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This document will tell you how to start up the RGA carts, shut down the carts, and troubleshoot. 

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Amanda's doc: RGA Cart Maintenance and Operation


Start up procedures:

general prep

    • if you're not hooking the cart up to another chamber, no prep needed.
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    • if you are hooking the cart up to another chamber:

before hooking it up, do this: 

1. Bring an N2 cylinder, clean regulator, and clean hose.

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valve in to the other chamber only after qualifying the cart itself first with Peter Stefan.


Cart specifics (assumes you've done the prep listed above)

Carts 1 & 2

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Cart startup procedure:

CAUTION: plugging the cart in to an electrical socket will immediately start up the roughing pump. 

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turn on the turbo turbo controller, bottom right: 

Carts 3 & 4

These are level 3 carts. they aren't (and won't be) level 1 because they have some rubber seals. 

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valves:

Cart startup procedure:

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        1. Open the gate valve on top of the turbo
        2. When turbo hits ~200Hz~100Hz: Turn on the CCG
        3. Wait for turbo to settle at 1000Hz and 1A (info on display).

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              1. open the N2 cylinder and regulator
              2. confirm N2 is coming out of the cart’s PRV
              3. close the gate valve on top of turbo
              4. hit Stop (also F1). This stops the turbo + roughing, and automatically vents through the turbo.
              5. open the small N2 valve on left side of cart, this vents N2 above the closed gate valve.
              6. wait for vent to complete, confirm N2 is coming out of the cart’s PRV
              7. close the small N2 valve on left side of cart, close the N2 cylinder

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Cart 5

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Carts 6 & 7

doesn't exist... yet.

Shut down

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venting/purging system

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Shut down

(to be filled)

General

carts 1 and 2

carts 3 and 4

cart 5

Trouble Shooting:

general:

roughing pump

valves

documentation:

Turbo:

carts 1

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, 2, and 5: