Reports until 11:38, Friday 08 November 2013
LHO VE
kyle.ryan@LIGO.ORG - posted 11:38, Friday 08 November 2013 (8441)
Removed 1.33-2.75 flex piping from GV6's North gate annulus port-replaced with blank flanges
Kyle, Chris

GV6 cammed hard closed during the night -> Vented combined annulus volume -> Removed 1.33-2.75 flex piping from North gate annulus pump port and installed blanks in its place -> Began pumping combined annulus volume -> Will helium leak test new joints after lunch 

GV6's 2-way selectable electro-pneumatic manifold was leaking instrument-air noticeably when left last night -> it is not leaking after GV6 has cammed closed.  GV6's "unwillingness" to cam closed could be the result of insufficient net air pressure at the piston due to the excessive leak at the manifold or hard/non-compliant O-rings etc. or a combination of both, the important result is that it is not due to a "draped" gate annulus O-ring!