ACTION ITEMS LIST FOR SUPPORT TEAMS AND LOGISTIC ------------------------------------------------ Week 52/96: December 25 - December 31, 1996 ------------------------------------------ Attendance: G Andreoni, J Diaz, J Alonso, J Roucher, G Lundqvist, T Augusteijn, J Fluxa. A. NTT T 96.35.01 COVER FOR TRANSPORT OF PRIMARY MIRROR TO COATING PLANT IS INADEQUATE ACTION: Either it will be modified or a new one has to be manufactured before next aluminization. Responsible: G Ihle Deadline: June 97 T 96.42.01 MAINTENANCE OF CALIBRATION UNIT SIDE B IS DIFFICULT. Action: The three separate components should be integrated in a single unit, preparing an adequate support. Responsible: W Eckert Deadline: end of January. T 96.46.01 RACKS DISTRIBUTION ON EMMI IS UNEVEN Action: some racks have been moved to the bottom, in order to eliminate some counterweights and decrease the total weight. Responsible: W Eckert Deadline: end of November CLOSED 96.49 T 96.49.01 LOAD ON ROTATOR B STILL EXCESSIVE Action: Racks have to be moved forward toward the telescope. New configuration must take into account also the "PULPO" requirements. Responsible: G Ihle Deadline: January 15, 1997 B. 3.6 T 96.26.02 CABLES FROM DELTA TWIST ARE NOW EXPOSED Action: a new, lighter, cover, will have to be installed to replace the bulky one removed during telescope overhaul. Responsible: G Ihle NEW Deadline: April 97 (rescheduled due to higher priority commitments). T 96.43.01 CABLES IN F/35 SPIDER TOUCH HANDRAIL WHEN TELESCOPE IS TAKEN TO PLATFORM ACTION: handrail has been cut. Responsible: G Ihle Deadline: end of November CLOSED 96.50 T 96.45.02 A VLT COMPLIANT WS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR TCS ACTION: A new WS has been set-up. Responsible: G Lundqvist Deadline: End of December 96 CLOSED 96.50 T 96.46.01 DUST FALLS INTO THE CASSEGRAIN HOLE WHEN MIRROR VENTILATION IS ACTIVATED Action: a skirt to close the bottom part of the sky baffle has been installed during IR run. Responsible: G Ihle Deadline: December 6 CLOSED 96.49 T 96.46.02 EFOSC MOVABLE SLIT DO NOT STAY IN PLACE Action: a locking device should be installed. Responsible: W Eckert Deadline: TBD T 96.48.01 IRAF IS NEEDED Action: it should be installed in ins3p6. Responsible: G Lundqvist Deadline: End of January 97 T 96.48.02 CCD CARRIAGE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE Action: Pneumatic wheels replaced hard wheels. Responsible: G Ihle End of December CLOSED 96.50 I 96.49.01 THE MANUAL PARK BUTTON SENDS THE DOME TO OLD POSITION Action: it has been corrected. Responsible: B Ahumada Deadline: End of December CLOSED 96.52 T 96.52.01 NEW CCD VME CONTROLLER IS AVAILABLE Action: a frame for its permanent installation on EFOSC should be prepared. Responsible: G Ihle Deadline: TBD P. ADONIS T 96.12.01 ADONIS INSTALLATION IN CASSEGRAIN NEEDS IMPROVEMENTS ACTION: The interconnection between the two racks and the optical bench should be rewired. Ruggedized connectors should be ordered and installed (possibly VLT compliant). Responsible: M Maugis Deadline (new): end of June 97(after reformulation of the point) T 96.43.01 DIFFICULT ACCESS TO ADONIS RACKS Action: two racks shave been rotated by 180 degrees. Responsible: G Ihle Deadline: December 16 CLOSED 96.50 T 96.43.02 THREE CHASSIS CANNOT BE EASILY EXTRACTED Action: Their supports have been changed Responsible: W Eckert Deadline: December 16 CLOSED 96.50 T 96.43.03 EXISTING COOLED RACKS NOT SUITABLE FOR ADONIS Action: Instead of ordering two thermostatized closed ventilation racks existing ones have been modified. Responsible: M Maugis Deadline: End of Year CLOSED(TBC) T 96.45.01 AVALANCHE DIODE SHOULD BE MOUNTED ON TEST-BENCH A support has been prepared following drawing received from Bonaccini. Responsible: G Ihle Deadline: December 10 CLOSED 96.50 T 96.49.01 ADONIS BENCH NEEDS A COVER Action: The existing one has been modified. Responsible: G IHLE Deadline: end of December CLOSED 96.50 T 96.49.02 