP-SIS, , TM2, 41177-2, , In progress, ZrC#7 Conditioning 2 ZrC#7_Second_Time.docxTGT2-ER580-200-30kV-m39-off60-3.txt
Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 14:51: Roughing
Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 16:14: Started turbos. CG1 at 0.075 T
Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 16:23 : Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 1.4E-5 T
Entry  Monday, June 29, 2015, 16:51, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:BV1B closed 
found TSG:TP1B tripped off. Closed TSG:BV1B as pressure at TSG:iG1 was rising. Pressure is coming down again.

Tuesday, June 30, 2015 by AM
Found the control cable not completely inserted. Inserted cable, which tripped TP1A. Started both turbo pumps again.
Entry  Thursday, June 25, 2015, 09:00, Anders Mjos, , LP-FEBIAD, , TM2, , , , TM2 FEBIAD Test 
Thursday, June 25, 2015, 09:00: Water on HS. No vacuum response.
Thursday, June 25, 2015, 11:48: Started auto ramping heaters.
Thursday, June 25, 2015, 17:14: Target at 580/275 A. BIAS/EZL/EE at 30 / 13.5 / 1.5 kV
Entry  Monday, June 22, 2015, 15:49, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Installed new 9-pin feed through 9-pin_feed_through.jpg
No wires connected yet.
Monday, June 22, 2015, 15:48: Roughing

Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 09:05: Roughing vacuum does not go below 0.9 T. Venting to investigate.
Entry  Monday, June 15, 2015, 14:09, Anders Mjos, ZrC#7, LP-SIS, , TM2, 41177-1, , In progress, ZrC#7 Conditioning ZrC#7.docxER580-220-30kV-m39-off30.txt
Monday, June 15, 2015, 14:05 Roughing
Monday, June 15, 2015, 14:39: Turbos started.
Monday, June 15, 2015, 14:49: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 5.3E-5 T
Entry  Monday, June 15, 2015, 14:07, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Test Stand Source Tray installed Coils_configuration.jpg
Monday, June 15, 2015
Remaining items to do

    ANODE wire not yet attached
    FEBIAD COILS not yet reconfigured


Tuesday, June 16, 2015:
Entry  Wednesday, June 03, 2015, 09:35, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, PLC upgrade 
Wednesday, June 03, 2015, 09:35: TP6 and TP2 off
Wednesday, June 03, 2015, 10:15: Upgrade in progress.
Entry  Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 14:19, Anders Mjos, , LP-FEBIAD, , TM2, , , In progress, Re-testing new TM2 Source Tray TM2_Source_Tray_Test_FEBIAD_Target_Test_4.docxTM2_Source_Tray_in_Test_Stand_-_Test_Results.pdf
Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 14:19: Roughing
Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 14:50: Turbos started
Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 15:00: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 1.6e-5 T
Entry  Monday, May 25, 2015, 14:40, Anders Mjos, SiC#31, HP-SIS, ITW, TM4, 38817-7, , In progress, SiC#31 Conditioning SiC#31.docxER30kV580-200.txtER30kV580-230.txt
Monday, May 25, 2015, 14:35: Rouging
Monday, May 25, 2015, 15:05: Turbos started.
Monday, May 25, 2015, 15:15: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 2.4E-5 T
Entry  Thursday, May 21, 2015, 17:38, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Installed equipment for measuring outgassing rate 
 A gauge and a valve was installed on the roughing line to the large turbo pump
Entry  Thursday, May 21, 2015, 17:26, Anders Mjos, , LP-FEBIAD, , TM2, , , In progress, Re-testing new TM2 Source Tray  TM2_Source_Tray_Test_FEBIAD_Target_Test_3.docx2015-05-22_Flow.xlsx
Thursday, May 21, 2015, 17:26: Roughing
Thursday, May 21, 2015, 18:02: Turbos started
Thursday, May 21, 2015, 18:12: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 4.7E-5 T
Entry  Thursday, May 21, 2015, 16:40, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Reconfigured service cap coil connections TestStandSourceTray.jpgTM2SourceTray.jpg
 The service cap has been reconfigured (colling and electric) to be compatible with the TM2 Source tray. Coil- is E & F , Coil+ is G & H.
Entry  Tuesday, May 19, 2015, 19:10, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, EPICS white out 
 Likely caused by the PLC. e-fault  8139

Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Dave Morris re-established contact with controls. (PLC IOC was down).
Entry  Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 13:27, Anders Mjos, , LP-FEBIAD, , TM2, , 39230-1, In progress, Re-testing new TM2 Source Tray 
NOTE: COIL PS is a 100 A supply, thus actual COIL current is 0.5x COIL set point.
Changed the FEBIAD connector blocks to have copper tubes exit below the block. Extended ANODE wire to allow it to be wrapped around Cu-tubes and
keep it further away from the GE lines.
Entry  Friday, May 08, 2015, 09:07, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, EPICS lost contact with the PLC 
Everything shut down, while EPICS showed everyhing to be on.
Controls group (Dave Morris) has reestablished contact. System is operations.
TSG section vented for Source Tray work
Entry  Monday, May 04, 2015, 09:51, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, FEBIAD Coil power supply replaced 
 Power supply did not work after high voltage conditioning. On Friday May 1st John Chow replaced the power supply with a 12 V 100 A power supply temporary while the other supply is being repaired. EPICS controls have not been adjusted.
Entry  Friday, April 24, 2015, 12:26, Anders Mjos, , LP-FEBIAD, , TM2, , 39230-1, In progress, Testing new TM2 Source Tray TM2_Source_Tray_in_Test_Stand_-_Electrical_Check.pdfTM2_Source_Tray_in_Test_Stand_FEBIAD_Coil_Water_Leak.pdfTM2_Source_Tray_Test_FEBIAD_Target.docxTM2_Source_Tray_Coil_Leak_2015-04-30.png
Photos on DocuShare

 
Friday, April 24, 2015
Entry  Friday, April 24, 2015, 12:25, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Backing line pressure high 
TSG:RP1 backing line pressure is >200 mT. An e-fault has been submitted to have the roughing pump replaced.
Friday, April 24, 2015, 13:13: Pump replaced by vacuum group.
Entry  Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 13:17, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Source Tray Removed 
 by Mico, Dan and Anders
Entry  Monday, April 13, 2015, 13:07, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, ISAC Test Stand Optical elements power supply drop out 
 See e-fault 8027 
Monday, April 13, 2015
Kevin and Graham are working on it
Entry  Thursday, April 09, 2015, 11:21, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, No RGA communcations 
RGA stopped working. Likely after a spark yesterday.
Entry  Thursday, April 02, 2015, 15:42, Anders Mjos, TM2 Test Target, LP-FEBIAD, , TM2, , 39230-1, Done, TM2 Test Target Conditioning TM2_FEBIAD_Test_Target.docxER_Scans.zip
Thursday, April 02, 2015, 15:42: Roughing
Thursday, April 02, 2015, 16:12: Turbos started
Thursday, April 02, 2015, 16:22: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 8.7E-6 T
Entry  Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 09:50, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Empty chamber 
Roughed down on Friday 20th
Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 09:49: Turbos started
Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 09:59: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 2.8E-6 T
Entry  Monday, March 16, 2015, 18:53, Anders Mjos, Ta#45, HP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 38817-5, , In progress, Conditioning Ta#45 Ta#45_Test_Stand.docxTa#45_2015-03-17_Mar_17_2015_09-05-31_AM.ana
 Monday, March 16, 2015, 18:53: Started turbos
Monday, March 16, 2015, 19:00: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 1.3E-5 T

Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 09:03: Opened cooling water. Vacuum stable at 1.9E-7 T
Entry  Thursday, February 26, 2015, 10:11, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Installing FEBIAD test target for emittance rig tests ER_Test_w_FEBIAD.docxFebiadTS.xls
Thursday, February 26, 2015, 10:11: Stopped turbos
Thursday, February 26, 2015, 11:23: Venting
Thursday, February 26, 2015, 11:39: Stopped venting at 550 T. To be continued later
Entry  Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 13:32, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Switched off system in preparation for power outage 
Thursday, February 19, 2015, 12:14: Starting system again after the power outage
Thursday, February 19, 2015, 13:27: The performance of RP1 has degraded. Edi flushed some air through, which helped a bit. It now takes longer
to start up.
Entry  Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 14:41, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Pumping down empty chamber 
Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 14:35: Roughing. Doors were difficult to get to seal.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 15:11: Started turbos
Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 15:34: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 6.7E-6 T
Entry  Friday, February 13, 2015, 13:59, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, PLC failure 
The PLC CPU came out of the socket around 11:50am today (Dave Morris). The CPU had not been properly attached. This resulted in full stop of all power
supplies and vacuum pumps.
Restarted vacuum pumps at 12:10pm (20 min later).
Entry  Tuesday, February 03, 2015, 16:10, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Current read back on TBHT has been corrected to 600 A 
 By controls group
Entry  Tuesday, February 03, 2015, 14:33, Anders Mjos, Empty, LP-SIS, , , , , In progress, Target with new center block and new EE insulator 2015-02-04-1530trace.pngLP-SIS-newCenterBlock_Feb_05_2015.zip
Also with newly installed RGA
Tuesday, February 03, 2015, 14:33: Roughing
Tuesday, February 03, 2015, 15:05: Turbos started
Entry  Tuesday, February 03, 2015, 09:40, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, RGA installation 2015-02-04-1340.png
Tuesday, February 03, 2015, 09:40: Venting
RGA installed on the 12" CF port below the Source Tray.

Wednesday, February 04, 2015, 13:45: RGA turned on and mass scan performed.
Entry  Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 10:40, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Test Stand shut down for site wide power outage today 
Friday, January 30, 2015, 10:50: Optics section accidentally vented during work on the ER

Monday, February 02, 2015, 13:24: Roughing TMS section
Monday, February 02, 2015, 13:39: Starting turbos
Entry  Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 13:40, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, HV BIAS Test 
Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 13:34: Opened water flow.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 13:42: 30 / 15 kV (BIAS / EZL)
Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 13:4: 40 / 20 kV
Entry  Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 14:31, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Ne leak disconnected for recallibration 
SN 11-231 from VIC
Entry  Monday, January 05, 2015, 09:20, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, IV4 did not get close signal before the Hollidays 
The valve closes physically, but does not receive the closed signal.
Cycled the valve multiple times before finally showing closed state.
Entry  Monday, January 05, 2015, 09:06, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:TP1A found to be timed out after the Hollidays 
Vacuum at 1.7E-7 T
Corrected title from off to timed out . It seems the controller lost contact with the pump when I touched the rack. The pump recovered right back
to 38 kRPM upon restart.
Entry  Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 09:08, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Water closed for Christmas 
Shutting of water supply to the source box. Water not needed.
Entry  Monday, December 22, 2014, 11:06, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Copper rod removed 
A copper rod - not used was removed from one of the cooling lines.
Entry  Thursday, December 18, 2014, 16:38, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Leak found on service cap F/T Q 9 pin connector Spark_marks_on_insulator.jpgSpark_marks_on_insulator2.jpg
Largest response on the bottom of the insulator.
Thursday, December 18, 2014, 16:39: Closing pumping valves. Will allow system to leak up over night

Friday, December 19, 2014, 08:19: Venting
Entry  Thursday, December 18, 2014, 14:34, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, GE cooling water lines disconnected 
 In preparation for leak check
Thursday, December 18, 2014, 16:37: Reconnected after leak check
Monday, December 22, 2014, 11:02: Water opened.
Entry  Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 10:18, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TP1B and TP6 stopped/fault 
possibly due to HV spark
Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 10:24: Starting TP1B and TP6
Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 10:26: Both turbos at speed. Power 15 W and 17 W.
Entry  Friday, December 12, 2014, 14:09, Anders Mjos, , LP-FEBIAD, , , Tube only, , In progress, HV BIAS Test 2014-12-17_60_kV_3h.png60_kV_Test.docx
BIAS current limit pot changed from 2.40 to 0.25
EZL current limit pot changed from 0.50 to 0.20
Testing max HV bias with Ray
Entry  Friday, December 12, 2014, 13:11, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, HV inspection and cleaning 
by Ray D and Anders in preparation for 60kV test. Rack insulators and f/t insulators cleaned with windex
Entry  Friday, December 12, 2014, 13:11, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, HV inspection and cleaning 
by Ray D and Anders in preparation for 60kV test. Rack insulators and f/t insulators cleaned with windex
Entry  Monday, November 24, 2014, 08:41, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:RP1 replaced 
 by Edi on Friday Nov 11th
Entry  Monday, November 03, 2014, 14:50, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, IV4 did not close until 4th attempt 
Indicated with red valve on the EPICS vacuum page
Entry  Friday, October 31, 2014, 14:57, Anders Mjos, , LP-FEBIAD, , , Tube only, 38307-9, In progress, Test test20141103.pngtest20141103-2.png
Friday, October 31, 2014, 14:47: Starting turbos
Friday, October 31, 2014, 14:57: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 2.9E-5 T

Monday, November 03, 2014, 10:08 : Opened HS water circuit. Vacuum stable at 1.7E-7 T
Entry  Monday, October 27, 2014, 09:26, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:TP1B noisy 
e-fault 7748
Monday, October 27, 2014, 09:21: Switched off turbos

