Subject: Re: [sloan-25mlog 3254] 2.5m obslog 20161205 (SJD 57728)
From: John Downey
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 06:11:26 -0700
Ok, this is actually somewhat good news - the problem is not in the
unrepairable component.  Perhaps we can start making some progress
on this problem now.
> On Dec 6, 2016, at 6:07 AM, pgaulme@apo.nmsu.edu wrote:
>
> Slow fade.
> You start lifting and it's fine. Then, at a little more than half way is
> slows down and stop. You then release the handle, restart, and it goes up
> a little bit and stops. And so on, 3,4 times.
>
>
>>> 2) The manipulator is slow and stops often when lifting up. It needs to
>>> be checked.
>>
>> This is useful information.  Do we know if the stops were the same as on
>> previous nights?  Basically a slow fade rather than a sudden stop?
>>
>> We'll look at the control signal and perhaps the motor itself.
>>
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