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H1 ISC (IOO, ISC, PSL, SUS)
keita.kawabe@LIGO.ORG - posted 10:58, Wednesday 10 June 2026 - last comment - 17:15, Wednesday 10 June 2026(90568)
HAM2 grounding check (Fil, Keita)

We're checking the grounding of things in HAM2. IM4_TRANS QPD, ISS array QPD and all 8 ISS array PDs are fine.

IM4_TRANS and ISS array QPD:

Disconnected the DB25 cable from the transimpedance amp (ISC R4 slot 31) and measured the resistance between the pins and the chamber ground. (Ground potential for the chamber and the racks are significantly different, so we connected one cable directly to the chamber and measured the resistance between that cable and the pins.) 

All pins are isolated from the chamber. pin13 is tied to the shielding.

ISS array PDs:

Disconnected two DB25 cables from the second loop chassis (D1600229) in the PSL rack and measured the resistance between the pins and the chamber ground. Same caveat about chamber VS rack ground.

All pins are isolated from the chamber. Pin 13 is not connected to the shielding. This is fine, as this is a special cable made to convert four pairs of coax cables (total 8 coax) into DB25. Shielding of 8 coax is connected to pin14 through pin21 which are tied to the ground inside the second loop chassis. Pin13 is also connected to the ground inside the chassis. See D1600321.

Fil is done with SUS, some issues were found and he'll work with Rahul to try to fix them. He will also test picomotor grounding later.

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filiberto.clara@LIGO.ORG - 17:15, Wednesday 10 June 2026 (90584)

The HAM2 Suspensions were tested for ground loops. Verified all pins are isolated from chamber ground and pin13 is tied to the shielding. List of cables tested in SUS-R1 listed below. All suspensions pass ground loops checks.

First round of testing produced issues with three cables:

PR3 Middle Cable SUS-HAM2_037 had pin 13 shorted to chamber GND (80 ohms)
PRM/PR3 Cable SUS_HAM2_011 had pin 13 shorted to chamber GND (80 ohms)
PRM Bottom Cable SUS _HAM2_032 Pin 13 and shield not connected

Second round of testing did not show an issue with PR3. PRM issue was a loose pin 13, pin fixed. For the PRM/PR3 short, pin 13 and shield were cut on the connector.

List of cables tested:
MC1 Top Cable SUS_HAM2_001
MC1/MC3 Top Cable SUS_HAM2_002
MC3 Top Cable SUS_HAM2_003
PRM Top Cable SUS_HAM2_010
PRM/PR3 Cable SUS_HAM2_011
PR3 Cable SUS_HAM2_012
MC1 Middle Cable SUS_HAM2_019
MC1 Bottom Cable SUS_HAM2_020
MC3 Middle Cable SUS_HAM2_025
MC3 Bottom Cable SUS_HAM2_026
PRM Middle Cable SUS_HAM2_031
PRM Bottom Cable SUS_HAM2_032
PR3 Middle Cable SUS_HAM2_037
PR3 Bottom Cable SUS_HAM2_038
IM1 Cable SUS_HAM2_168
IM2 Cable SUS_HAM2_181
IM3 Cable SUS_HAM2_184
IM4 Cable SUS_HAM2_169
PICOMOTOR Cable IO_243

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