Major Task List -- No particular order

Optics & Alignment

• Glue Prism earthquake mounts; finish blackening sides CLOSED
  
• Assemble cal box CLOSED
  
• glue relay mirror for cal box CLOSED
  
• set up cal box in spectrograph and relay optics CLOSED
  
• set up along-telescope-axis laser CLOSED
  
• align injection optics CLOSED
• focus injection optics CLOSED
  
• install little turn mirror and adjust it CLOSED
  
• mount prism into spectrograph CLOSED
  
• assemble grating platform hardware
• mount grating platform in spectrograph
• install oil plumbing and felt to catch drips
• Mount shutter assembly CLOSED
  
• Rework baffle between L6 and prism
  

Cart & Handling

• Get floor brakes and install on main blue cart CLOSED
  
• Get presto scissor cart or other lifting solution for counterweights CLOSED
  
• Get jack screws and install in main cart CLOSED
  
• install trailer hitch on main blue cart
• Procure extensions to alignment frame CLOSED
• paint extensions to alignment frame CLOSED
  
• Get Velcro and other supplies for tent
• spectrograph covers
  

Electro/Mechanical

• install shutter motor + solenoid
• Cycle test shutter
  
• practice insertion of slits, and document
• set limits for guide camera focus stage CLOSED
  
• set limits for L1 stage CLOSED
  
• temptrax temperature sensors -- find them, install, test software
  
• install UV LEDs CLOSED
  
• cycle test comp lamp flip mirror CLOSED
  
• Make Th-Ar to power supply cable
• Make cables for cal box CLOSED
  
• Talk to Dwane about temperature readout in pit
• Cable drape on telescope
• Nozzles for purge
• Apply rubber between rear dewar righ and dewar to tighten connection
• Install rear ring to dewar
• Plastic Sheet around Guide Camera (?)
• Mount spectrograph control electronics box
• Mount CCD control electronics box
  

Logistics of Run

• Schedule of who will be there when
• reserve rooms
• checklist of CCD tests, spectrograph tests, on-sky tests CLOSED
  
• Rodger Thompson's check list for observing block
• standards; science targets
  
• TO for weekend CLOSED
  
• Arrange for Truck CLOSED
  
• Avoiding temperature shock CLOSED
  
• keeping everything clean
  
• transport of alignment frame
• transport of dewar, dewar cart
• transport of counterweights
• Check and Box up misc. hardware for run
  

Documentation

• PASP article
• draft mount proceedure
  
• draft dismount proceedure
• draft mount checklist
• draft dismount checklist
  

Software

• Run ICE to control CCD and shutter CLOSED
  
• Fits header keywords
• Ruby control gui -- why does it crash?
  
• Quick look software for run
  • focus
    
  • sextractor, sm routines for optical tests
  • Zemax on mountain? IDEAS?
    
  • MEF conversion
  • extraction
  • th-ar solution
  • WCS for wavelenghts -- IRAF transform in 2dspec
    

- Main.jill - 11 Jun 2007