LH Fall 2013

September 2013

Sept 1-7 (Total: 5.25 hours)- This week I spent some time taking measurements from the fusing unit to make sure the lamp is strong enough to fuse the fibers within spec. I researched different lamps from Eiko and lenses from various sites which could increase the strength of the light.

Sept 8-14 (Total: 7 hours)- On Monday, I cleaned the fiber collars of the apoxy which held the ferrules in place. I also took voltage measurements of the thermistor because the LabView program needed to be modified. Wednesday I helped Ann Marie with making sure the thermistor was waterproof. I also started the drawings for the styrofoam cut-outs for when we take the fibers and microscope pieces down to JLab. Thursday I worked on the styrofoam drawing more.

Sept 15-21 (Total: 7 hours)- This week I spent a lot of time working on drawings. Last week there was a miscommunication, and I have to create a styrofoam cut-out for the microscope all constructed. This will be done after I finish the drawings for the backplane and chimney. Thursday I talked to Alan and discussed the TurboCad drawing for the backplane. It will require multiple drawings and construction holes 0.375" dia and 6" apart. Hopefully we can find a place to split the drawing well to take advantage of the many arrays of holes.

Sept 22-28 (Total: 7 hours)- Because the part is 61" long, I decided to do 4 "windows" so that Alan can properly cut the part. The middle two windows are identical in length of 15" so that Alan only has to program 3 times instead of 4. I finished the drawings for window one this week. It required three separate drawings to properly and cleanly represent all of the holes. I will have to wait for Alan to come back from vacation until we can discuss the locations of the construction holes etc. Jim got me the dimensions and taps of all the holes.