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There is some redundancy in the system, so depending on the type of fault, the system should be able to continue to operate well enough to keep the beamline valves open if a single stage fails, but you may not be able to operate any gas sources without the full DPS operational.  See the "Pump redundancy" section for more info.

Overview of Operation and Troubleshooting of the the DPS

dstorey_2022-11-3 - DPS Operations and Troubleshooting Summary.pdf

Troubleshooting guide:

Check for your problem in the table below, then see full instructions below that for how to fix the issue.

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SymptomPotential IssueWhat to do
Roughing pump tripped offRadiation related faultSee - Resetting a roughing pump fault
Roughing pump won't startError message is present

Check "More..." status to see what error is listed.
See - Resetting a roughing pump fault

Roughing pump won't reset an errorThere is a real problem, or pump has been damagedSee - Resetting a roughing pump fault

Turbopump tripped off

Most likely related to loss of backing pressureFix the problem with the roughing pump/foreline configuration then restart the turbo as described in Restarting DPS pumps.

Radiation related faultSee - Resetting a turbopump fault
Roughing pump or turbo not responsivePump is in local mode, not remotePut pump into remote mode. See Setting pumps to remote mode
US4 stage cannot be restartedProbably radiation damageSee - Pump redundancy
Foreline valve won't openForeline interlocks need to be clearedReset foreline interlocks from "Foreline Vlv Intlks..." panel






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