[Luke, Tyler, Jon]
On the 3rd we set up the pid controllers for the heater tapes and after putting on the insulation we started heating them up. We first brought it to ~50C and let it stabilize, there was about a 6-7 degree difference between the RGA and the barrel temperature, with the barrel being higher. We then brought it to 60 then 70C it still maintained the slight difference between the RGA and barrel temperatures.
Here is a table of the temperatures of the flanges connected to electronics as I left it.
| Electronics |
Temperature (C) |
| Pressure gauge (Main volume) |
58 |
| Main turbo pump |
45 |
| RGA |
37 |
| Pressure gauge (RGA volume) |
39 |
| Cal leak |
40 |
| Mini tubo pump |
36 |
| Pirani gauge |
37 |
Notes: I removed the electronics from the pressure gauge (main volume) because while it was below the required threshold it was still quite high compared to the other flanges. |