From: "Pete Newman"
Subject: RE: 2.5m obslog 20030121 (MJD 52661) TPM issues
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 15:22:38 -0700
> > tracking (MINOR: 2003-01-21 23:56:28Z)
> This is a BUG! Upon rechecking the calculation records for each axis
> (the logic should be: complain if the telescope is tracking (vel  counts/sec ~ 45 arcsec/sec) and the servo errors exceed 7 counts (MINOR)
> or 10 counts (MAJOR)) I found the sense of the velocity test is reversed.
Tonight is also shakedown.  Have you cut a new version for us to test?
> > Problem #2 - Watcher failed to report deliberate critical errors.
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
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> In checking the TPM archives for last night I see that we should have had
> multiple DEWAR alarms thrown. There were repeated communications failures
> seen at 21:10:48Z, 22:43:46Z to 23:05:56Z, and at least half a
> dozen between
> 23:37Z and 01:10Z. I haven't checked some of the other alarm channels yet.
Yes, there were many.  But we only see new ones when we clear existing ones
from watcher, so not all were recorded in the text night log.
Cheers,
--Pete