Friday, October 31, 2014, 10:43 : Venting
Entry  Monday, October 20, 2014, 09:17, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Power bump this weekend tripped off all turbo pumps 
 Monday, October 20, 2014, 09:17: Roughing
Monday, October 20, 2014, 09:18 : Turbos started
Monday, October 20, 2014, 09:29 : All turbos at speed
Entry  Tuesday, October 07, 2014, 09:32, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Pumping down empty chamber 
Tuesday, October 07, 2014, 09:30: Roughing
Tuesday, October 07, 2014, 10:24: Starting turbos
Tuesday, October 07, 2014, 10:32 : Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 3.3E-5 T
Entry  Thursday, September 25, 2014, 15:44, Anders Mjos, ThO#1, , ITW, TM1, 40282-5, , Done, ThO#1 Heat Shield Conditioning 
Thursday, September 25, 2014, 15:44: Roughing
Thursday, September 25, 2014, 16:06: Starting turbos
Thursday, September 25, 2014, 16:14: Turbos at speed.
Entry  Monday, September 08, 2014, 16:23, Anders Mjos, UC#11, , , TM4, 40282-5, , Done, UC#11 Heat Shield Conditioning Thermocouples.xlsx
T/C installed
CH 1: Attached to TGHT outside middle
CH 2: Through HS outside TGHT right
Entry  Friday, August 29, 2014, 14:52, Anders Mjos, Ta#44, HP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 38817-9, 40316-11, Done, Conditioning Ta#44 
Friday, August 29, 2014, 14:51: Roughing
Friday, August 29, 2014, 15:11: Starting turbos.
Friday, August 29, 2014, 15:19: Turbos at speed
Entry  Wednesday, August 27, 2014, 12:55, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Water leak on MB1 
e-faulted by operations Aug 26th
Entry  Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 16:25, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Lost power on TGHT, TBHT and EE simultaniously  
Possible controls problem. Breaker 18 found latched. Can not be re-energized. Burnt smell in PLC / HV area. e-faut 7561

Thursday, August 21, 2014: Dave Morris had a look and was able to isolate the problem to be with one of the low voltage power supplies
in the PLC panel.
Entry  Thursday, August 14, 2014, 08:45, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, FC0 reading full current FC0FullScaleReading_2014-08-14.pngFC0FullScaleReading_EPICS_2014-08-14.png
since yesterday around 19h. See attached screen shot of archived data
Thursday, August 14, 2014, 08:40: Rebooted IOC. Still reading full scale only. FC0 reads full scale with signal cable removed.
e-fault 7545
Entry  Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 09:52, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, RTD installed on Supply water 2014-08-12_Dataq_Screen_Shot.pngDataq_Supply_Temperature_calibration_2014-08-20.docx
Travis assisted in installing a temperature reading RTD from Omega (SA1-RTD-MTP) on the water supply. The RTD has been installed with a 503 Ohm resistor
=> 0V = -175.75 C, 10V = 205.71 C. The RTD has been connected to Ch 9 on the data logger.
Offset calibration data towards the SUPPLY temperature reading is attached.
Entry  Friday, August 08, 2014, 12:45, Anders Mjos, ZrC#6, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, 40282-3, 39230-5, Done, Condictioning ZrC#6 
Friday, August 08, 2014, 12:44: Stopped turbos
Friday, August 08, 2014, 14:42: Venting 
Target assembly inserted
Entry  Friday, August 01, 2014, 08:39, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMS:RP2 noisy 
Friday, August 01, 2014, 08:39: Backing pressure 0 / 11 mT
Entry  Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 14:34, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Empty chamber 
Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 14:34: Roughing
Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 15:03: Starting turbos.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 15:11: Turbos at speed
Entry  Friday, July 18, 2014, 11:30, Anders Mjos, UC#10, LP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 40282-5, 40316-1, Done, UC#10 Heat Shield Conditioning 
Friday, July 18, 2014, 11:30: Roughing
Friday, July 18, 2014, 11:51: Starting turbos
Friday, July 18, 2014, 11:59: Turbos at speed.
Entry  Friday, July 18, 2014, 08:19, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Venting 
Friday, July 18, 2014, 08:19: Stopped turbos
Friday, July 18, 2014, 10:58: Venting
Entry  Wednesday, July 09, 2014, 14:08, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, FEBIAD ANODE current readback 
The read back of the ANODE current was confirmed to be working today with help of Ray D. using a 1kOhm resistor. There is an offset in the read back
which can explain why no current was seen on SiC#30. The resistor between CATHODE and GND was changed from 100 kOhm to 50kOhm.
Entry  Tuesday, July 08, 2014, 09:05, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Empty chamber 
Tuesday, July 08, 2014, 09:05: Roughing
Tuesday, July 08, 2014, 13:23: Starting turbos
Tuesday, July 08, 2014, 13:30 : Turbos at speed
Entry  Thursday, June 26, 2014, 16:32, Anders Mjos, Ta#43, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, 40282-2, 39230-6, In progress, Conditioning Ta#43 Ta#43_Conditioning.docx
Thursday, June 26, 2014, 16:31: Roughing.
Thursday, June 26, 2014, 16:51: Starting turbos. 
Thursday, June 26, 2014, 16:59: Turbos at speed.
Entry  Friday, June 20, 2014, 11:44, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Pumping down empty chamber 
Friday, June 20, 2014, 11:44: Roughing
Friday, June 20, 2014, 13:00: Strarting turbos 
Friday, June 20, 2014, 13:09: Turbos at speed.
Entry  Thursday, June 19, 2014, 10:48, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, FC0 did not retract from beam line 
Upon inspection it was found that the bolt attaching the FC to the actuator had fallen off. The bolt was reattached and FC0 can be actuated in/out again.
Entry  Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 09:23, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSH:MB1 Trip & MB1 June 10th water leak 
A water leak on MB1 was found and reported by operations on June 10th e fault 7429
MB1 can not be switched on due to an TSH:MB1 water flow trip. Paddle wheel is rotating.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 14:03: Paddle wheel replaced with a used one from beam lines. Model SST150. Signal recovered.
Entry  Monday, May 26, 2014, 14:15, Aurelia Laxdal, SiC#30, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM3, , , Done, SiC#30 HV and Heaters Conditioning  SiC#30_Conditioning_2nd_time.docx
HV and Heaters Conditioning for SiC#30 was completed Friday, May 23, 2014. The target was cooled down and it's ready for the on-line installation.
    Reply  Friday, June 13, 2014, 08:43, Anders Mjos, SiC#30, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM3, 38481-8, 39956-5, Done, SiC#30 HV and Heaters Conditioning  


    
        
            Aurelia Laxdal wrote:
        
        
            
            HV and Heaters Conditioning for SiC#30 was completed Friday, May 23, 2014. The target was cooled down and it's ready
       Reply  Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 15:22, Anders Mjos, SiC#30, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM3, 38481-8, 39956-5, In progress, SiC#30 HV and Heaters Conditioning  SiC#30_Conditioning_3rd_time.docx


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
            
            
              
Entry  Monday, June 16, 2014, 09:12, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Empty chamber 
Monday, June 16, 2014, 09:12: Roughing

Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 14:38: Venting 
Entry  Friday, March 21, 2014, 14:12, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Elevated backing pressure on ISAC Test Stand TMS:RP2 TMSCG2_2014-03-21.png
The performance of the roughing pump has gradually gone down. Notably after the system has been vented. See attached screenshot from the archiver.
E-fault 7258.
 
    Reply  Thursday, June 12, 2014, 09:28, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Elevated backing pressure on ISAC Test Stand TMS:RP2 


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
            The performance of the roughing pump has gradually gone down. Notably after the system has been vented.
Entry  Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 17:05, Aurelia Laxdal, SiC#30, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM3, , , In progress, SiC#30 HV and Heaters conditiong 
As per Friedhelm the conditioning settings are:







Normal
0


Entry  Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 12:39, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Done, FEBIAD Cathode Negative BIAS configuration 
As per ISK4562 Rev 3 and ISK4563 Rev 3
By Ray D. and co.
Entry  Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 11:17, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Burnt off GND connection on Service Cap 
The ground connection between B and F (ISK4523D Rev 6) was found burnt off. It will be switched out as per CATHODE BIAS configuration (ISK4563D Rev 3)
by Ray D.
Entry  Thursday, May 15, 2014, 14:58, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, IOC rebooted to recover from white-out. 
Restarted archivers.
Entry  Monday, May 12, 2014, 14:20, Anders Mjos, SiC#30, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM3, 38481-8, 39956-5, In progress, Conditioning SiC#30 SiC#30_Conditioning.docx
Monday, May 12, 2014, 14:14 : Roughing
Monday, May 12, 2014, 14:34: Starting turbos
Monday, May 12, 2014, 14:42 : Turbos at speed
Entry  Friday, May 09, 2014, 10:48, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, EPICS white-out e-fault 7380 
Monday, May 12, 2014, 10:02: Jane R. power cycled the hardware. EPICS is back up. Sources archiver required a restart.
Entry  Thursday, May 08, 2014, 15:09, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, SOURCES archiver reported stopped 
 Archiver restarted.
Entry  Monday, April 28, 2014, 10:23, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Cu-strip cleaning test - sample #2, cleaned 
Monday, April 28, 2014, 10:23: Started roughing
Monday, April 28, 2014, 10:48: Started turbos. CG1 at ~0.3 T 
Monday, April 28, 2014, 10:56 : Turbos at speed
Entry  Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 14:16, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Done, Cu-strip cleaning test - sample #1, not cleaned Front_2014-04-24_2_05_56_PM.jpgSide_2014-04-24_2_06_12_PM.jpg
Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 14:15: Roughing
Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 14:34 : Starting turbos
Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 14:42 : Turbos at speed
Entry  Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 09:37, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Started Sources archiver 
The archiver was not running
Entry  Friday, April 04, 2014, 17:01, Rick Maharaj, UC#9, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , 39230-3, Done, Conditioning Heatshield for UCx#9 
Friday, April 04, 2014, 16:26: Heatshield/Ionsource assembly for UC LP SIS  installed in test stand with Ta tube as heat load.
Friday, April 04, 2014, 16:29: Chamber roughing started
Friday, April 04, 2014, 16:51: Turbos started
Entry  Thursday, April 03, 2014, 16:46, Aurelia Laxdal, TiC#4, HP-SIS, ITE, TM3, , , Done, HV and Heaters Conditioning ITE-TM3-TiC#4-HP-SIS_Test_Stand_Conditioning.docx
HV and Heaters Conditioning had finished. The target was cooled down and it's ready for the on-line installation.
    Reply  Friday, April 04, 2014, 08:24, Anders Mjos, TiC#4, HP-SIS, ITE, TM3, , , In progress, Venting 
 

    
        
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Entry  Tuesday, April 01, 2014, 11:09, Aurelia Laxdal, TiC#4, HP-SIS, ITE, TM3, , , In progress, HV and Heaters Conditioning  ITE-TM3-TiC#4-HP-SIS_Test_Stand_Conditioning.docx
Started March 31, 2014: 
- did the HV conditioning up to 30kV.
April 1, 2014: 
Entry  Friday, March 28, 2014, 10:39, Anders Mjos, TiC#4, HP-SIS, ITE, TM3, , , In progress, Conditioning TiC#4 
NOTE:

TBHT Power Supply is 600A. EPICS thinks it is 500. Multiply current setting with 1.2 for actual current to the tube.
Entry  Friday, March 21, 2014, 13:55, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Pumping down empty chamber 
Roughing
Friday, March 21, 2014, 13:59: Starting turbos
Friday, March 21, 2014, 14:08: Turbos at speed
Entry  Monday, March 17, 2014, 19:10, Anders Mjos, Ta#42, LP-SIS, ITW, TM4, 40282-1, 39956-1 / 39956-9 (base / lid), In progress, Conditioning Ta#42_Test_Stand.docxOMEGA_OM-DAQPRO-5300_21-Mar-14_13.56.35.dlp
NOTE:
TBHT Power Supply is 600A. EPICS thinks it is 500. Multiply current setting with 1.2 for actual current
to the tube.
Entry  Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 10:20, Rick Maharaj, , , , , , , Done, replace heatshield waterline loop 
A new Heatshield waterline loop was manufactured and installed to replace the old one which had a leak.
Chamber vacuum currently being roughed down.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 10:41: Started turbos.
Entry  Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 09:03, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Leak on water line for Heat Shield 
Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 09:03: Venting to investigate
Entry  Friday, March 07, 2014, 11:38, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMS:TP2 stopped over night 
See fault report 7240

Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 09:04: Stopping TMS:TP6. Vacuum at 9.7E-6 T.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 10:22: Venting TMS section for TP2 replacement.
Entry  Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 09:01, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Testing Cleaning sample 
Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 08:55: Stopped turbos 
Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 11:28: Venting
Installed one sample. No cleaning. Connection tabs wiped with alcohol to prevent making the source tray dirty.
Entry  Wednesday, February 05, 2014, 11:27, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Emittance Rig installation Spacers_Installed.jpgEmittance_Rig_Inside.jpgEmittance_Rig_Outside.jpg
Wednesday, February 05, 2014, 11:27 : Stopped turbos

    2x spacers ITD0468 1/8" THK installed to shift the wire scanner screen closer to the wire scanner. (ITD0469 1/16" THK spacers
not used).
    Emittance Rig installed. Manually actuated from out -> in -> out position. No interference observed.
    Replaced two
Entry  Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 14:42, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Valved off water to TSG and TMS:MB1 
CuLCW will be shut off tomorrow. Valved off water supply to MB1 and TSG to minimize air into the system. Turbos are off.
    Reply  Thursday, January 30, 2014, 15:38, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Starting turbos after CuLCW shut off 


    
        
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            CuLCW will be shut off tomorrow. Valved off water supply to MB1 and TSG to minimize air into the system. Turbos are
Entry  Friday, January 24, 2014, 10:49, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Venting the optics section to investigate Emittance Rig installation 
Friday, January 24, 2014, 10:49 : Stopped turbos. Vacuum at 2.5E-7 T 
Friday, January 24, 2014, 12:52: Venting
Finished evaluating emittance rig installation.
Entry  Thursday, January 16, 2014, 15:00, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Flow and temperature meter Vortex_Flow_Meter_Config.docx
Flow and temperature meter previously installed on cooling circuits. See attachment for details.
Typical values at 95 psi in and 10 psi out. Cyclotron off.

