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### Press: 'lunar lander' feet on rams are installed.  One outermost cylinder has a leak; parts ordered; does not affect build.  New, longer press swivel and locking arms will be made and press retrofitted; end pairs will be made and installed. [[Media:LunarLander.jpg]]
 
### Press: 'lunar lander' feet on rams are installed.  One outermost cylinder has a leak; parts ordered; does not affect build.  New, longer press swivel and locking arms will be made and press retrofitted; end pairs will be made and installed. [[Media:LunarLander.jpg]]
 
### Fibre sorting table ready and operational; Cu sheet glued with contact cement and tapped at the ends; grounded.
 
### Fibre sorting table ready and operational; Cu sheet glued with contact cement and tapped at the ends; grounded.
### Building of the ''Construction Prototype'' commenced (Aug. 18).  Two builds, about 20 layers. [[Image:TasmanianDevil.jpg]]
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### Building of the ''Construction Prototype'' commenced (Aug. 18).  Two builds, almost 20 layers. Tower measurements will be done this morning. [[Image:TasmanianDevil.jpg]]
 
### Quotations for 2nd press are under way; contract will most likely be split between Ross and Hydro Designs.  Pistons have been tendered.
 
### Quotations for 2nd press are under way; contract will most likely be split between Ross and Hydro Designs.  Pistons have been tendered.
 
## QA tests on shipment-3 fibres continues.  Some irregularities in atten length data: dependence on Kuraray pouch?  Data being checked.
 
## QA tests on shipment-3 fibres continues.  Some irregularities in atten length data: dependence on Kuraray pouch?  Data being checked.

Revision as of 11:02, 20 August 2009

Teleconference Time: 11:00 a.m. EST

  • ESNET and EVO session
  • Phone:
    • +1-800-377-8846 : US
    • +1-888-276-7715 : Canada
    • +1-302-709-8424 : International
    • then enter participant code: 77438230# (remember the "#"). Note: code changed 7/2/09

Items for followup from previous meeting(s)

  1. Review calibration procedures

Documents to Review

Tentative Agenda

  1. Announcements
    1. Report from Bcal Readout Review submitted
  2. Review of Action Items
  3. FCAL Update
    1. Procurement update (Elton)
  4. BCAL Updates
    1. Fiber QA
    2. Lead QA
    3. First-article report draft (Zisis)
    4. Fabrication (Zisis)
      • Reporting
      • Readiness Review ?
  5. Simulations
  6. BCAL Readout
    1. MOU update?
    2. Testing of SiPM arrays (Fernando and Carl)
  7. Other business

Minutes

Attendees:

  1. Announcements
  2. Review of Action Items
  3. FCAL Update
  4. BCAL Updates
    1. BCAL Fabrication
      1. 'Big contract' signed (Aug.6). $195,000 until Sept 30, later extended to $220,407. Example.jpg
      2. Ross 'Big Machine' is operational. Big and Small were used and first Al plate delivered a week ago. Slight concave in middle; should be no problem.
      3. Press: 'lunar lander' feet on rams are installed. One outermost cylinder has a leak; parts ordered; does not affect build. New, longer press swivel and locking arms will be made and press retrofitted; end pairs will be made and installed. Media:LunarLander.jpg
      4. Fibre sorting table ready and operational; Cu sheet glued with contact cement and tapped at the ends; grounded.
      5. Building of the Construction Prototype commenced (Aug. 18). Two builds, almost 20 layers. Tower measurements will be done this morning. TasmanianDevil.jpg
      6. Quotations for 2nd press are under way; contract will most likely be split between Ross and Hydro Designs. Pistons have been tendered.
    2. QA tests on shipment-3 fibres continues. Some irregularities in atten length data: dependence on Kuraray pouch? Data being checked.