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Entry  Thu Apr 27 16:23:44 2023, Cao, Pamella and Julian, Physics, VAC, Installing vacuum system (cont.) IMG_0139.pngIMG_0136.png
    Reply  Thu Apr 27 21:43:07 2023, Jon, Physics, VAC, Grounding vacuum system IMG_0141.pngIMG_0140.png
       Reply  Fri Apr 28 18:16:57 2023, Cao, Physics, VAC, Grounding vacuum system 
Message ID: 84     Entry time: Fri Apr 28 18:16:57 2023     In reply to: 82
Author: Cao 
Type: Physics 
Category: VAC 
Subject: Grounding vacuum system 

Quote:

This afternoon I made up a green 10 AWG grounding cable and connected it to the vacuum system.

One end is tightly connected to the bottom flange of the vacuum chamber (photo 1). It is run along and up the table framing to the top of the cleanroom, where it exits into the overhead cable tray in the same location as the other power cables. It drops down from the top of the server rack all the way to the bottom, where the other end is connected to the lab's electrical ground in the rear of the 240 V UPS (photo 2).

The connections were confirmed to be secure, but continuity testing with an ohmmeter remains to be done to confirm that the chamber and tabletop are indeed grounded.

 

[Cao]

Continuity Test

Following from Jon's grounding work on the vacuum system, I did a continuity test with the afternoon with a multimeter. The chamber is indeed grounded:
  • Chamber wall to optical table: continuity confirmed, resistance: 0 Ohm
  • Chamber wall to ground point connection on chamber: continuity confirmed, resistance: 0 Ohm
  • Turbo pump to ground point connection on chamber: continuity confirmed, resistance: 0 Ohm
  • Turbo pump to optical table: continuity confirmed, resistance: 0 Ohm
  • Optical table to chassis frame outside cleanroom: continuity confirmed, resistance: 0 Ohm
  • Front of chassis frame to earth point: continuity confirmed, resistance: 0 Ohm

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