    
        
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Entry  Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 08:58, Anders Mjos, , , , , 40282-5, 39230-1, Done, Heating Test 
Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 08:57: Stopping turbos. Vacuum at 1.2E-7 T
Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 13:32: Venting 
Ta-tube installed. All bolts torqued to 130 in lbs
Entry  Thursday, January 02, 2014, 11:53, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, The computer will not boot Windows 
The computer has been brought over to PC support for diagnostics. 
Hard Drive was found to be corrupted. A new HD will be installed and Windows upgraded to a newer version.

Thursday, January 16, 2014
Entry  Friday, December 20, 2013, 15:46, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Water switched off for the holidays 
 
Entry  Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 12:04, Anders Mjos, , , , , 40282-5, 39230-1, Done, Heating Test 
 Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 12:04: Turbos stopped
Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 13:19: Venting
Ta-tube installed. All bolts torqued to 130 in lbs
Entry  Thursday, December 12, 2013, 09:01, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Vacuum excursion over night VacuumExcursion-2013-12-12.pngVacuumExcursion-2013-12-16.png
Monday, December 16, 2013, 08:53
Some additional smaller magnitude excursions have been observed since the fist on on Dec. 12th. See attached plot. 
Entry  Wednesday, December 04, 2013, 09:22, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Testing impedance with the new TBHT P/S 
Wednesday, December 04, 2013, 09:21 : Turbos stopped. Vacuum at  1.2E-7 Torr
Wednesday, December 04, 2013, 12:35: Venting
Copper bars installed w/ 130 in lbs torque
Entry  Monday, December 02, 2013, 15:21, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Xantrex 10V 600A installed and in Cathode Negative mode 
By Ray Dube. 
Entry  Monday, December 02, 2013, 08:36, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Sources archiver started 
 
Entry  Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 08:27, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, EPICS whiteout 
Since yesterday around 4pm. Due to attempt to use the TMS:ER0 device.
IOC rebooted this morning. Archivers restarted.
Entry  Tuesday, November 05, 2013, 15:50, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Backing pressure TSG:CG1A and CG1B elevated Vacuum.png
Pressure around 140 mTorr. The pressure started increasing early November 2nd. Will continue to monitor.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 09:51 UPDATE
 Backing pressure further increased to ~ 350 mTorr over the weekend. Vacuum group has been informed and will replace the pump this week.
    Reply  Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 08:57, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Backing pressure TSG:CG1A and CG1B elevated 
 

    
        
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Entry  Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 12:38, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Vacuumed desk, on and around the beam line 
 
Entry  Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 15:20, Rick Maharaj, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Target Heater Conductor Block Insulators Replaced Source_Tray_TGHT_and_COIL_insulators_replaced_2013-10.pdf
The Conductor insulating blocks - ITD053C and ITD054C - that secure the target heater and coil conductor blocks were replaced. The existing ones were
cracked and fell apart upon removal.
Entry  Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 16:17, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Done, TGHT and TB HT test bar test 
HS line is looped. Cu-test bars installed on TGHT and TBHT. Torqued all bolts  to 120 in lbs.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 16:17: Roughing
Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 16:39: Turbos started.
Entry  Thursday, October 03, 2013, 14:15, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMS:Q1 and Q6 tripped 
 
Entry  Thursday, October 03, 2013, 08:43, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMS:TP2 tripped off - controller replaced. 
This morning the turbo was found tripped off. 
The controller was replaced by Edi on Friday.

Monday, October 07, 2013, 08:28: Starting Turbo
Entry  Monday, September 30, 2013, 15:19, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, New purging valves installed on Heat Shield water circuit 
The Heat Shield circuit can now be separately purged for water. Use valves on heat shield circuit to purge the lines for target exchanges from now on.
All paddle wheels have been rotated to allow trapped air to escape the system more easily.
Entry  Friday, September 27, 2013, 11:41, Anders Mjos, Ta#41, HP-SIS, ITW, TM4, 39069-5, 38817-10, Done, Ta#41 Conditioning Ta#41_EE_After_Test_Stand.pdf
Friday, September 27, 2013, 11:41: Roughing
Friday, September 27, 2013, 12:08: Turbos started
Friday, September 27, 2013, 12:16: Turbos at speed.
Entry  Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 16:18, Anders Mjos, , HP-FEBIAD, , , Tube only, 38307-9, Done, Test Target - FEBIAD COIL 
Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 16:18: Starting turbos
Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 16:26 : Turbos at speed
Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 16:28 : Vacuum at 2.8 E-5 T
Entry  Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 14:54, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Hall probe calibration 2013-09-18_NiOcalibration.png
New calibration of the m/q based on the hall probe after exchanging the controller(MASSOVERQ2). Based on NiO#2-HP-FEBIAD with Ne supplied and ANODE
biased to 200V, 30kV Bias.
CONST11 = -16.3929
Entry  Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 10:06, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TGHT insulator cracked Photo_2013-09-16_3_53_19_PM.jpg
The coil insulator has been observed to have cracked earlier. 
Entry  Monday, September 16, 2013, 17:07, Anders Mjos, NiO#2, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM3, 39530-6, 39069-4, Done, Conditioning NiO#2 take 2 
The GE on the Source tray and EE on the target was cleaned. The target will be conditioned again to verify if sparking has been reduced. Torque 120 in
lbs
Monday, September 16, 2013, 17:05: Roughing. The roughing pump is somewhat noisy.
Entry  Monday, September 09, 2013, 09:14, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Ground Electrode cleaned Dirty_GE.pdf
Monday, September 16, 2013, 17:04: Cleaned GE. Copper shavings were removed from below the guide pins for the Heat Shield. The shavings were sitting
on top of the aluminum support.
Entry  Monday, September 09, 2013, 09:12, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Coil power supply back 
Ray D. installed the "standard" 6V 200A FEBIAD COIL P/S on Friday morning.It has not yet been tested as water supply was on.
Entry  Friday, August 30, 2013, 15:09, Anders Mjos, NiO#2, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM3, 39530-6, 39069-4, Done, Conditioning of NiO#2 2013-09-12_NiO#2_TBHT_jump.PNG
Friday, August 30, 2013, 15:09 : Turbos stopped in preparation for installation. 
Friday, August 30, 2013, 16:22: Venting
Friday, August 30, 2013, 17:08: Roughing with NiO#2
Entry  Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 11:28, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Hall probe controller for MB1 removed 
Jens Lassen provided a new controller for the Hall prove. With the help from Graham from controls it was reconfigured and is operational again. The magnet
must likely be calibrated again.
Entry  Monday, August 26, 2013, 13:49, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TP1A time out/fault sometime this weekend 
Monday, August 26, 2013, 14:07: The turbo could be restarted, but it does not sound happy (Dimo was consulted earlier today). The pump is drawing around
4 A. The current draw is fluctuating between 3.5 and 4.2 A at the same time as backing pressure is spiking from 0.015 to 0.045 T
Monday, August 26, 2013, 15:32:: The turbo failed again. Dimo had a quick look. It will have to be replaced. See e-fault: 6953
Entry  Friday, August 23, 2013, 11:16, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Possible leak between BV1A, BV1B and PV1 
CG1A is climbing from 0.016 to 0.130 in 30 seconds when isolated.
The leak was confirmed to be between BV1A and PV1 in the bellows. The bellows has been replaced and backing pressure is back to normal values.
Entry  Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 08:27, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TP1B noise - TP1B replacement 
TP1B high frequency noise is coming and going. Power is 22W , current 1.1A (other pumps are 11W and 14W, 0.7A)
Edi from vacuum group notified. He will replace the pump today.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 08:40: Turbos off. Vacuum 1.4E-7 T
Entry  Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 08:24, Anders Mjos, , , , , Tube only, 38307-9, In progress, FEBIAD Coil Test 
Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 08:13: Roughing gas lines
Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 08:22: Gas lines roughed. Valve closed
Entry  Monday, July 22, 2013, 14:08, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, 20V 60A COIL PS installed for FEBIAD Coil Test 
By Ray. Note that controls have not been updated yet.
Entry  Friday, July 19, 2013, 14:14, Anders Mjos, , , , , Tube only, 38307-9, In progress, FEBIAD Coil Test 
Friday, July 19, 2013, 14:14 : Stopping Turbos. Vacuum at 1.3E-7 T 
Friday, July 19, 2013, 15:14:  Venting
Friday, July 19, 2013, 16:22: Target installed. Roughing.
Entry  Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 12:55, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Controls are removing dust/cleaning their devices 
Thursday, July 18, 2013, 08:41: Restarting archivers
Entry  Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 16:01, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, FEBIAD coil connector insulator fracture Photo_2013-07-16_3_36_45_PM.jpg
The right side of the insulator cracked/fractured either as the bolt was tightened or loosened. 
Entry  Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 15:39, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Empty 
Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 15:39: Roughing
Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 16:01: Starting turbos.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 16:10: Turbos at speed.
Entry  Friday, July 12, 2013, 15:52, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMS:MB1 fuse latched after mass scan 
A flash and "thumb" was observed at the end of the mass scan.
Friday, July 12, 2013, 15:51: Ray Dube had a look inside. After the fuse was reset, the Power Supply could operate again.
A power bump was experienced at about the same time as the MB1 fuse latched.
Entry  Thursday, July 11, 2013, 08:38, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Bias & EL P/S cleaned 
The power supplies were "de-dusted" yesterday by Ray Dube and team. 
Entry  Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 10:21, Anders Mjos, SiC#29, HP-FEBIAD-CTL, ITE, TM4, 38481-6, 39956-4, Done, Testing SiC#29 CTL Target 
Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 10:20 : Turbos off. Vacuum at 1.3 E-7 T
Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 11:23: Venting chamber 
Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 12:00: Vented
Entry  Thursday, June 13, 2013, 11:04, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Viton seals on vacuum chamber doors replaced 
See PO# TR193650 
Entry  Thursday, June 13, 2013, 10:19, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Done, Pumping down empty chamber 
Thursday, June 13, 2013, 10:17: Roughing.
Thursday, June 13, 2013, 10:52: Turbos started
Thursday, June 13, 2013, 11:00 : Both turbos at speed.
Entry  Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 20:38, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, target heater power supply removed 
The target heater power supply at the teststand has been removed to replace one in ITE.
Entry  Friday, June 07, 2013, 08:47, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TPS:Q2, TPSQ4 and TMS:MB1 found off 
Friday, June 07, 2013, 08:42: Restarted Q2, Q4 and MB1
    Reply  Monday, June 10, 2013, 08:16, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TPS:Q2, TPSQ4 and TMS:MB1 found off 


    
        
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            Friday, June 07, 2013, 08:42: Restarted Q2, Q4 and MB1
       Reply  Monday, June 10, 2013, 16:46, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TPS:Q2, TPSQ4 and TMS:MB1 found off DipCOIL.png
 

    
        
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          Reply  Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 08:41, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TPS:Q2, TPSQ4 and TMS:MB1 found off DipVacuum.png
 

    
        
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Entry  Monday, June 03, 2013, 15:00, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, SOURCES ARCH Restarted 
SOURCES ARCH was found not running
Entry  Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 12:10, Anders Mjos, CTL FEBIAD, HP-FEBIAD, , , 38481-5, , Done, CTL Test Photo_2013-06-13_10_33_42_AM.jpg
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 12:09: Debiased to insert temp logger
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 14:40: Temp logger installed
CH1 COIL
Entry  Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 09:53, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TPS:Q4 and TPS:Q2 restarted 
 
Entry  Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 09:51, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Archivers restarted 
COIL and ANODE data added to ISACT Data Archiver
Entry  Friday, May 24, 2013, 15:13, Aurelia Laxdal, CLT FEBIAD, , , , , , , CLT FEBIAD conditioning started 
Purged the gas lines, turned on the HV and started the heaters for CLT FEBIAD: TGHT up to 580A and TBHT up to 230A.
Entry  Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 19:38, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, magnet power supply water leak 
The cyclotron operators discovered a water leak in the magnet power supply. The water is valved off and the power is off. A fault report has been issued
to the power supplies group.
Entry  Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 15:50, Rick Maharaj, CTL Febiad, , , , , , , Cooling Water Turned On 
Cooling water turned on when vacuum reading 5.54e-06 T. Vacuum steadily increasing. Ion gauge reading steadily decreasing now reading 4.48e-06 T.
Entry  Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 15:14, Rick Maharaj, CTL Febiad, , , , , , , Turbos Started 
Turbos started
Entry  Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 14:58, Rick Maharaj, CTL Febiad, , , , , , , CTL Febiad Installed 
Ceramic coated coil development target removed. CTL Febiad target installed.
Roughing chamber.
Entry  Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 10:09, Rick Maharaj, , , , , , , , Test stand Vented 
Turbos stopped, waterlines flushed, chamber vented
Entry  Thursday, May 09, 2013, 15:28, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSGRP1 showing signs of reduced performance Archiver.PNG
TSG:CG1A and TSG:CG1B shows an increase in vacuum.
See attached archived data for details.
Entry  Wednesday, May 08, 2013, 08:52, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMS and TPS P/S problems 
Wednesday, May 08, 2013, 08:52: TMS:CB5 found off this morning. Switched back on.
Wednesday, May 08, 2013, 12:14: Lost the following devices during a mass scan


Normal
0


Entry  Monday, March 25, 2013, 16:50, Sebastian Raeder, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, RFQ powersupplies removed - Anode PS still connected to ground 
The powersupplies added to the teststand for operation of the IGLIS source have been removed from the HV cage as well as the RFQ driver.. The connections
of the 9PIN connector in the HV cage have been grounded and the wire used for an voltage offset of the source has been removed.
 
