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Message ID: 240     Entry time: Thu Oct 19 11:41:04 2023
Author: Aiden 
Type: Update 
Category: VAC 
Subject: Vacuum Chamber Baking Update 
[Aiden, Tyler, Mohak]

Took some RGA data when we came into the room. The pressure of the chamber was 8.63e-8 Torr before turning on the RGA filament. We saw the usual spike in pressure when the filament was initially turned on. Took some data and saw that the chamber was definitely dirtier since the vacuum upgrade. See figures below.

Put the heater tape back onto the section that was removed. We may need to rearrange the heater tape again as there was not much heater tape to go around the upgraded section. We also tried to get some of the extra insulation around this section and we able to get some on around the 6-8 inch reducer.

We then took off the electronics for the gauges and the RGA, added the new extension cords to the PID controllers, and then started bake 6 which will go to 120 degC and stay that way until most likely Monday. The pressure before starting the bake was 8.28e-8 Torr.

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