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Re: CDC prototype



At JLAB, the meeting room is ARC rm 428, 1pm. See you there.

Tim

Fernando J. Barbosa wrote:
> Hi Tim,
>
> Where is the meeting taking place?
>
> Thanks,
> Fernando
>
> Tim Whitlatch wrote:
>> Great! See you then!
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> Yves Van Haarlem wrote:
>>> 1pm is fine for Curtis, Gary and me.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>     Yves
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>>> On Tue, 4 Nov 2008, Tim Whitlatch wrote:
>>>
>>>> I apologize. As it turns out, I have Dry runs for Tagger review in the
>>>> morning. How about 1pm on Friday instead?
>>>>
>>>> Tim
>>>>
>>>> Curtis A. Meyer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Friday at 10:00 works for Curtis as well --  Curtis
>>>> On Tue November 4 2008, Yves Van Haarlem wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Hi Tim,
>>>>
>>>> Friday 10am is good for both Gary and me. I believe it might be a 
>>>> problem for Curtis as he teaches on Friday mornings if I am not 
>>>> mistaken.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>      Yves
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 4 Nov 2008, Tim Whitlatch wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks Yves,
>>>>
>>>> We can discuss some of the ideas maybe later in the week. Are you, 
>>>> Gary and Curtis available Friday 10am?
>>>>
>>>> Tim
>>>>
>>>> Yves Van Haarlem wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I had some discussion with Gary and I can list some things we 
>>>> learned by wiring up this prototype:
>>>>
>>>> - The teflon wires are very stiff and difficult to handle, all the 
>>>> wires have the same length at the moment - it would make things 
>>>> easier if all wires have different lengths dependent on the 
>>>> distance: connector-wire.
>>>>   --> use different cable?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - It would be good to glue the pin in the pinholder (add one drip 
>>>> of glue) after stringing the wires. In this way it is not so easy 
>>>> to break a wire if something goes wrong with connecting the cables 
>>>> to it. We plan to do this in the future.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - Due to the fact that 8 straws are not read out (the preamp now 
>>>> has only 16 channels) the mapping is messed up (those 8 straws have 
>>>> to be on the edges) - this did not make things easier.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Overall it was not easy to cable those straws up and more thinking 
>>>> is needed. We also plan on building a model to test more 
>>>> possibilies. Our priority at the moment is to finish the new 
>>>> prototype first.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>     Yves
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 31 Oct 2008, Yves Van Haarlem wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Hi Tim,
>>>>
>>>> I believe not - but I am not 100% sure - we plan to build something 
>>>> larger to simulate the real situation.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>     Yves
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 31 Oct 2008, Tim Whitlatch wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks Yves,
>>>>
>>>> In the pictures it looks like the conductive rubber sleeves are 
>>>> highly strained. Also, was all the wiring done from 1 side to 
>>>> simulate the actual situation?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>      Tim
>>>>
>>>> Yves Van Haarlem wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Hi Tim,
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately Gary is sick at the moment and I was not here when 
>>>> the wiring was done. But this is what I know:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  How did the wiring to the crimp pins go?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  It was a bit painful because of a weird mapping: 8 channels will 
>>>> not be read out at first - so those had to go to the edges. We used 
>>>> Teflon cables because those are better protected for soldering but 
>>>> they are stiffer. The cables all have the same length and there is 
>>>> discussion to make the lengths variable.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  What order was the assembly done in (wires soldered to connector 
>>>> first?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  First the connector is made gas tight. Then the wires are soldered 
>>>> to it and marked plus the conductive booties are attached to the 
>>>> cables. I believe then the connector is screwed on the end plenum 
>>>> and the wires are moves over the crimp pins.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  then connector secured and then wires connected to crimp pins)? 
>>>> How much sca for doing this between plexiglass and crimp pins?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  The thickness of the end plenum is 2 inch, the length of the 
>>>> cables is 3 inch - they could have been shorter if not for this 
>>>> weird mapping.
>>>>
>>>> We believe that this method is not the perfect one and should be 
>>>> improved. As soon Gary is here we have more info.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>     Yves
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>      Tim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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