    Reply  Friday, May 03, 2013, 14:32, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Cathode PS cable reconnected ISK4523D-rev4.pdfISK4563D-rev3.pdf
 

    
        
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Entry  Thursday, April 25, 2013, 13:32, Anders Mjos, Empty, LP-FEBIAD, , , Tube Only, 38307-9 , In progress, FEBIAD Coil test 2014-04-30_FEBIAD_COIL_AWG18.PNG2014-05-01_FEBIAD_COIL_AWG18.PNGTarget_Assembly.pdf
Same target as in e-log entry https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Test-Stand/106
Thursday, April 25, 2013, 13:54: Roughing
Thursday, April 25, 2013, 14:25: Started turbos 
Entry  Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 12:14, Anders Mjos, Ta#40, HP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 38295-4, , Done, Conditioning Ta#40 
 Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 12:13: Stopped turbos in preparation for venting the chamber.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 13:05: Venting
Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 13:37: Ta#40 installed with 130 in lbs torque on all bolts.
    Reply  Thursday, April 18, 2013, 13:50, Anders Mjos, Ta#40, HP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 38295-4, , Done, Ta#40 stored under vacuum 
Target installed at the Test Stand after an inspection in the lab. EE was cleand. All bolts torqued to 130 in lbs
Thursday, April 18, 2013, 13:48: Rouging
Thursday, April 18, 2013, 14:11: Starting turbos
Entry  Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 08:59, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMS:TP2 found in timeout / fault state TMS-TP2_Fault.pngTMS-IG6-RDVAC.png
Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 08:59
The turbo was found in fault state this morning. Based on data from IG6 the pump stopped around midnight.
An attempt to restart the pump will be made after the conditioning of Ta#40 is complete later today.
Entry  Tuesday, April 02, 2013, 15:19, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Water leak at MB1 Power Supply 
See Cyclotron e-fault 6637
 
    Reply  Tuesday, April 09, 2013, 16:21, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Water leak at MB1 Power Supply 
 

    
        
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       Reply  Thursday, April 11, 2013, 08:49, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, MB1 Power Supply operational 
 

    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
Entry  Thursday, March 28, 2013, 13:55, Anders Mjos, Empty, , , , , , In progress, Pumping down empty chamber 
Thursday, March 28, 2013, 13:55: Roughing
Thursday, March 28, 2013, 14:36: Starting turbos (vacuum at ~0.100 T)
Thursday, March 28, 2013, 14:44: Both turbos at speed
Entry  Monday, March 25, 2013, 11:39, Anders Mjos, Ta#39, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , Done, Ta#39 commissioning 
Target installed with 130 in lbs torque on all bolts.
Monday, March 25, 2013, 11:36: Roughing
Monday, March 25, 2013, 11:54: Starting turbos
Entry  Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 12:34, Anders Mjos, SiC#28, , ITE, TM4, , , Done, Installation of SiC#28 LP-RFQ grab.n5HwXJ.png20130321_heating_and_signal.PNG
Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 12:32 : Turbos off (vaccum at 2E-7 Torr)
Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 13:35: Venting
Target SiC#28 LP-RFQ inserted
    Reply  Thursday, March 21, 2013, 15:05, Sebastian Raeder, SiC#28, , ITE, TM4, , , Done, 2nd heating of SiC#28 LP-RFQ - short resolved 20130322_heating.png20130322_massscan_transmission.png20130322_massscan_suppression1.png20130322_suppression2.pnglegs.JPG
 

    
        
            
            Anders Mjos wrote:
Entry  Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 19:13, Sebastian Raeder, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, 9 Pin connector rewired to match wiring in TM4 
The 9 Pin connector was rewired in the ISAC teststand to match the wiring in TM4
The wiring from the connection board in the HV cage to the connector (view from the target unit onto module) is now the following
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Entry  Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 17:25, Sebastian Raeder, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, new turbo installed 
Edi replaced the faulty turbo pump in the mass separator section.
Roughing and turbo started
vacuum @ 9E-7T after 2.5h
Entry  Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 08:32, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TMSTP2 timeout / fault Vacuum_2013-02-26.PNG
Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 08:24: Started turbo
Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 08:24: Turbo timed out
e-fault 6585 submitted
    Reply  Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 09:04, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Venting TMS section for replacement of TP2 by vacuum group 
 

    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
Entry  Monday, March 04, 2013, 09:11, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Restarted turobos after planned power outage 
Started archivers
Started turbos
Switched on ion gauges
Entry  Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 08:28, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Opened all backing valves after scheduled site wide air outage 
 
Entry  Monday, January 28, 2013, 14:41, Anders Mjos, Empty, , , , , , , Pumping down 
Monday, January 28, 2013, 14:41: Roughing
Monday, January 28, 2013, 15:35: Starting turbos
Monday, January 28, 2013, 15:43: Turbos at speed
Entry  Monday, January 28, 2013, 12:56, Anders Mjos, Empty, , , , , , , Venting 
 For conductor bolt work
Monday, January 28, 2013, 12:56: Turbos off
Monday, January 28, 2013, 14:18: Venting
Entry  Thursday, January 17, 2013, 08:16, Sebastian Raeder, RFQ empty, , , , , , In progress, heating 
Thursday, January 17, 2013, 08:16: started heating of the target, vacuum at 2.6E-7T
 Thursday, January 17, 2013, 14:55: current at 572A/6.95V (panel reading), vacuum at 6.7E-7T
Thursday, January 17, 2013, 18:40: measurements done, vacuum at 5.3E-7T, current 572V/6.94V, start cooling down
    Reply  Friday, January 18, 2013, 16:17, Anders Mjos, RFQ empty, , , , , , In progress, heating Test_Stand_cooling_temp_data_2013-01-16.pdfTest_Stand_strip_tool_TGHT_CUR_2013-01-16.PNG
 

    
        
            Sebastian Raeder wrote:
        
        
            
Entry  Friday, January 18, 2013, 15:57, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Conductor bolts to be replaced Model.jpgdamaged_bolt.JPG
After the last test at the test stand, one of the conductor bolts (ITD0058) is damaged. To prevent damage to the thread inserts, all conductor bolts
will be replaced with new ones.
Entry  Friday, January 18, 2013, 15:34, Anders Mjos, empty, , , , , , , Pumping down empty chamber 
Started roughing
Friday, January 18, 2013, 15:25: Started turbos
Friday, January 18, 2013, 15:33: Turbos at speed
Entry  Friday, January 18, 2013, 11:28, Sebastian Raeder, RFQ empty, , , , , , , stop turbos 
Friday, January 18, 2013, 11:28: turbos stopped
Entry  Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 01:06, Sebastian Raeder, RFQ empty, , , , , , , Target installed - pumping down 
RFQ empty target installed
Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 01:05: roughing started
Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 01:34: turbos started
Entry  Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 15:12, Sebastian Raeder, RFQ empty, , , , , , , Start cooling 
Start cooling of Target RFQ empty
    Reply  Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 16:10, Anders Mjos, RFQ empty, , , , , , , Turbos off 


    
        
            Sebastian Raeder wrote:
        
        
            
            Start cooling of Target RFQ empty
Entry  Monday, January 14, 2013, 18:18, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , TMS:CBC1 not working 
The optics at the teststand has been switched on, but TMS:CBC1 is not working. A fault report has been send to controls.
Entry  Monday, January 14, 2013, 13:51, Sebastian Raeder, RFQ empty, , , , , , In progress, heating 
Started heating the target, now Silica sleevings are installed for wire insulation and the gap target -- repeller is now 0.6mm (was 0.25mm)
Entry  Friday, January 11, 2013, 11:02, Anders Mjos, RFQ empty, , , , , , , Target installed, pumping down 
Target installed with 120 in lbs torque on target legs and on central support.
Friday, January 11, 2013, 11:01: Roughing
Friday, January 11, 2013, 11:25: Start turbos - SR
Entry  Friday, January 11, 2013, 08:37, Anders Mjos, Empty, , , , , , In progress, Venting 
Friday, January 11, 2013, 08:36: Venting for installation of RFQ test target later today
Entry  Wednesday, January 09, 2013, 14:13, Anders Mjos, Empty, , , , , , , Rouging 
Wednesday, January 09, 2013, 14:12: Roughing empty chamber
Entry  Wednesday, January 09, 2013, 10:39, Anders Mjos, RFQ empty, , , , , , In progress, Venting 
 Wednesday, January 09, 2013, 10:38: Turbos off. Vacuum at 1.7 E-7 T
Wednesday, January 09, 2013, 13:24 : Venting with nitgogen
Wednesday, January 09, 2013, 14:12: Target removed
Entry  Monday, January 07, 2013, 14:52, Sebastian Raeder, RFQ empty, , , , , , , heating target RFQ_with_signal_total.PNGRFQ_with_signal.PNG
heating target for RFQ tests. Now the wiring is insulated with alumina beats and tubing and the target has the standard Ta alkali element mixture
 
Unfortunately I deleted some entries, so here a short summary in combination with a screenshot of the striptool
Entry  Friday, January 04, 2013, 15:07, Anders Mjos, RFQ empty, , , , , , In progress, Pumping down 
Friday, January 04, 2013, 15:04: Roughing
Friday, January 04, 2013, 15:24: Starting turbos
Friday, January 04, 2013, 15:33 : Turbos at speed
Entry  Friday, January 04, 2013, 10:52, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Preparing for venting 
 Friday, January 04, 2013, 10:51: Vacuum at 3.2E-7 T
Friday, January 04, 2013, 10:52: Turbos stopped
Friday, January 04, 2013, 13:50: Venting
Entry  Thursday, January 03, 2013, 11:39, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Starting pumps after holiday shut down - TMSRP2 replaced 
Thursday, January 03, 2013, 11:28: TMSRP2 is noisy. Stopped.
Roughing pump inspected by Vacuum group. Will be replaced later today. See e-fault 6516
Thursday, January 03, 2013, 11:29: TSGRP1 Started
Entry  Thursday, January 03, 2013, 08:33, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Started archivers after holiday shut down 
Started archivers. Controls whited out.
Entry  Thursday, December 20, 2012, 14:19, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Power down for holidays 
 
Entry  Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 16:22, Sebastian Raeder, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, status after power outage 
Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 16:24:
After long power outage, everything is off except the roughing pumps. Two turbo pumps (TMSTP2 and TSGTP1B) have shown fault due to timeout, only
TSGTP1B could be reset, while TMSTP2 is still showing this fault
Entry  Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 11:24, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Restarted turbos in TMS section after power bump 
Sources arch restared
Entry  Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 09:44, Sebastian Raeder, , , , , , , In progress, venting 
venting and inspect the target
Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 09:43: vqacuum at 1.9E-7T, stop turbos
Entry  Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 16:00, Sebastian Raeder, RFQ empty, , , , , , Done, target heating heatint_rfq_dec18_2012.PNGheatint_rfq_dec18_2012_detail.PNG
Tuesday, December 18, 2012, ~ 13:00 start ramping the TGHT current, vacuum at 1.7E-7T
Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 15:56: @ 250A, target is glowing, center block is cooler (can be inspected with a new hole in the heatshield lid),
thermocouple is reading 224C, which is definitely colder than the temp from visual insepection, reading may be corrupted from contact to Heatschield
Entry  Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 12:51, Sebastian Raeder, , , , , , , , Anode powersupply connected to HV-common 
The anode PS is turned off and connected to HV common.
the Target is connected to a -18V PS at the center support (Feed through A) for a on/off test of ion suppression
NOTE: there is a shortcut target <--> HV gnd, most propably due to the thermocouple touching something after pumping.
Entry  Monday, December 17, 2012, 22:35, Sebastian Raeder, RFQ empty, , , , , , , wire connection for RFQ test 
Overview over the connections of the new 9Pin connector inside the vacuum and in the HV cage
1&2 : RFQ rods in the vacuum, RFQ Driver in HV cage
4: Repeller electrode, grounded in HV cage
Entry  Friday, December 14, 2012, 20:34, Sebastian Raeder, RFQ empty, , , , , , Done, pumping down 
Friday, December 14, 2012, ~ 17:00: start roughing pumps
Friday, December 14, 2012, 20:33: start turbo pumps
Friday, December 14, 2012, 20:42 : turbos at speed
Entry  Friday, December 14, 2012, 14:24, Sebastian Raeder, RFQ empty, , , , , , , Venting 
Friday, December 14, 2012, 14:24 Stop Turbopumps and prepare venting to insert RFQ target
    Reply  Friday, December 14, 2012, 15:28, Anders Mjos, RFQ empty, , , , , , In progress, Venting 


    
        
            Sebastian Raeder wrote:
        
        
            
            Friday, December 14, 2012, 14:24 Stop Turbopumps and prepare venting to insert RFQ target
Entry  Thursday, December 13, 2012, 14:38, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Pumping down empty chamber 
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 14:36: Roughing
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 14:56 : Starting turbos
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 15:05 : turbos at speed
Entry  Thursday, December 13, 2012, 08:40, Anders Mjos, RFQ empty, , , , , , In progress, Venting 
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 08:38: TBHT and TGHT off
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 08:38 : Vacuum at 1.8E-7 T
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 08:38 : Turbos off
Entry  Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 13:40, Sebastian Raeder, RFQ empty, , , , , , Done, Heating test for Ion guide Laser ion source heatint_rfq_dec11_2012.PNGheatint_rfq_dec12_2012.PNG
new ion guide laser ion source installed. Pure target container without targetmaterial and without surface ion source.
Heat up to 580A for heat test of all components. Distance between target and repeller < 1mm
 
Entry  Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 13:27, Sebastian Raeder, , , , , , , , 9 PIN connector 
A Sub D 9 Pin connector on a HV insulator was installed on Port Q of the target box at the teststand. The insulator is leak tested and OK, vacuum is
below 2E-7 T
The feed through is connected (1to1) to the upper 9 Pin connector of the target tray. Since the existing upper 9 Pin connector was damaged from
Entry  Thursday, December 06, 2012, 08:41, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Opened cooling water 
Vacuum stable at 2.8E-7 T
Entry  Wednesday, December 05, 2012, 11:18, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Leak checking 9-pin feed through 
Vacuum at 4.4E-7T
Base leak rate 2 - 3 E-9 mbar-l/sec
No response above background.
Entry  Tuesday, December 04, 2012, 17:27, Anders Mjos, RFQ empty, , , , , , In progress, Pumping down 
The RFQ heating test target was installed by Sebastian and Anders.
Tuesday, December 04, 2012, 17:26: roughing
Tuesday, December 04, 2012, 17:45: starting turbos
Entry  Tuesday, December 04, 2012, 11:05, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Vented 
In preparation for RFQ target and leak troubleshooting.
Tuesday, December 04, 2012, 11:04: Turbos off (vacuum at 3.8E-7 T)
Water lines purged.
Entry  Monday, December 03, 2012, 15:33, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Leak check of 9-pin feed through 
Base leak rate 6 - 7 E-9 mbar-l/s
A leak was found around the 9-pin feed through.
Entry  Friday, November 30, 2012, 12:04, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, 9-pin connector installation work in progress 
in preparation for RFQ testing. By Sebastian and Anders
An insulated  9-pin D-sub connector was installed on the service cap in port Q (as labeled in ISK4523). The connector mating to the target
assembly was placed in the upper slot on the source tray.
Entry  Friday, November 30, 2012, 10:42, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Venting 
 
Entry  Thursday, November 29, 2012, 16:21, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Pumping down 
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 16:21: Roughing
Entry  Thursday, November 29, 2012, 14:15, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Venting in preparation for RFQ work 
 Thursday, November 29, 2012, 14:15: Stopping turbos
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 15:57: Venting
Entry  Thursday, November 22, 2012, 12:52, Aurelia Laxdal, Test-SiC, HP-FEBIAD, , , , , , E-Fault#6389 re-directed to PS 
Evgeniy and Kazuya investigated the problem with TSH:TGHT readbacks and they came to the conclusion that the PS is faulty, and the PLC reads correctly
the signal sent by the PS.  Kazuya is redirecting the E-Fault from Controls to PS.
Ray Dube estimated few weeks (4-6) to send the PS offsite for repairs. This needs to be scheduled. For the time being, one can use the Test Stand
Entry  Monday, November 19, 2012, 10:20, Aurelia Laxdal, Test-SiC, HP-FEBIAD, , , , , , Preparations for E-Fault#6389 investigations 
Prepared the Test Stand for Controls to investigate E-Fault#6389.

