Minutes of feedthrough meeting of 12 November, 2002.
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Present: Pof, FH, ML

*) Feedthrough integration on ECC is expected to start on
   December 2.  Pof and Fiona have made travel arrangements
   to be at CERN to assist with feedthrough installation,
   departing Victoria on 29 November, returning 20 December.
   Travel arrangements for January will be made once pof and Fiona
   are at CERN to assess the situation.

*) Michel has learned from Patrick Puzo that the online results
   consistently showed no pollution from the replacement micro-D 
   material under neutron irradiation.  The final offline analysis,
   however, is not expected to be completed until sometime in
   December, so the final shipment of five feedthroughs will 
   be held until sometime in the new year when pof and Fiona
   return for the next round of feedthrough installation.

*) There was an unfortunate misunderstanding at CERN concerning
   one of the Standard type endcap signal feedthroughs, ft26.
   Aboud had placed ft26 (which has already had its funnel cut)
   on the insertion jig, outside the feedthrough storage area,
   presumably to work out some final details concerning the
   installation procedures.  The feedthrough was well protected
   by bubble wrap and protective plates, however it somehow
   came to be understood by others (while Aboud was away on
   holidays) that this was a "mockup" or "insertion model" feedthrough, 
   and was consequently used to investigate procedures for cleaning
   one of the barrel feedthroughs (mounted at the 6 o'clock position)
   that apparently has had metal chips dropped down to the cold flange.
   Those involved with the cleaning investigation on ft26, while
   believing it to be a mockup, nonetheless don't believe any
   damage was done.  Pof will assess the situation when at
   CERN in December.  Aboud has meanwhile been asked to put
   ft26 back in its storage box.

*) The small package of pigtails that arrived last week contained
   the four pigtails (6587, 6606, 6608, and 6611) that had been 
   returned to ORSAY for repair to the ATI sockets at channel 50.
   All four have now passed their reception tests.  

*) According to the minutes of the November 11 b180 weekly integration
   meeting, the installation of the pedestals and warm cables
   might be postponed until after the pressure / vacuum test of the
   installed feedthroughs (March 2003) due to a clearance problem 
   between the T1 support structure and four of the pedestals.  
   This will likely necessitate an additional trip to CERN by pof 
   and Fiona.  The original idea was to start pedestals and warm cable
   installation in parallel with feedthrough installation, after the 
   first few feedthroughs are installed.

*) Neil (uvic electronics shop) now has all the parts to complete
   the bent-pin and cross-channel-short indicators to be used
   during warm cable installation, as well as the pigtail 
   ATI / baseplane interface for use during the post-installation 
   cross talk tests.  These will be sent to CERN to be tested
   in December.

*) Fiona will start the final inventory and organization of spare
   feedthrough parts later this month.  

*) Most of the electrical test equipment in the UVIC feedthrough shop
   has been boxed up for safe storage.  The cold test station also
   needs to be cleaned up and organized for long term storage. 

*) NO MEETING NEXT WEEK 18 NOVEMBER.
   Next meeting at 10:00 am 25 November.

Agenda for 25 November
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- Report from LArg week at CERN
- Plans for the December trip to CERN
- AOB