Minutes of feedthrough meeting of 26 March, 2001.
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Present: PB, Pof, GV, AD, FH, MLenc, MGF, ML

*) Milestones

	- Fiona's PC, (Higgs, next to the scanner) has been 
	  reincarnated as an 866 MHz machine (the original
	  was 133 MHz).

	- The NI DAQ card has arrived.  This is to be used for
	  reading various devices around the cold test station.

	- The order for the HEC LV cables has been placed.

	- Handles have been made to replace the jackscrews on
	  the various test leads that are used for the 
	  electrical tests.  This should significantly speed
	  up and ease the electrical tests, especially those
	  done at the cold test station.

*) Bonnie has turned the QA/QC document (now in one single file)
   over to us for completion and proof reading.  Pof has provided
   updates to those sections concerning electrical tests.  PB,
   GV, and AD will divide up the remaining sections and provide
   updates.

*) During the trip to BNL two weeks ago, we learned that the
   BNL group has broken three micro-D connectors during testing
   and installation.  This should serve as a reminder that these
   connectors are very fragile.  However, Laurent Serin (Orsay) does 
   not believe that the micro-D connectors are `one-plug-only' 
   devices as BNL now considers them to be.  Nonetheless, we will
   explore various options to reduce the number of plugins for
   testing both here and at CERN.  We have nominally planned to
   do both resistance and cross talk tests, both before and
   after welding at CERN, thus requiring four micro-D plugins at
   CERN for those tests.  We will consider eliminating one or
   more of these tests.

*) Michel has contacted Patrick Fassnacht regarding the cable note
   written last year by Margret, Michel, and Pof, as it has still
   not been approved.  Patrick will email all those concerned with
   the note who did not reply to earlier requests for feedback.
   The note will be approved if there are no replies from this
   latest request.

*) We plan to build ft03 this week, welding the pincarriers into
   the flanges tomorrow (27 March) and cabling the feedthrough during 
   the remainder of the week.  Greg will arrange for LN2 to be 
   delivered next week for the cold tests.

*) There was some discussion of implementing a web access for the
   feedthrough database.  Greg expressed interest on working on
   that project.  The general web pages for the UVIC ALAS feedthrough
   project also need to be completed; Jan wishes to continue on 
   that project.

*) Tests were conducted last week with 1000 Volt HiPot tests on
   bare pincarriers.  Aaron has built a jig for these tests, and
   we found that the 1000 Volt HiPot test was very effective at
   finding microscopic conductive debris at the base of the pins.
   We still require a better means of viewing the debris in the
   pincarrier; Mark will order a video camera and TV for that task.
   The pincarrier HiPot tests will become a standard part of our
   procedure.

*) We will require shipping crates *soon* as we have only one set
   of cradles left to hold our completed feedthroughs.  Mark will
   find someone to farm the job out to so that they can be build
   in a timely fashion.

*) Pof wrote to Tom Muller to let him know that we could now use
   more pincarriers (preferably two full sets) so that our production
   is not once again idled for a prolonged period.  Tom responded, 
   but was rather non-committal - "I appreciate your request for the 
   next shipment that you need, and we will have it sent as soon as 
   possible".  On a more positive note, Tom is currently pressing
   HCC to increase the number of Pin Carrier committed machines from
   the current two to three or four.  

Agenda for next week:
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- Milestones
- Progress on ft03
- video camera
- shipping crates
- AOB