Evgeniy increased the current limit on the power supply TSH:TGHT from 2 rotations to 7 rotations, after talking to Ray Dube.
Entry  Monday, November 05, 2012, 14:42, Anders Mjos, Test SiC, HP-FEBIAD, , , , , Done, Pumping down 
Monday, November 05, 2012, 14:41: Roughing
Monday, November 05, 2012, 14:58: Started turbos
Monday, November 05, 2012, 15:06 : Turbos at speed
Entry  Monday, November 05, 2012, 14:41, Anders Mjos, TiC#3, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , Done, Target Removed 
Target looks OK. The right leg was a bit much out of center and will be adjusted in the lab.
The torque required to loosen the bolts were measured (from left to right):
Target legs: 48 and 30 in lbs
Entry  Monday, November 05, 2012, 13:26, Aurelia Laxdal, , LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , Done, Venting the Test Stand 
Venting the Test Stand.
TiC#3 will be ready to be removed in few minutes. 
Please note: water is still ON.
Entry  Monday, November 05, 2012, 09:47, Aurelia Laxdal, , LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , Done, TPS optics cannot be turned off.  
All TPS optics, with the exception of TPS:Q4 cannot be turned off. E-Fault#6395 for Controls.
Same for the TSG optics: CB1, VCB1 and CBC.
Talked to Evgeniy and Kazuya. Optics are OFF now.
Entry  Friday, November 02, 2012, 15:40, Aurelia Laxdal, , LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , Done, SiC#3 cooldown started 
Started the cooldown for SiC#3.
Entry  Friday, November 02, 2012, 14:20, Aurelia Laxdal, , LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , , Mass scan done 


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Entry  Thursday, November 01, 2012, 14:57, Aurelia Laxdal, TiC#3, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , , TSH:TGHT readback stopped at 264.5A (for a higher setpoint) 
The TSH:TGHT stopped at 263.7A, but the setpoint is still ramping (now  at 421A). The voltage is set correctly: have 6.238V setpoint and 4.386V  readback.
The reading on the  Power Supply shows 418A. Through the  window the target assembly looks at high temperature. The readback on  Epics seems stuck. 

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Entry  Thursday, November 01, 2012, 11:16, Aurelia Laxdal, TiC#3, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , , TiC#3-LP-SIS Startup 
Did the HV conditioning for the TiC#3 up to 30kV.
Heaters ramp up in progress.
Entry  Thursday, October 25, 2012, 13:02, Anders Mjos, TiC#3, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , In progress, Pumping down 
Thursday, October 25, 2012, 13:00: Roughing
Thursday, October 25, 2012, 13:19 : Turbos on
Thursday, October 25, 2012, 13:28 : Turbos at speed
    Reply  Friday, October 26, 2012, 08:29, Anders Mjos, TiC#3, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , Done, Target ready for conditioning 


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
            Thursday, October 25, 2012, 13:00: Roughing
Entry  Thursday, October 25, 2012, 11:13, Anders Mjos, Test, HP-FEBIAD, , , , , In progress, Venting chamber for installation of TiC#3 
Thursday, October 25, 2012, 11:11: Vacuum at 1.3E-7 T
Thursday, October 25, 2012, 11:12: Turbos off
Thursday, October 25, 2012, 11:50: Venting
Entry  Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 10:47, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , Failed, found teststand tripped off 
turbo pumps in source section and all ion gauges off all optics and heaters tripped. Reason unknown.
    Reply  Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 17:35, Aurelia Laxdal, , , , , , , Failed, found teststand tripped off 


    
        
            Friedhelm Ames wrote:
        
        
            
            turbo pumps in source section and all ion gauges off all optics and heaters tripped. Reason unknown.
Entry  Wednesday, October 03, 2012, 13:50, Aurelia Laxdal, , HP-FEBIAD, , , , , In progress, Training updates 
On Monday October 1, the HP-FEBIAD source was turned ON again, to complete the operator training. The last session was yesterday and for the time being
the ISAC operators can play with the source when time allows, and from the ISAC Control room. For this purpose the source will be kept on this week and
also over the week-end.
Entry  Monday, October 01, 2012, 10:41, Aurelia Laxdal, , HP-FEBIAD, , , , , In progress, SiC-HP-FEBIAD for operator training - Source ON  
Turned the source back ON. Heaters are ramping up.
Entry  Friday, September 28, 2012, 09:59, Aurelia Laxdal, , , , , , , In progress, SiC-HP-FEBIAD for operator training - Source Off 
Checked with ISAC Ops this morning and they are not available for FEBIAD training. Turned off the source until next week.
Entry  Thursday, September 27, 2012, 12:27, Aurelia Laxdal, , , , , , , In progress, SiC-HP-FEBIAD for operator training 
The source was used yesterday for operator training.
Today, I found the source off: the ISAC PLC Status was stopped. Kazuya re-started the PLC. I will re-start the source.
Entry  Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 16:10, Aurelia Laxdal, , , , , , , , Conditioning - SiC-HP-FEBIAD for operator training 
Did the HV conditioning up to 30kV.
Started the heaters conditioning:
for TSH:TGHT up to 580A
Entry  Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 13:25, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Done, Started turbos after replaced roughing pump 
 
Entry  Monday, September 24, 2012, 13:52, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:RP1 will not start without blowing the fuse 
See e-fault 6329
Tried to start the pump from another power outlet with Edi. No luck. Pump will be replaced tomorrow.
    Reply  Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 13:05, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSG:RP1 will not start without blowing the fuse 


    
        
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            See e-fault 6329
Entry  Monday, September 24, 2012, 15:25, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Done, TMS RP and TP started 
 
Entry  Monday, September 24, 2012, 10:31, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, EPICS whiteout 
 Test stand was off this morning and EPICS controls in "white-out". Controls is looking into it.
Update  13:51:
Controls have reestablished contact with the PLC.
Entry  Friday, September 21, 2012, 08:27, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Backing pressure TSG:CG1A/B fluctuating 
Backing pressures TSG:CG1A/B are fluctuating between 0.02 and 0.05 since Sept 17th at ~17h. Expected values <0.01.
Entry  Thursday, September 20, 2012, 15:52, Anders Mjos, TEST SiC, HP-FEBIAD, , , , , In progress, Installilng SiC-HP-FEBIAD target for operator training 
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 15:50: Roughing
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 15:54: Aborting. VCR for gas line not connected.
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 16:09: Roughing
    Reply  Friday, September 21, 2012, 08:20, Anders Mjos, TEST SiC, HP-FEBIAD, , , , , In progress, Installilng SiC-HP-FEBIAD target for operator training 


    
        
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            Thursday, September 20, 2012, 15:50: Roughing
Entry  Thursday, September 20, 2012, 14:24, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Venting - installation of FEBIAD test target for operator training 
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 14:24: Turbos off
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 15:20: Venting
Entry  Friday, September 14, 2012, 16:33, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Pumping down empty chamber 
Friday, September 14, 2012, 16:33: Roughing
Friday, September 14, 2012, 16:57: Starting turbos
Friday, September 14, 2012, 17:05 : Turbos at speed
Entry  Friday, September 14, 2012, 15:27, Anders Mjos, Nb#7, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , Done, Venting 
Target cooled down. Power supplies off.
Friday, September 14, 2012, 15:27: Turbos off.
Friday, September 14, 2012, 15:32: Water purged.
Entry  Thursday, September 13, 2012, 13:05, Friedhelm Ames, Nb#7, LP-SIS, , , , , , heater ramping up started 
 
Entry  Thursday, September 13, 2012, 08:24, Anders Mjos, Nb#7, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , In progress, Water on 
Thursday, September 13, 2012, 08:16: Opened up cooling water. Vacuum (IG1) increased from 5.9E-7 to 6.2E-7 before returning to 5.9E-7. Similar response
on IG6 (valve closed). Response is however similar to previous (short time ~5 min) vacuum fluctuations.
Entry  Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 17:04, Anders Mjos, Nb#7, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , In progress, Pumping down - w/replaced insulators 
Replaced swollen insulator and added Ta heat shield on insulator.
 
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 17:03: Roughing
Entry  Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 08:02, Anders Mjos, Nb#7, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , In progress, Venting 
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 08:01: Turbos off
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 13:35: Venting, water off and purged.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 13:55: Vented
Entry  Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 19:48, Friedhelm Ames, NB#7, HP-SIS, , , , , Done, cool down finished, all source power supplies off. 
 
Entry  Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 13:13, Friedhelm Ames, Nb#7, LP-SIS, , , , , In progress, start cool down 
start cooldown. Found computer at teststand off. Somebody tried to login with username ARIEL.
Entry  Friday, September 07, 2012, 14:34, Anders Mjos, Nb#7, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , Problems/Solutions, Insulator ITD0342 overheated - swelling Nb#7_swelling_insulator.pdf
 See attached photo
Entry  Friday, September 07, 2012, 13:10, Friedhelm Ames, Nb#7, , , , , , Done, mass scan finished 
mass scan is finished saved as 
 
  Normal
  0
  
  

 
  
  false
  false

 false
  
  EN-US
  X-NONE
Entry  Friday, September 07, 2012, 12:11, Friedhelm Ames, NB#7, LP-SIS, , , , , In progress, mass scan started 
mass scan has been started after optimization on 23Na
Entry  Thursday, September 06, 2012, 09:23, Friedhelm Ames, NB#7, , , , , , ,  
start high voltage and heaters
Entry  Friday, August 31, 2012, 13:59, Anders Mjos, Nb#7, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , In progress, Nb#7 installed 
Friday, August 31, 2012, 15:19: roughing
Friday, August 31, 2012, 15:39 : starting turbos
Friday, August 31, 2012, 15:44 : TP1B at speed
    Reply  Tuesday, September 04, 2012, 08:11, Anders Mjos, Nb#7, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , Done, Nb#7 installed 


    
        
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            Friday, August 31, 2012, 15:19: roughing
Entry  Friday, August 31, 2012, 11:39, Anders Mjos, NiO#1, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, , , Done, Venting vacuum chamber - source change 
Friday, August 31, 2012, 11:39: Stopped turbos.
Friday, August 31, 2012, 13:06: Venting.
Friday, August 31, 2012, 13:23: Water lines purged.
Entry  Friday, August 31, 2012, 11:12, Aurelia Laxdal, , HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, , , Done, Finished testing NiO#1 
Turned off the HV and the optics in the first section. Couldn't turn off the optics in the second section: left a message for Evgeniy.
Also TMS:RP2 is very noisy. Talked to Edi D. from vacuum group. He would work on it this afternoon. E-Fault#6282
Entry  Thursday, August 23, 2012, 10:40, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Replaced TMSRP2 
Thursday, August 23, 2012, 10:40: Replacing TMSRP2 with Edi. E-fault 6261.
Thursday, August 23, 2012, 10:49: TMSRP2 replaced and started.
    Reply  Friday, August 31, 2012, 10:19, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Replaced TMSRP2 (again) 


    
        
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            Thursday, August 23, 2012, 10:40: Replacing TMSRP2 with Edi. E-fault 6261.
Entry  Thursday, August 30, 2012, 16:51, Aurelia Laxdal, , HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, , , In progress, NiO#1 cooldown started 
Started the cooldown.
Entry  Thursday, August 30, 2012, 14:34, Aurelia Laxdal, , HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, , , In progress, NiO#1 updates 


