Reports until 15:16, Tuesday 23 October 2018
H1 SEI
jim.warner@LIGO.ORG - posted 15:16, Tuesday 23 October 2018 (44759)
BRSX repairs done, still pumping down

Krishna drove over from UW today, and with Gerardo's help, we vented the can and replaced the adjuster for BRSX. We were done with that and closed up by about 1 pm, when we started pumping with a turbo cart. Krishna then rebalanced to where we think is a good spot, but won't know until the pumping is done and the box is closed up. About an hour ago we started the ion pump, still waiting for the current on that to get low enough to turn off the turbo. Once that is done, we'll need to keep an eye on where the beam drifts to see if I need to go back in and rebalance.

Attached is an image of the adjuster and flange we removed. The new one has a 1/4-20 thread with more engagement, a lock washer and a lock nut to hold it together.

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