----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon Jul 9 16:25:32 GMT 2007 Year: 07 Doy: 190 Observer: yasukawa WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Jul 9 16:25:45 GMT 2007 Clear, S wind 25-30 mph, temp 44 F. ___end___ Mon Jul 9 16:30:40 GMT 2007 CHIP Start Patrol Mon Jul 9 16:30:50 GMT 2007 PICS Start Patrol PSPT COMMENT: Mon Jul 9 16:31:38 GMT 2007 Startup. ___end___ **PSPT PROBLEM**: Mon Jul 9 16:47:06 GMT 2007 Spar wound around 2X before cables and hoses stopped progress. PC program was still cranking away trying to rotate the RA motor. Killed and powered down. Will troubleshoot possible RA limit switch failure later as I have time. ___end___ Mon Jul 9 16:49:04 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Patrol A NEW TAPE HAS BEEN PUT INTO KAIEE DLT DRIVE, Mon Jul 9 16:49:14 GMT 2007 Mon Jul 9 18:00:50 GMT 2007 CHIP LSD Mon Jul 9 18:01:20 GMT 2007 PICS Flat Mon Jul 9 18:02:38 GMT 2007 CHIP End LSD Mon Jul 9 18:02:52 GMT 2007 CHIP BiasLSD Mon Jul 9 18:03:38 GMT 2007 PICS End Flat Mon Jul 9 18:03:45 GMT 2007 PICS ReStart Patrol Mon Jul 9 18:03:52 GMT 2007 CHIP End BiasLSD Mon Jul 9 18:04:01 GMT 2007 CHIP Bias Mon Jul 9 18:04:54 GMT 2007 CHIP End Bias Mon Jul 9 18:05:01 GMT 2007 CHIP ReStart Patrol Mon Jul 9 18:06:49 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Cal Mon Jul 9 18:25:38 GMT 2007 MKIV End Cal Mon Jul 9 18:25:44 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Patrol Mon Jul 9 19:14:36 GMT 2007 PICS End Patrol Mon Jul 9 19:14:54 GMT 2007 CHIP End Patrol COMMENT: Mon Jul 9 19:14:18 GMT 2007 stopping to reconfigure dome shutter. ___end___ Mon Jul 9 19:18:51 GMT 2007 MKIV End Patrol Mon Jul 9 19:25:05 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Patrol Mon Jul 9 19:25:21 GMT 2007 CHIP Start Patrol Mon Jul 9 19:25:32 GMT 2007 PICS Start Patrol GONG COMMENT: Mon Jul 9 19:31:58 GMT 2007 Going down to GONG to do weekly PM and to look for hardware solution to PSPT wire breakage problem. ___end___ GONG COMMENT: Mon Jul 9 19:56:13 GMT 2007 Back from GONG. ___end___ PSPT COMMENT: Mon Jul 9 21:05:52 GMT 2007 Observing. ___end___ **PSPT PROBLEM**: Mon Jul 9 21:06:15 GMT 2007 PSPT was intermittently losing its RA limit status because the ground to both W and E limit sensor was broken along the cabling near P64 connector on the spar. Wire broke between where the cable sheathing ended and the connector strain relief began. Had to jury-rig a sleave to solder the two broken ends together. This was P64 pin 8. Also found the two shield wires at P64 pins 1 and 2 had pulled out of their crimps. Found proper tool for removing the pins from the connector, soldered the wires to the pins and pushed the pins back into the connector, again, with the proper tool. There are no spare pins, cabling, or connectors for PSPT, BTW. Reassembled cable and fired PSPT back up. Start-up went smoothely, with HOME guider instruction stopping smoothely before or at the limit (it's not a hard limit -- it's an