Normal
0




false
false
false

EN-US
X-NONE
X-NONE

Entry  Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 11:34, Aurelia Laxdal, , HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, , , In progress, NiO#1 heating startup & few checks 
Friedhelm checked the voltage across R4 from ISK4563D-rev2.pdf. It shows 50 kOhms with the power supplies off and everything connected according to the
drawing. With the Anode PS On and set at 20V, we could see the same readback on EPICS and on the meter.
Then started the heater ramping: auto ramp 2A/min.
Entry  Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 16:57, Aurelia Laxdal, , HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, , , In progress, Updates for NiO#1 at Test Stand 
Tested the power supplies and locked up the HV cage.
Turned on the HV: 30kV.
Tomorrow we'll start up the heaters: 580A for the target and 280-300A for the tube.
Entry  Monday, August 27, 2012, 15:21, Aurelia Laxdal, , , , , , , In progress, Xantrex PS 10-600 for TSH:TGHT is not working  
When turned ON it was not going higher than 3.6A (EPICS/front panel).  Kazuya checked the connections at the back and also the EPICS/PLC/PS  input/output
signals. He compared these values with the similar once of  the TSH:TBHT PS  (which is also a Xantrex PS 10-600). E-Fault 6275
It turned out to be the connections on the top of the ion source box: the target heater was not connected and the power supply was not seeing the
Entry  Monday, August 27, 2012, 13:21, Aurelia Laxdal, NiO#1, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, , , In progress, HV conditioning at Test Stand  
Did HV conditioning up to TSG:BIAS=30kV, TSH=EE=-600V
Turned off the HV for Kazuya to check the connection/output of the TSG:TGHT Xantrex power supply.
Entry  Thursday, August 23, 2012, 11:39, Anders Mjos, NiO#1, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, , , In progress, NiO#1 installed 
Thursday, August 23, 2012, 11:38: NiO#1 installed.
Thursday, August 23, 2012, 11:38: Started roughing. Both roughing pumps timed out.
Thursday, August 23, 2012, 11:54: Roughing.
    Reply  Friday, August 24, 2012, 08:28, Anders Mjos, NiO#1, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, , , Done, NiO#1 installed 


    
        
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            Thursday, August 23, 2012, 11:38: NiO#1 installed.
Entry  Thursday, August 23, 2012, 11:59, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Roughing blows the fuse for both roughing pumps. 
The fuse for both roughing pumps blows when roughing the chamber. With the help from Edi: disconnect the exhaust port on the roughing pump for the first
few hundred torrs of roughing. Reconnect and continue.
Seems the roughing pump RP1  pushes air towards the exhaust of RP2 which blows the fuse
Entry  Thursday, August 23, 2012, 10:11, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Venting - installation of NiO#1 
Thursday, August 23, 2012, 10:10: Vacuum 2.1E-7
Thursday, August 23, 2012, 10:10: Stopped both turbos.
Thursday, August 23, 2012, 10:20: Water purged.
Entry  Friday, August 17, 2012, 12:53, Pierre Bricault, , , , , , , Done,  TestFEBIAD.xlsx
Test completed.
exel file on My Documents in folder FEBIAD Test Aout2012/TestFEBIAD
 Edited by Anders 2012-09-19, file attached.
Entry  Friday, August 17, 2012, 10:09, Pierre Bricault, , , , , , , In progress, FEBIAD test cathode bias 
Backing pressure on the bender section is quite large. TMSIG6 reads 5.09E-7 T and TMS:CG2B reads 0.249 T!
Entry  Friday, August 17, 2012, 08:30, Pierre Bricault, , , , , , , In progress, FEBIAD test with cathode biased 
Yesterday Ray Dube has changed the configuration in order to run the FEBIAD with the cathode on negative bias.
There were a short between the gas line and the common. The box has been opened and the short removed.
This morning I am turning on the cathode heater to 290 A.
Entry  Thursday, August 16, 2012, 16:56, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Pumping down after troubleshooting 
Thursday, August 16, 2012, 17:04 : Starting turbos
Thursday, August 16, 2012, 17:09 : TP1B at speed
Thursday, August 16, 2012, 17:13 : TP1A at speed (after 1 time out)
Entry  Thursday, August 16, 2012, 16:56, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Target heater PS disconnected from controls. 
As per Ray Dube for the FEBIAD anode bias test. The PS will need to be reconnected before a target is run.
Entry  Thursday, August 16, 2012, 16:54, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Short between gas line and heat shield 
There was a short between the gas line and the heat shield - as the gas line insulator was not tied to the heat shield. A Ta-wire was used to tie the
gas line and keep it from touching the heat shield.
Entry  Thursday, August 16, 2012, 15:30, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Venting to investigate short between anode - cathode 
Thursday, August 16, 2012, 15:29: Turbos off
Thursday, August 16, 2012, 15:50 : Venting
Entry  Thursday, August 16, 2012, 10:41, Pierre Bricault, , , , , , , In progress, Test FEBIAD 
Ray is finishing the electrical modifications for the FEBIAD with the biased cathode.
We found the source of the sparks. The disconnected target heater cables were resting on the Einzel lens cap.
 
Entry  Monday, August 13, 2012, 14:56, Pierre Bricault, , , , , , , In progress, FEBIAD test 
One thing that seems to be strange regarding this FEBIAD is the best results are without any current in the coil.
Normally for the neon ionization the on-line source wanted to be at around 50 to 80 Amp. Not this one.
Is there anything special about this coil?
Entry  Monday, August 13, 2012, 14:26, Pierre Bricault, , , , , , , In progress, FEBIAD test 
I am done with the FEBIAD test (anode biased)
We will swap the bias now to the cathode and change the polarity to negative.
Entry  Monday, August 13, 2012, 10:59, Pierre Bricault, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Test FEBIAD 
This morning I try to contact PS group no one answer. Dan Louie is in vacation.
I went into the can diagnostics panel and reconfigure MB1 power supply.
This worked.
Entry  Monday, August 13, 2012, 08:39, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Started Archivers 
Archivers not running this morning. Started both ISACT and SOURCES
Entry  Sunday, August 12, 2012, 22:07, Pierre Bricault, , , , , , , In progress, FBIAD test 
The reset restored the control.
But magnet supply does not put any amperage out.
Try turning it off and on. No chance.
Entry  Sunday, August 12, 2012, 21:50, Pierre Bricault, , , , , , , In progress, Test FEBIAD 
Lost communication with EPICS. Came in reset the ...
So far no luck.
 
Entry  Saturday, August 11, 2012, 16:18, Pierre Bricault, , , , , , , , Test FEBIAD anode biased at 120 V 
The ramp up finished.
I have 3.35E-6 Amp out of the source on FC0.
Vacuum  4.3 E-7 T increase Coil current to 40 A. No effect on vac.
Entry  Saturday, August 11, 2012, 13:34, Pierre Bricault, NA, LP-FEBIAD, , , NA, NA, In progress, Test FEBIAD anode bias 120 V 
 
Entry  Friday, August 10, 2012, 15:57, Pierre Bricault, , , , , , , ,  
Test high voltage to 30 kV ok
Test gas valve open at 6.1 V
Test Ne leak ok
Entry  Friday, August 10, 2012, 15:29, Pierre Bricault, NA, LP-FEBIAD, , , NA, NA, , finishing the gas installation and its pump 
1524H Start small pump.
1529H stop the pump.
 
Entry  Friday, August 10, 2012, 14:08, Rick Maharaj, , , , , , , , Gas line pump 
Gas line vacuum pump reinstalled after fitting was modified to receive a standard swagelok connector. The vacuum line was plumbed using 1/4" copper
tube (not Stainless) for the the ability to flex and manipulate the line for pump removal and and insertion.
Entry  Friday, August 10, 2012, 13:48, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, He line leak checked - leak fixed 
A major leak was found on the connection to the regulation valve on the He bottle. Ferrule replaced. System leak checked.
After He bottle: base 5E-6, no response to He spray
AfterSV1: base 5E-7, no response
Entry  Friday, August 10, 2012, 12:44, Pierre Bricault, NA, LP-FEBIAD, , , NA, NA, In progress, FEBIAD test 
Rick put the helium bottle back in the rack.
Waiting for status of the gas lines.
 
Entry  Friday, August 10, 2012, 11:29, Pierre Bricault, NA, , , , N A, NA, In progress, Test FEBIAD 
The helium bottle was found empty.
Rick will refill it and hook the leak detector on the system to find out
if we have a leak on the line.
Entry  Thursday, August 09, 2012, 13:08, Pierre Bricault, , , , , , , , Test FEBIAD 
Waiting Rick for the fitting on the vacuum pump.
Entry  Thursday, July 19, 2012, 12:59, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Leak checking doors - no response 
Thursday, July 19, 2012, 12:57: Doors leak checked. No response. Base rate 1.6E-8 atm-cc/sec. TP pressuer 0.0E-4 Torr . TSGIG1 4.2E-6 Torr. TSG:CG1A
0.014 Torr.
Entry  Thursday, July 19, 2012, 11:32, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Done, Pumping down 
Thursday, July 19, 2012, 11:29: roughing
Thursday, July 19, 2012, 11:49: starting turbos
Thursday, July 19, 2012, 11:54: TP1B at speed
Entry  Thursday, July 19, 2012, 08:42, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Leak checking source chamber - leak found on front door 
Due to high vacuum a leak check will be done on the system.
Thursday, July 19, 2012, 09:00 : Base leak rate 4E-9 atm-cc/sec
Thursday, July 19, 2012, 09:07: Leak detected on side door. Mid 1E-8 range.
    Reply  Thursday, July 19, 2012, 11:31, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Wiped o-rings and sealing faces 


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
            Due to high vacuum a leak check will be done on the system.
Entry  Thursday, July 19, 2012, 09:35, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Done, Venting to investigate leak on front door 
Thursday, July 19, 2012, 09:35: Switched off both turbos.
Thursday, July 19, 2012, 10:23: Venting
 
Entry  Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 10:10, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Gas lines leak checked - air supply leak on manifold 
Leak found on the Ne supply line. 1E-4 - 1E-5 range. Replaced fittings. Had to use one brass piece. Leak rate 6E-9 (probably due to Ne response). No
response to He.
Leak rate around low E-8 with regulation valve open.
    Reply  Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 14:08, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Air supply leak on manifold fixed 


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
            Leak found on the Ne supply line. 1E-4 - 1E-5 range. Replaced fittings. Had to use one brass piece.
Entry  Monday, July 16, 2012, 15:46, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Pumping down 
Monday, July 16, 2012, 15:11: Roughing.
Monday, July 16, 2012, 15:38: Turbos started.
Monday, July 16, 2012, 15:46: TSGTP1B at speed TSGTP1A timeout.
Entry  Thursday, July 12, 2012, 15:49, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , test stand vented for TP1A replacement 
see e-fault 6142
Entry  Thursday, July 12, 2012, 13:49, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Aluminum oxide found inside TSHSV1 
Aluminum oxide found inside TSHSV1 and the copper line to TSHUHV1.
SV1 replaced and copper line cleaned.
Entry  Thursday, July 12, 2012, 13:41, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Done, purging gas lines with air 

    gas lines purged with air for 60 min (through TSHUHV1 and TSHSV4).
    gas line allowed to fill with nitrogen to 300 torr and evacuated.
repeated 3 times.
Entry  Thursday, July 12, 2012, 12:23, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Done, TSH:SV5 bypass on 
Thursday, July 12, 2012, 15:48: bypass removed
Entry  Thursday, July 12, 2012, 09:44, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Venting 
System will be vented and gas lines purged with air, then nitrogen.
Thursday, July 12, 2012, 09:43: Shut down TSGTP1B.
Entry  Thursday, July 12, 2012, 09:05, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Shut down TSGTP1A - bearing noise 
Shut down TSGTP1A due to noise (possibly from bearings) after consulting Edi.
Entry  Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 15:30, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Restarting turbos after power bump 
Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 15:27: Started TSGTP1A and 1B
Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 15:31: Started TSMTP2 and 6
Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 15:33: TMS tubos at speed. Vacuum 4.8E-7
Entry  Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 11:16, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Pumping down - with new turbo pump 
 
Entry  Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 16:01, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Turbo replaced - cleaning chamber recommended 
A new turbo has been installed. Eddie said the other one had       crashed but not catastrophically. He recommends the test stand
be       wiped clean before pumping because there is a fine layer of       Aluminum dust on the chamber base.
 
