Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:36:31 -0800 Subject: Re: [sloan-25mlog 2767] Re: 2.5m obslog 20151221 (SJD 57378) From: Connie Rockosi --001a114418709568a90527828fbf Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I think we want to stay with the new unit. A little slower motion is much better than the alternatives. If it is so slow it is a problem, we can discuss on 1/5. --Connie On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 4:46 AM, wrote: > The speed of the manipulator is likely due to its being a new part with > tighter tolerances than the old one. > > Our options are to make the mental adjustment to the speed of the new one > or reinstall the old one and run the risk of breaking it's drive belt and > dropping a cartridge, or to accept the cost of changing its belt every > month. > > I can reinstall the old one today if desired, it is time consuming but not > particularly difficult. > > > Remarks: > > -------- > > -- the outside manipulator has too slow vertical motion (UP/DOWN). > > -- We lost 5 min at the cart.9 (i.e. forgot about that the pure APOGEE, > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Logs of Nightly APO Activities > https://trac.sdss.org/tracmailman/browser/private/sloan-25mlog/index.html > --001a114418709568a90527828fbf Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I think we want to stay with the new unit.=C2=A0 A little = slower motion is much better than the alternatives.If i= t is so slow it is a problem, we can discuss on 1/5. =C2=A0--ConnieOn Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 4:46 AM, wrote:The speed of the = manipulator is likely due to its being a new part with tighter tolerances than the old one. Our options are to make the mental adjustment to the speed of the new one or reinstall the old one and run the risk of breaking it's drive belt a= nd dropping a cartridge, or to accept the cost of changing its belt every month. I can reinstall the old one today if desired, it is time consuming but not particularly difficult. > Remarks: > -------- > -- the outside manipulator has too slow vertical motion (UP/DOWN). > -- We lost 5 min at the cart.9 (i.e. forgot about that the pure APOGEE= , ____________________________________________________________ Logs of Nightly APO Activities https://trac.sdss.org/tracm= ailman/browser/private/sloan-25mlog/index.html --001a114418709568a90527828fbf--