Subject: Re: [sloan-25mlog 3259] 2.5m obslog 20161206 (SJD 57729) From: John Downey Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2016 12:03:39 -0700 --Apple-Mail=_81E76042-4C56-44B3-BCB1-A698A87EFA26 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Good to know, thank you. And did it "reset" by stopping motion and restarting? This feature is = why we think it is an electrical problem rather than mechanical one. John > On Dec 7, 2016, at 11:58 AM, Andres Almeida = wrote: >=20 > Hello John >=20 > Happens every time I used the manipulator, stopping 1 inch or 2 inch = (that I think was variable) before reaching the top. And it was a slow = fade, was going up...and lost velocity and stopped=20 >=20 > Cheers >=20 > Andres >=20 > 2016-12-07 7:19 GMT-07:00 John Downey >: >=20 > > - Manipulator stopped about 1 or 2 inch before reaching to the top = while lifting > > a cartridge. >=20 > Ok, its looking like the fault is not in the power module. = Unfortunately, this is going to make the problem much harder to track = down. >=20 > A couple quick questions -- was this just a single event of failure? >=20 > Did it fail as it has been doing previously? A slow fade rather than = a sudden halt? >=20 > Thanks, > John >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Andres Almeida Toro > Magister en Ciencias F=C3=ADsicas > Asistente Operaciones Proyecto APOGEE2 > Asistente de Investigaci=C3=B3n Acad=C3=A9mica=20 > Direcci=C3=B3n de Investigaci=C3=B3n=20 > Universidad de La Serena --Apple-Mail=_81E76042-4C56-44B3-BCB1-A698A87EFA26 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Good to know, thank you.And did it "reset" by stopping motion = and restarting? This feature is why we think it is an electrical = problem rather than mechanical one.JohnOn = Dec 7, 2016, at 11:58 AM, Andres Almeida wrote:Hello JohnHappens every time I used the manipulator, stopping 1 inch or = 2 inch (that I think was variable) before reaching the top. And it was a = slow fade, was going up...and lost velocity and stopped CheersAndres2016-12-07= 7:19 GMT-07:00 John Downey : > - Manipulator stopped about 1 or 2 inch before reaching to the top = while lifting > a cartridge. Ok, its looking like the fault is not in the power module. = Unfortunately, this is going to make the problem much harder to track = down. A couple quick questions -- was this just a single event of failure? Did it fail as it has been doing previously? A slow fade rather = than a sudden halt? Thanks, John-- Andres Almeida = ToroMagister en = Ciencias F=C3=ADsicasAsistente Operaciones Proyecto APOGEE2Asistente de Investigaci=C3=B3n = Acad=C3=A9mica Direcci=C3=B3n de Investigaci=C3=B3n Universidad de La = Serena = --Apple-Mail=_81E76042-4C56-44B3-BCB1-A698A87EFA26--