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Maintenance for M20 Upstream

Date: 
Friday, February 17, 2023
Synopsis: 
Leak observed and diagnosed and remedied.
Equipment/Beam Line: 
Description: 

A leak was observed and determined to be within the quintuplet between the two separators.

Upon leak checking the leak was confirmed and found to be at the case gasket of the horizontal slits. 

New "viton" o-ring (-178) was ordered and replaced the old buna o-ring.

Vendor: McMaster Carr

Part #: TR-202301098

Slits wiped with ethanol, dried and installed. Sytem tested for leak and no leak! Leak rate: about 3E-9 torr.lit/sec. 

 

Author: 
Rahim Abasalti