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1245 Pump fridge contents to dump (room temperature). Dump reads 794.4 mbar at G2.
LN trap filled with remainder of LN in storage dewar (now it's empty)
1255 Check traps. T1 had very little, perhaps 0.002 mbar. T2 had 0.12 mbar. Measured by difference at P1.
1300 Pump traps to dump.
1500 Fill LN2 cold trap full.
Disassemble IVC. Removed IVC bottom, IVC middle, 100 mK can lower, IVC top. Cleaned IVC flanges.
Removed improvised foil baffle from stripline tube. Baffle and tape were intact.
Some tape had come loose from the bottom covering of the 100 mK can.
Removed stripline tube by loosening o-ring connections at top of fridge. This proved difficult - the rings at the top were very tight and the tube was stuck. Used a large D-clamp to grip the upper ring. These top connections have been leaky as seen during spray leak checks. We intend to replace the o-rings before reassembly.