opto-switch). ___end___ NICE MK4 IMAGE: 1802 NICE PICSLIMB IMAGE: 1801 NICE CHIP IMAGE: 1800 NICE PICSDISC IMAGE: 1800 **PSPT PROBLEM**: Mon Jul 9 23:37:13 GMT 2007 Crash at 2323 UT, k/r. ___end___ **PSPT PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 10 02:03:00 GMT 2007 Crash at 0155 UT, k/r/shutdown. ___end___ Tue Jul 10 02:24:55 GMT 2007 PICS End Patrol Tue Jul 10 02:25:41 GMT 2007 CHIP End Patrol Tue Jul 10 02:30:29 GMT 2007 MKIV End Patrol Tue Jul 10 02:34:06 GMT 2007 MkIV 00_02.rawmk4 02_00.rawmk4 18_25.rawmk4 20_26.rawmk4 22_21.rawmk4 00_05.rawmk4 02_03.rawmk4 18_28.rawmk4 20_29.rawmk4 22_24.rawmk4 00_08.rawmk4 02_06.rawmk4 18_31.rawmk4 20_32.rawmk4 22_27.rawmk4 00_11.rawmk4 02_09.rawmk4 18_34.rawmk4 20_35.rawmk4 22_30.rawmk4 00_14.rawmk4 02_12.rawmk4 18_37.rawmk4 20_38.rawmk4 22_33.rawmk4 00_17.rawmk4 02_15.rawmk4 18_40.rawmk4 20_41.rawmk4 22_36.rawmk4 00_20.rawmk4 02_18.rawmk4 18_43.rawmk4 20_44.rawmk4 22_38.rawmk4 00_22.rawmk4 02_21.rawmk4 18_46.rawmk4 20_47.rawmk4 22_41.rawmk4 00_26.rawmk4 02_24.rawmk4 18_49.rawmk4 20_50.rawmk4 22_44.rawmk4 00_28.rawmk4 02_27.rawmk4 18_52.rawmk4 20_53.rawmk4 22_47.rawmk4 00_31.rawmk4 16_49.rawmk4 18_55.rawmk4 20_56.rawmk4 22_50.rawmk4 00_37.rawmk4 16_52.rawmk4 18_58.rawmk4 20_59.rawmk4 22_53.rawmk4 00_41.rawmk4 16_55.rawmk4 19_00.rawmk4 21_02.rawmk4 22_56.rawmk4 00_44.rawmk4 16_57.rawmk4 19_03.rawmk4 21_05.rawmk4 22_59.rawmk4 00_47.rawmk4 17_00.rawmk4 19_06.rawmk4 21_07.rawmk4 23_02.rawmk4 00_50.rawmk4 17_03.rawmk4 19_09.rawmk4 21_10.rawmk4 23_05.rawmk4 00_53.rawmk4 17_06.rawmk4 19_12.rawmk4 21_13.rawmk4 23_08.rawmk4 00_56.rawmk4 17_09.rawmk4 19_15.rawmk4 21_16.rawmk4 23_11.rawmk4 00_59.rawmk4 17_12.rawmk4 19_25.rawmk4 21_19.rawmk4 23_14.rawmk4 01_02.rawmk4 17_15.rawmk4 19_28.rawmk4 21_22.rawmk4 23_17.rawmk4 01_05.rawmk4 17_18.rawmk4 19_31.rawmk4 21_25.rawmk4 23_20.rawmk4 01_08.rawmk4 17_21.rawmk4 19_33.rawmk4 21_28.rawmk4 23_23.rawmk4 01_10.rawmk4 17_24.rawmk4 19_36.rawmk4 21_31.rawmk4 23_26.rawmk4 01_13.rawmk4 17_27.rawmk4 19_39.rawmk4 21_34.rawmk4 23_28.rawmk4 01_16.rawmk4 17_30.rawmk4 19_42.rawmk4 21_37.rawmk4 23_31.rawmk4 01_19.rawmk4 17_33.rawmk4 19_45.rawmk4 21_40.rawmk4 23_35.rawmk4 01_22.rawmk4 17_36.rawmk4 19_48.rawmk4 21_43.rawmk4 23_38.rawmk4 01_25.rawmk4 17_39.rawmk4 19_51.rawmk4 21_46.rawmk4 23_41.rawmk4 01_28.rawmk4 17_42.rawmk4 19_54.rawmk4 21_49.rawmk4 23_44.rawmk4 01_31.rawmk4 17_45.rawmk4 19_57.rawmk4 21_52.rawmk4 23_47.rawmk4 01_34.rawmk4 17_47.rawmk4 20_00.rawmk4 21_54.rawmk4 23_50.rawmk4 01_37.rawmk4 17_50.rawmk4 20_03.rawmk4 21_57.rawmk4 23_53.rawmk4 01_40.rawmk4 17_53.rawmk4 20_06.rawmk4 22_00.rawmk4 23_56.rawmk4 01_43.rawmk4 17_56.rawmk4 20_09.rawmk4 22_03.rawmk4 23_59.rawmk4 01_46.rawmk4 17_59.rawmk4 20_12.rawmk4 22_06.rawmk4 c18_06.rawmk4 01_49.rawmk4 18_02.rawmk4 20_15.rawmk4 22_09.rawmk4 c18_13.rawmk4 01_52.rawmk4 18_09.rawmk4 20_18.rawmk4 22_12.rawmk4 c18_19.rawmk4 01_54.rawmk4 18_16.rawmk4 20_20.rawmk4 22_15.rawmk4 01_57.rawmk4 18_22.rawmk4 20_23.rawmk4 22_18.rawmk4