This morning, we used the Genie "duct jack", the install arm, elevator, and 5-axis table to install the newly assembled ITMx Monolithic lower suspension into the chamber and mate it to it's upper structure. All went as expected. We then proceeded to start reconnecting wire segments and cabling. When we mated up the lowest stage of the ESD cable, we had a small hiccup. One of the 5 pin receptacles had fallen into the connector back shell on the end that is soldered directly to the CP. With some care, we were able to gently fish it back out and push it into place with the wire which had been tugging on the other end of the pin receptacle. We expanded the receptacle such that it seemed to hold itself in place better. As well, all 5 receptacle "houses" were twisted such that they seemed to seat better in the connector. We then connected this female connector to it's upper male cable counterpart and it "seemed" like it the connection seated properly. We have no way of visually knowing though. WE NEED TO CHECK THIS AT THE FEEDTHRU, OR SOMETHING.
Picture of connector with "slipped" receptacle (furthest left, shown missing in black hole):
Further detail of my first alog above:
When we discovered the problem in-chamber, we (Gary, Travis and I) already disassembled the connector very carefully, pulled the receptacle through, and attempted to "immobilize" it as Rich suggests in his alogged point 1. We also attempted to "snap the pin into place" as he also suggested in the alog. We plugged the 2 connectors together, so unplugging them now will likely break it again. We need to move on to test 2. as per his alog (and as per Rich McCarthy in many verbal convos on testing all of them where we can). We'll plan to do this today.