Difference between revisions of "CDC travel plans"

Revision as of 20:06, 7 October 2013

Overview

1. Load up at CMU - looking at Oct 28-30 or Nov 4-6
2. Ideally, store truck indoors overnight
3. Drive to JLab
   1. Arrival before ?pm - go to EEL to unload
   2. Arrival after ? pm - go to Hall D, drive in, CDC in truck overnight, drive to EEL the next day and unload

Preparations:

1. Add reinforcements to CDC cart for forklift
   1. Order materials for reinforcements
   2. Calculate position of CDC's CM
2. Swap straight wheels for swivel wheels
   1. Order swivel wheels
3. Find filters to cap CDC gas tubes
4. Wrap CDC in bubblewrap
   1. Order bubble-wrap
5. Cut dual-density foam to size
6. Locate mooring snubbers
7. Rent a truck
   1. Need to measure temp near CDC - buy long thermocouple?
8. Find somewhere to keep truck indoors overnight at CMU
9. Negotiate loading bay access
10. Update packing list - extra things to bring (HVBs, manifold etc) installation doc with packing list
11. Book accommodation at resfac

After arrival at JLab

1. CDC is to be stored in EEL 126? until FDC installation is complete
2. HV blocks need to be added
3. CDC mini-readout in EEL can be set up once FDC has moved into Hall D
4. Expect CDC installation to be in Jan 2014 (engineering) or Dec 2013 (electronics) schedules are linked to installation meeting Sept 27

Equipment for readout

1. 4 long scint paddles are to travel down from CMU
2. Do we need to bring any NIM modules?

Shopping list

1. Unistrut & fittings to modify cart
2. Swivel wheels
3. Bubble wrap
4. Truck
5. Thermocouple?
6. Do we need to borrow a mini-compressor for the cart tires?