Entry  Monday, July 09, 2012, 12:57, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Done, Vented 
 
Entry  Monday, July 09, 2012, 11:14, Aurelia Laxdal, , , , , , , , Test Stand status 
Restarted the PC at the Test Stand.
Restarted the Archivers; currently pumping down the separator area.
Entry  Friday, July 06, 2012, 15:36, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , Done, switched everything off 
switched everything off to prepare for scheduled power outage on Monday
Entry  Friday, July 06, 2012, 11:18, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , TSG:TP1B off source off again. 
turbo pump TSG:TP1B has tripped off. Cannot be restarted. Fault report to vacuum. Everything switched off again
 
Entry  Friday, July 06, 2012, 11:05, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , start source again 
heater ramping up again with Ne leak closed.
Entry  Friday, July 06, 2012, 11:04, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , source tripped off over night 
A big vacuum excursion tripped the source off at about 1am. The vacuum did not fully recover afterwards only down to about 1.3e-6T. Ne leak has been
closed and vacuum went down to 6e-7T within a few minutes. After the trip the current of the magnet stayed constant. Fluctuations may have been caused
by high voltage sparks.
Entry  Thursday, July 05, 2012, 18:02, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, fluctuations in magnet current TMSMB1_2012_07_05.PNG
The current at the magnet power supply TMS:MB1 shows fluctuations every 1-2 minutes. The same can be seen in the Hall probe read back and in the beam
current at Fc6.
    Reply  Thursday, July 05, 2012, 18:10, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, fluctuations in magnet current 


    
        
            Friedhelm Ames wrote:
        
        
            
            The current at the magnet power supply TMS:MB1 shows fluctuations every 1-2 minutes. The same can be seen in the Hall
Entry  Thursday, July 05, 2012, 11:00, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , In progress, source started up again 
tube heater ramping started
Entry  Thursday, July 05, 2012, 10:59, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, water tripping in front of HV power supplies 
Found some water tripping in front of the high voltage power supplies rack from the water lines at the ceiling. Plastic sheets have been put on top of
the racks and MCR has been informed.
Entry  Wednesday, July 04, 2012, 15:37, Anders Mjos, FEBIAD anode end cap test, , , , , , In progress, Pumping down  photo_8.jpg
Replaced grid containing ring (target side) with new ring. No contact between target and anode measured in lab.
NOTE: While closing up the VCR fittings the tube rotated causing the tube to flatten in a bend. This may reduce water flow on the heat shield circuit.
(see attachment)
    Reply  Thursday, July 05, 2012, 08:41, Anders Mjos, FEBIAD anode end cap test, , , , , , In progress, Water opened - reduced flow heat shield 


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
            Replaced grid containing ring (target side) with new ring. No contact between target and anode measured in lab.
Entry  Tuesday, July 03, 2012, 19:05, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, short in anode 
A short in the anode has developed during the heater ramp up. Increasing the current limit did not cure it. Start heater ramp down to investigate.
    Reply  Wednesday, July 04, 2012, 15:33, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, short in anode photo_1.JPGphoto_3.JPG


    
        
            Friedhelm Ames wrote:
        
        
            
            A short in the anode has developed during the heater ramp up. Increasing the current limit did not cure it. Start heater
Entry  Wednesday, July 04, 2012, 09:22, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, turbo pumps stopped 
turbo pumps stopped to prepare for venting for anode short investigation.
    Reply  Wednesday, July 04, 2012, 13:07, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, water lines purged 


    
        
            Friedhelm Ames wrote:
        
        
            
            turbo pumps stopped to prepare for venting for anode short investigation.
Entry  Tuesday, July 03, 2012, 09:23, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , In progress, start up again 
purged Ne line and started cathode heater ramp up to 295 A
Entry  Friday, June 29, 2012, 15:02, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , mass scan finished mass_spectrum_2012_06_29.PNG
mass spectrum saved as
plotdump-local-clean.txt_Jun29_12_14-55-43.txt


    Reply  Friday, June 29, 2012, 16:39, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , mass scan finished 


    
        
            Friedhelm Ames wrote:
        
        
            
            mass spectrum saved as
Entry  Friday, June 29, 2012, 15:03, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , start ramping down heater 
 
Entry  Friday, June 29, 2012, 13:39, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , start mass scan 
start mass scan to do new mass calibration
Entry  Friday, June 29, 2012, 08:57, Pierre Bricault, , LP-FEBIAD, , , , , In progress, Continue cathode heating 
 This morning the pressure was 3.5E-7 T. Current at 275 A is 30nA.
Continue cathode heating to 290 A during meeting.
Start seeing some electron current from the cathode around 275 A.
Entry  Thursday, June 28, 2012, 17:18, Pierre Bricault, , LP-FEBIAD, , , , , In progress, Leave the cathode heater at 275 A overninght. 
 
Entry  Thursday, June 28, 2012, 17:00, Pierre Bricault, , LP-FEBIAD, , , , , In progress, Cathode heater reached its value of 230 A and stoped. good test. 
Now ramp cathode current up to 290 A. The total current out is 1.e-7 A.
 
Entry  Thursday, June 28, 2012, 15:14, Aurelia Laxdal, , LP-FEBIAD, , , , , , Quick check 
Just a quick check at the Test Stand:
1. The system operational (  white out not present ) with TSH:TBHT heating in progress.
2. Started the Archivers: for Source and Optics.
Entry  Thursday, June 28, 2012, 11:29, Pierre Bricault, , LP-FEBIAD, , , , , In progress, Lost all cnntrol interface, complete whiteout of the epics system. 
 
Entry  Thursday, June 28, 2012, 11:27, Pierre Bricault, , LP-FEBIAD, , , , , In progress, Cathode heating in progress, pressure 8.3e-7 T 
 
Entry  Thursday, June 28, 2012, 11:19, Pierre Bricault, , LP-FEBIAD, , , , , In progress, Cathode ramping to 230 A in progress 
 
Entry  Thursday, June 28, 2012, 11:13, Pierre Bricault, , LP-FEBIAD, , , , , , ISAC test stand ready for cathode heating 
The ISAC test stand is ready for cathode heating.
Bias voltage: 30000 V
Bias current: 37 microAmp
Entry  Thursday, June 28, 2012, 11:04, Pierre Bricault, Test FEBIAD, LP-FEBIAD, , , , , In progress, Ready to bias the high voltage. 
 
Entry  Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 18:30, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Crack in source tray insulator Cracked_insulator.pdf
 A crack in the insulator ITD0054 was observed while mounting the target assembly. See attachment.
Entry  Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 18:04, Anders Mjos, FEBIAD anode end cap test, , , , Tube only, 38307-9, In progress, FEBIAD anode end cap test - ready 
Testing FEBIAD anode end cap as per dwg ITD0304 REV C
Target with TUBE ONLY. Do not use target heater.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 18:03: Roughing
Entry  Monday, June 04, 2012, 11:40, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , In progress, Empty chamber 
HS water lines blanked.
Monday, June 04, 2012, 11:40: Roughing.
Monday, June 04, 2012, 11:58: Starting turbos. 
    Reply  Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 16:06, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Done, Vented 


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
            HS water lines blanked.
Entry  Friday, June 01, 2012, 12:23, Aurelia Laxdal, Ta#38, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , In progress, HV & Heaters conditioning. 
Did the HV conditioning.
Heaters conditioning in progress.
The Hall probe is not working: couldn't pass 35.5 units (readback) or 50.16 units (setpoint) at field -3710G.
    Reply  Monday, June 04, 2012, 10:51, Anders Mjos, Ta#38, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , Done, Venting chamber 


    
        
            Aurelia Laxdal wrote:
        
        
            
            Did the HV conditioning.
Entry  Thursday, May 31, 2012, 15:43, Anders Mjos, Ta#38, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , In progress, Target ready to be heated 
Thursday, May 31, 2012, 15:42: Roughing
Thursday, May 31, 2012, 16:01 : Starting turbos
Thursday, May 31, 2012, 16:08 : Turbos at speed. Vacuum 1.7 E-5
Entry  Thursday, May 31, 2012, 14:46, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Venting in preparation for Ta#38 
Thursday, May 31, 2012, 14:46: Switching off turbos
Thursday, May 31, 2012, 15:05: Venting
Entry  Thursday, May 17, 2012, 15:14, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , Pumping down empty chamber 
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 15:14: Started roughing. Cooling lines blanked off.
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 16:52: Starting turbos.
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 17:00: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 1.5E-5.
Entry  Thursday, May 17, 2012, 13:24, John Wong, SiC#27, HP-SIS, ITE, TM4, 38817-3, , Problems/Solutions, Solid residues found on EE SiC#27_after_teststand.pdfSiC#27_clean_EE.pdf
 Thursday, May 17, 2012, 13:15
After the test-stand, the EE was removed for inspection.  It was discovered that there were some solid residues coated on the extraction electrode
and the common plate, but the ionizer tube was clean (see attachment#1).  Some samples were collected and will try to do some analysis.  This
Entry  Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 16:01, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Loose chip of insulator material detected Ceramic_Chip.pdf
 A chip of insulator material was detected below the lower target insulator stand-off (attachment - left picture). The chip may come from the tube
heater insulator above (attachment - right picture). The chip will be further investigated when the target is removed.
    Reply  Thursday, May 17, 2012, 12:19, Anders Mjos, SiC#27, HP-SIS, ITE, TM4, , , Problems/Solutions, Loose chip of insulator material detected Chipped_insulator_stand-off.pdf


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
             A chip of insulator material was detected below the lower target insulator stand-off (attachment
Entry  Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 09:46, Rick Maharaj, , , , , , , , target reinstalled pumping started 
 
    Reply  Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 10:14, Anders Mjos, SiC#27, HP-SIS, ITE, TM4, , , In progress, target ready to be heated and biased 
 Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 10:13: Turbo pumps at speed. Vacuum at 1.4E-5.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 12:03: Cooling lines opened. Vacuum stable at 1.6E-6
Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 12:17: Target ready to be heated and biased.
       Reply  Thursday, May 17, 2012, 08:36, Anders Mjos, SiC#27, HP-SIS, ITE, TM4, , , Done, Target removed 
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 08:36: Turbo pumps switched off in preparation of target removal.
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 08:51: Purging cooling lines.
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 08:55: Venting.
Entry  Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 19:55, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Hall probe reading wrong 
During the mass scan today it was discovered, that the mass calibration was off. Further investigation showed, that the Hall probe readings are a factor
of 1.31 lower than during previous measurements. A fault report has been issued to controls.
Entry  Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 18:10, Aurelia Laxdal, , , ITE, TM4, , , , SiC#27 cooling down 
Today: did a mass scan at 580A on TGHT and 230A on TBHT at 30kV. Found some A/q units discrepancies on the mass scan page. It may be a hall probe problem: 
under investigations.
Uploaded the testing file on Docushare: http://documents.triumf.ca/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-8539/Document-56575
Entry  Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 16:18, Aurelia Laxdal, SiC#27, HP-SIS, ITE, TM4, , , In progress, Target/Ion source conditioning 
Did the HV conditioning up to 30kV and started to ramp up the heaters to 580A and 230A.
Entry  Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 08:42, Rick Maharaj, , , , , , , , target removed 
 
Entry  Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 08:16, Rick Maharaj, , , , , , , , Water circuits flushed 
 
Entry  Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 08:15, Rick Maharaj, , , , , , , , Test Stand chamber venting 
 
Entry  Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 08:08, Rick Maharaj, sic#27, , , , , , , Turbos off 
Target needs to be removed form teststand to remove heatshielding around target oven. The chamber will be vented, water circuits flushed and target removed.
Entry  Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 07:39, Rick Maharaj, Sic #27, HP-SIS, ITE, TM4, , , In progress, Water on at test stand 
The vacuum on TSGIG1 reads 2.85e-07. Turing on water on teststand and observing any changes in vacuum pressure.
Entry  Monday, May 14, 2012, 16:57, Aurelia Laxdal, , , ITE, TM4, , , , SiC#27-HP-SIS installed in the Test Stand 
Rick and John installed the ITE-TM4-SiC#27-HP-SIS-May2012 in the Test Stand. Pumping down.
Entry  Monday, May 14, 2012, 15:36, Aurelia Laxdal, , , , , , , , Test Stand - IOC reboot 
Did a local IOC reboot to cure to white-out. The test stand is now operational.
Entry  Wednesday, May 09, 2012, 08:56, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSGIG1 not working TestStand-IG.PNG
 TSGIG1 has timed out. As seen on the attached screen shot, the IG has been out since 17h May 1st.
    Reply  Wednesday, May 09, 2012, 09:16, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TSGIG1 not working 


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
             TSGIG1 has timed out. As seen on the attached screen shot, the IG has been out since 17h May 1st.
       Reply  Thursday, May 10, 2012, 08:13, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Venting for TSGIG1 repair 


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
            
            
          Reply  Thursday, May 10, 2012, 09:48, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Ion Gauge filament replaced 


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
            
            
              
Entry  Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 15:08, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , connected Al(CH3)3 
connected A(CH3)3 instead of He, pumped line and valve with pump on the high voltage rack.. Opened regulating valve first response at mass 27 with valve
set point at 7.0.
    Reply  Thursday, April 26, 2012, 09:14, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , removed Al(CH3)3 


    
        
            Friedhelm Ames wrote:
        
        
            
            connected A(CH3)3 instead of He, pumped line and valve with pump on the high voltage rack.. Opened regulating
Entry  Friday, April 20, 2012, 08:56, Anders Mjos, Nb#6, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , Problems/Solutions, Insulator stand-off failure ITW-TM1-Nb#6-LP-SIS_-_TestStand.pdf
 When the target was removed from the test stand it was discovered that the custom designed insulator stand-off (ITD0400 made from Mycroy 1100)
had swollen and become discoloured in the area exposed to "heat shine" from the target oven. See attached pdf for photos of the insulators.
The heat shield lid was opened up and the target temporarily removed to replace the two insulators that had failed. These were replaced with the
Entry  Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 13:10, Anders Mjos, No target, , , , , , In progress, Pumping down empty vacuum chamber 
Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 13:10: Roughing the vacuum chamber.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 13:34 : Turbo pumps started and at speed. Pressure 3.5 E-5 torr
Entry  Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 12:19, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Noise from roughing pump TSGRP1 
Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 12:15: Blanked off cooling lines. Chamber ready to be pumped down.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 12:16: TSGRP1 makes unusual noise when attempting to pump down vacuum chamber. Roughing aborted for now. Edi Dalla Valle
is informed. He will have a look at it after lunch.
    Reply  Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 13:09, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Noise from roughing pump TSGRP1 


    
        
            Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 13:08 Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
            Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 12:15: Blanked off cooling lines. Chamber ready to be
Entry  Monday, April 16, 2012, 11:16, Anders Mjos, Nb#6, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , In progress, Venting, purging cooling lines 
Venting chamber and purging cooling lines in preparation for target removal
    Reply  Monday, April 16, 2012, 11:56, Anders Mjos, Nb#6, LP-SIS, ITW, TM1, , , In progress, Venting, purging cooling lines 


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
            Venting chamber and purging cooling lines in preparation for target removal
Entry  Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 09:34, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , turbopumps in mass separator section started 
turbopumps in mass separator section started after power outages
Entry  Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 09:30, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , Failed, TSGRP1 poor vacuum 
The backing pressure at TSGRP1 does not go below 578 mT. Fault report to vacuum.
Entry  Friday, March 09, 2012, 17:25, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , heaters and HV power supplies off 
heaters and HV power supplies have been switched off
IG1 5.1e-9 T.
Entry  Friday, March 09, 2012, 13:30, Friedhelm Ames, NB#6, , , , , , , heater ramping down 
Fc0 23 nA
IG1 9.9e-7 T
start automatic heater ramping down
Entry  Friday, March 09, 2012, 10:56, Friedhelm Ames, Nb#6, , , , , , , scan finished Nb6_mass_spectrum.docx
mass scan is finished and saved see attached.
Entry  Friday, March 09, 2012, 08:53, Friedhelm Ames, Nb#6, , , , , , In progress, mass scan started 
mass scan started again. Total current 3.2e-8 A
Entry  Thursday, March 08, 2012, 18:32, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , mass scan crashed due to a network error 
mass scan crashed due to a network error will be restarted tomorrow
Entry  Thursday, March 08, 2012, 17:39, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, TPS:Q2 amd TMS:MB1 failed 
TPS:Q2 and TMS:MB1 failed during the scan. -> restarted.
Entry  Thursday, March 08, 2012, 17:16, Friedhelm Ames, Nb#6, , , , , , , mass scan started 
 
