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2020/12/30 (Wednesday)

Previous Day

  • Lab in-person: Matt
  • Virtual partner: Derek, Michael
Status Run 74 prep. 1K Pot pumped out and isolated. Fridge and 4He and LN2 Trap 1 isolated, not pumped out. Cryostat vacuum jacket pumped out. IVC open, tower removed.
Yesterday Ruiren electroplated the end of the source mover motor coil wire that broke off last week
1300 Matt enters lab
1315 Pre-tin the motor coil wire end with solder
1330 Receive new LHe transfer line from Cryofab Inc
1335 Check that extender fits onto fill lance
1340 Check that lance fits into cryostat port
1340 Inspect withdrawal hose
1350 Check that extender fits onto withdrawal hose - slides on easy, it's nice and straight. Hang it on its hooks by the fridge, use aluminum hook to pull the extender over to fridge stand.
1410 Unwind motor coil wire ends and lay them down onto kapton tape. One end is longer than the other…
1415 Make loop in the long wire on the tape to shorten it
1415 Put second piece of tape over first and trim the ends.
1420 Matt leaves lab

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