(Kyle R, Gerardo M)

The new ion pump became railed sometime after decoupling the pump cart yesterday, and remained railed overnight.
This morning after pumping down the annulus system with the pump cart, we determined that the main valve was leaking.
So, to minimize exposure of the annulus system to atmosphere, we decided to add another valve in series with the leaky valve.
After pumping down on the system for about 25 minutes, the Ion pump started operating as it should, and is currently at 1.5 amps.