Entry  Thursday, March 08, 2012, 14:08, Friedhelm Ames, Nb#6, , , , , , , heater ramped up grab.Z27253.png
heaters have reached final values TGHT 580 A, TBHT 230 A, some sparking during ramp up. see strip tool image attached
Entry  Thursday, March 08, 2012, 09:14, Friedhelm Ames, Nb#6, , , , , , , continue target heating grab.K26109.png
continue target heating up to 580 A. Strip tool for the heating up to 300A from yesyerday see below
Entry  Wednesday, March 07, 2012, 17:44, Friedhelm Ames, Nb#6, , , , , , , ramping up heaters 
ramping up heaters has been started by ISAC ops.
Entry  Wednesday, March 07, 2012, 13:48, Friedhelm Ames, Nb#6, , , , , , , high voltage conditioning 
High voltage conditioning has been started by ISAC ops. Einzel lens is unstable below 5 kV., o.k. above this.
Entry  Wednesday, March 07, 2012, 10:36, Paul Mocock, , , , , , , , HV conditioning begins. 
HV conditioning has begins. Vacuum chamber pressure is currently 3.2e-07 Torr on TSG:IG1.
Entry  Wednesday, March 07, 2012, 09:27, Friedhelm Ames, Nb#6, , , , , , Done, water cooling started 
water cooling line valves opened. No response on vacuum TSG:IG1 3.5e-7 T
Entry  Tuesday, March 06, 2012, 15:51, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , turbopumps in mass separator section started 
 
Entry  Tuesday, March 06, 2012, 15:25, Pierre Bricault, , , , , , , , ISAC test stand 
Turbos at full speed. P = 1.5E-05 T
Entry  Tuesday, March 06, 2012, 15:17, Pierre Bricault, , , , , , , , ISAC test stand 
Start turbo pumps at 1514H
Entry  Tuesday, March 06, 2012, 15:15, Pierre Bricault, , HP-SIS, , , , , , ISAC test stand two turbos replaced 
Vac group has replaced the two turbo pumps.
Entry  Monday, March 05, 2012, 19:31, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , Failed, turbo pumps failed 
Both turbo pumps at the source box cannot be started. A fault report has been issued.
Entry  Monday, March 05, 2012, 14:41, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , vacuum and optics switched off 
vacuum and optics at teststand switched off to allow work on the water cooling system.
Entry  Friday, March 02, 2012, 13:28, Anders Mjos, FEBIAD test, , , , , , , Venting test stand 
Venting for target exchange
Entry  Friday, March 02, 2012, 08:53, Anders Mjos, FEBIAD test, , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Tube heater insulator glowing glowing_insulator.jpg
   The insulator for the tube heater was observed to be glowing with a blue shine when the target was on high voltage. The insulator was glowing
on the side closest to the 9-pin connector. See attached photo.
Entry  Thursday, March 01, 2012, 17:10, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , start ramping down of heaters 
 
Entry  Thursday, March 01, 2012, 17:04, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , new mass scan grab.S19441.png
bigger mass scan after separator optimization and with finer step size
 
    Reply  Thursday, March 01, 2012, 17:09, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , new mass scan 


    
        
            Friedhelm Ames wrote:
        
        
            
            bigger mass scan after separator optimization and with finer step size
Entry  Thursday, March 01, 2012, 17:05, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , start heater ramping down 
 
Entry  Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 17:26, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , gas inlet valves closed 
 
Entry  Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 17:22, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , mass scan  grab.BI5978.png
mass scan with valve at 7.2 to let in Al(CH3)3 saved as
plotdump-local-clean.txt_Feb29_12_17-19-20.txt


Entry  Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 09:43, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , checking gas inlet valve for FEBIAD 
 
Entry  Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 16:32, Brandon Humphries, , , , , , , , Initial settings for FEBIAD on Test Stand grab.V13332.pnggrab.m13336.png
ISAC Test Stand FEBIAD Ion Source and ISACT optics screen grabs before practicing tuning.  Tune saved as: data/febiaddata/tune/120228-1620_0.snap
and data/isactdata/tune/120228-1620_0.snap respectively.<br>
Seeing 1.93e-06 on TMS:FC0 and 3.30e-09 on TMS:FC6.
Entry  Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 11:04, Pierre Bricault, , , , , , , ,  
 Calibrating the gas valve
Entry  Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 10:29, Pierre Bricault, , LP-FEBIAD, , , , , In progress, Test FEBIAD at ISAC test statnd 
 
Entry  Monday, February 27, 2012, 17:39, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , In progress, target and tube heaters ramped up 
ramping up target to 300 A and tube to 270 A
Entry  Friday, February 17, 2012, 10:27, Aurelia Laxdal, , , , , , , Done, Started the Archivers 
Started both ISACT and SOURCES Archivers.
Entry  Thursday, February 16, 2012, 15:59, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, He and Ne installed and gas lines leak checked 
New supply of He and Ne was installed yesterday and gas lines leak checked. The He bottle is currently closed.

UPDATE Monday, June 17, 2013, 15:17
Specifications for the currently installed Ne leak (SN: 11-231) can be found on DocuShare
Entry  Wednesday, February 08, 2012, 17:39, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , Failed, TSG:TP1B failure 
Both turbo pumps at the source box were found off. TSG:TP1A has been started normally. TSG:TP1B does not spin up above 3KRPM even after several attemps.
A fault report has been send to vacuum group.
 
    Reply  Wednesday, February 08, 2012, 18:16, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , Failed, TSG:TP1B and TSG:TP1A failure  


    
        
            Friedhelm Ames wrote:
        
        
            
            Both turbo pumps at the source box were found off. TSG:TP1A has been started normally. TSG:TP1B does not spin up above
Entry  Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 09:44, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , turbo pumps restarted 
All turbo pumps have been restarted after cooling water is back and running.
 
Entry  Friday, January 20, 2012, 10:37, Friedhelm Ames, , , , , , , , vacuum pumps shut off 
turbo pumps shut off due to work on cooling water system
Entry  Monday, October 17, 2011, 10:22, Anders Mjos, FEBIAD, , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Variable leak valve replaced F3-649.PDF
Variable leak valve with serial number F3-592 has been replaced by F3-649 due to regulating problems described previously by Fridhelm Ames.
    Reply  Monday, November 14, 2011, 15:40, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Variable leak valve repaired F3-VCR-43_Repair_F3-592.PDF


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
            Variable leak valve with serial number F3-592 has been replaced by F3-649 due to regulating problems
       Reply  Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 16:09, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Variable leak valve repaired 


    
        
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Entry  Monday, December 19, 2011, 13:09, Aurelia Laxdal, , , , , , , , Test Stand updates 
In January Controls will install a new firewall for ISAC Test Stand. Until then ISAC Test Stand can be used, but it may require an IOC reboot once in
while.
Entry  Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 14:10, Aurelia Laxdal, , , , , , , , Test Stand IOC reboot 
Evgeniy rebooted the ISAC Test Stand IOC. Re-started EPICS at the Test Stand.
Found all 4 turbo pumps off and their backing valves closed. Re-started the pumps.
Entry  Thursday, October 13, 2011, 12:33, Rick Maharaj, Training , , , , , , , Test stand vented 
test stand vented
    Reply  Thursday, October 13, 2011, 15:42, Anders Mjos, Training , HP-FEBIAD, , , , , Problems/Solutions, Target ready to be heated 


    
        
            Rick Maharaj wrote:
        
        
            
            test stand vented
Entry  Monday, October 03, 2011, 10:53, Aurelia Laxdal, SiC#26, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, 38295-9, 38307-8, Done, Target is ready to be removed.  
Turned off the HV and locked up the transformer. Isolated the ion source box. The target is under vacuum and the water is still on.
    Reply  Monday, October 03, 2011, 13:56, Anders Mjos, SiC#26, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, 38295-9, 38307-8, Done, Venting 


    
        
            Aurelia Laxdal wrote:
        
        
            
            Turned off the HV and locked up the transformer. Isolated the ion source box. The target is under vacuum
       Reply  Monday, October 03, 2011, 14:46, Anders Mjos, SiC#26, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, 38295-9, 38307-8, Done, Target stored under vacuum 


    
        
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          Reply  Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 13:14, Anders Mjos, SiC#26, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, 38295-9, 38307-8, Done, Target removed 


    
        
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Entry  Friday, September 30, 2011, 18:03, Aurelia Laxdal, SiC#26, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, 38295-9, 38307-8, Done, Finished testing SiC#26 at the Test Stand 
Today, did a did a mass scan: plotdump-local-clean.txt Sep30 11 12-20-08.txt
Optimized a bit the tune with Friedhelm, then started the Target Cooldown.
Entry  Thursday, September 29, 2011, 09:27, Aurelia Laxdal, SiC#26, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, 38295-9, 38307-8, In progress, Heaters conditioning 
Started the heaters conditioning: TGHT up to 580A and TBHT up to 230A.
Entry  Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 16:33, Aurelia Laxdal, SiC#26, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, 38295-9, 38307-8, In progress, HV conditioning 
Started the HV conditioning: TSG:BIAS=30kV
Entry  Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 14:11, Friedhelm Ames, SiC#26, , ITE, TM4, , , , gas system checked and pumped 
The gas system has been checked. The variable valve opens at about 7.55 very fast. Please be careful when using it. Stepsize for opening around this
value should be 0.01. Gas lines have been pumped with pump in the high voltage rack. Ne leak was opened to release pressure.
Entry  Monday, September 26, 2011, 16:14, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, Fixed leak on water line for HS, added Kapton insulation Water_Leak.pdfKapton.pdf

    While testing SiC#26 a leak was discovered on the water line to the heat shield. The leak was in the right joint (see attachment). The heat
shield water lines were removed from the test stand and repaired in the Machine Shop. 
    Kapton was added to the FEBIAD coil line to prevent
it from shorting to the target heater line (see attachment).
Entry  Friday, September 23, 2011, 16:40, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, 9-pin connectors swapped on source tray 
Friday, September 23, 2011, 16:3: The connection on the 9-pin connector for FEBIAD targets showed burn marks from the previous FEBIAD tests. Corresponding
mark was found on the connector on the target side. Because of this the upper and lower 9-pin connectors were swapped to have a clean connector for the
next FEBIAD target.
    Reply  Monday, September 26, 2011, 14:56, John Wong, , , , , , , Problems/Solutions, 9-pin connectors swapped on source tray 9-pin-connector.jpg


    
        
            Anders Mjos wrote:
        
        
            
            Friday, September 23, 2011, 16:3: The connection on the 9-pin connector for FEBIAD targets showed burn
Entry  Friday, September 23, 2011, 16:42, Anders Mjos, SiC#26, HP-FEBIAD, ITE, TM4, 38295-9, 38307-8, In progress, Target ready to be heated 
Friday, September 23, 2011, 16:4: Target installed and roughing started.
Friday, September 23, 2011, 17:12: Started turbo pumps. 
Monday, September 26, 2011, 09:00: Opened up water flow. Vacuum rose from 3e-6 to 3e-5 torr in 30 s. Closed water flow.
Entry  Friday, September 23, 2011, 15:38, Rick Maharaj, , , , , , , , test stand vented 
Test stand vented
Entry  Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 19:00, Aurelia Laxdal, TaC#1, LP-SIS, ITE, TM1, 38634-6, 36833-6, Done, Finished testing TaC#1 
Tuesday, September 20, 2011:
Did another mass scan today at 5:40. Saved as: plotdump-local-clean.txt Sept 20 11 11-51-20.txt
Started target cool-down. Tomorrow the target would be ready to be removed from the Test Stand.
Entry  Monday, September 19, 2011, 09:11, Aurelia Laxdal, TaC#1, LP-SIS, ITE, TM1, 38634-6, 36833-6, In progress, Started target and tube heaters.  
Heaters conditioning went fine: 580A and 230A.
Did a mass scan:
Plotdump-local-clean.txt Sept19 11 12-45-22.txt
Entry  Friday, September 16, 2011, 12:39, Aurelia Laxdal, TaC#1, LP-SIS, ITE, TM1, 38634-6, 36833-6, In progress, HV conditioning 
Started the HV conditioning: TSG:BIAS=30kV and TSH:EE=-700V.
Entry  Thursday, September 15, 2011, 13:46, Anders Mjos, FEBIAD Test, HP-FEBIAD, , , , , Failed, FEBIAD Broken Tube FEBIAD_Broken_Tube.pdf
See attached file for photos of the broken tube 
Entry  Thursday, September 15, 2011, 09:20, Anders Mjos, , , , , , , , ISAC TestStand old e-log 
link to old e-log
Entry  Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 15:40, Anders Mjos, TaC#1, LP-SIS, ITE, TM1, 38634-6, 36833-6, In progress, TaC#1 installed and pumping down. 
Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 15:39: Vacuum at 1.3e-5 torr 
Thursday, September 15, 2011, 08:59: Vacuum at 2.9e-7 torr. Water flowing and vacuum stable. 
Entry  Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 15:33, John Wong, Test#1, HP-SIS, ITW, TM1, test, test, In progress, testing elog for test stand 
Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 15:33
blah blah blah...
Entry  Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 15:30, John Wong, , , , , , , , Testing Yield station elog 
ABC 123 blah blah blah...
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