TURBULENCE GENERATOR COULD WORK BETTER Action: a new one has been prepared (TBC). Responsible: G Ihle Deadline: end of January 97 F. CAT/CES C. 2.2m T 96.42.01 SLIT SEAL IN VERY BAD SHAPE Action: it has been repaired. Responsible: G Ihle Deadline: End of December CLOSED 96.50 T 96.45.01 VIGNETTING IN DISCO WITH NEW CCD Action: two mirrors have been ordered. Responsible: A Gilliotte Deadline: December 10 CLOSED 96.49 T 96.50.01 IRAF IS REQUIRED BY ASTRONOMERS Action: it should be installed. Responsible: G Lundqvist Deadline: TBD after 360 installation. D D1.5m T 96.43.01 TCS PROBLEMS STILL NOT SOLVED Action: A new GUI (based on tkl/tk) does not use RTAP and CCS message system. It has been submitted to acceptance tests during set-up night on November 28. Preliminary acceptance report ready. Responsible: G Andreoni Deadline: November 28 CLOSED 96.49 T 96.48.01 DAISY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM MAY CAUSE PROGRAM HANG-UP Action: RPC access replaced the rlogin previously in use. Responsible: G Lundqvist Deadline: 23 December 96 CLOSED 96.52 T 96.49.01 SEEING SHOULD BE IMPROVED Action: the mirror cover should be lifted in order to improve mirror ventilation. Responsible: G Ihle Deadline: January 7, 1997 E. E1.5m T 96.43.01 RECOVER OF ACQUISITION PROGRAM DIFFICULT IF DISK IS CORRUPTED Action: a mirror disk has been installed by Flavio. Responsible: G Lundqvist Deadline: December 15 CLOSED 96.49 T 96.49.01 TRACKING OF PLANETARY OBJECTS DIFFICULT Action: tracking speed is now definable with four decimal precision (previously only two). Responsible: G Andreoni Deadline: December 24 CLOSED 96.52 T 96.52.01 LED USED FOR CCD MEASUREMENT MOVES WHEN CAMERA IS DISMOUNTED Action: a suitable fixed housing should be prepared. Responsible: G Ihle Deadline: TBD G. 1m T 96.36.01 PISTONS IN DOME SLIT NEED MAINTENANCE ACTION: It has been carried out as in the Schmidt. Responsible: G Ihle Deadline: new: end of December (rescheduled for illness) CLOSED 96.52 H. 0.9m Dutch I 96.28.02 A PROTECTION COVER IN THE DOME IS DETERIORATED ACTION: It has been repaired. Responsible: G Ihle Deadline: end of October CLOSED 96.50 T 96.46.01 CCD IS OFTEN DISMOUNTED FOR WINDOW CLEANING Action: A centring device has been prepared in order to put it back in its original position. Responsible: W Eckert Deadline: January 15, 1997 I. 0.5m ESO J. 0.5m Danish K. Schmidt L. SEEING Monitor M. MIDAS N. SEST O. MARLY EROS2 (formerly GPO) W. CCD detectors. NEW CCD VME CONTROLLER NEEDS PERMANENT INSTALLATION In order to improve reliability a new crate should be installed in the cassegrain cage. However, since several new installations are foreseen, the 360CAT team will prepare a comprehensive plan and implement it as a small project with the support of MEC team. Z. General. T 96.48.01 LAST PATCHES SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN MIDAS Action: patches v. 2.2 should be installed in telescope workstations (3.60, CAT, 2.20, D154, E152, Dutch). Responsible: G Lundqvist Deadline: End of January ACTION POINT STATISTICS YEAR 1996: Opened Closed Total Pending Opened Week 1/96 1 2 1 25 Week 2 2 1 3 26 Week 3 3 3 6 26 Week 4 4 2 10 28 Week 5 1 4 11 25 Week 6 4 1 15 28 Week 7 2 1 17 29 Week 8 0 4 17 25 Week 9 0 2 17 23 Week 10 3 4 20 22 Week 11 1 2 21 21 Week 12 7 3 28 25 Week 13 1 2 29 24 Week 14 5 4 34 23 Week 15 2 3 36 22 Week 16 6 2 42 26 Week 17 3 2 45 27 Week 18 5 7 50 25 Week 19 1 3 51 23 Week 20 7 5 58 25 Week 21 0 2 58 23 Week 22 2 6 60 19 Week 23 2 1 62 20 Week 24 3 6 65 17 Week 25 1 3 66 15 Week 26 7 2 73 20 Week 27 3 1 76 22 Week 28 4 0 80 26 Week 29 3 1 83 28 Week 30 2 3 85 27 Week 31 2 3 87 26 Week 32 3 3 90 26 Week 33 3 4 93 25 Week 34 3 4 96 24 Week 35 5 5 101 24 Week 36 6 6 107 24 Week 37 2 2 109 24 Week 38 2 2 107 24 Week 39 2 6 109 20 Week 40 1 2 111 19 Week 41 5 5 116 19 Week 42 3 2 119 20 Week 43 8 3 127 25 Week 44 2 3 129 24 Week 45 4 5 133 23 Week 46 4 3 137 24 Week 47 1 1 138 24 Week 48 4 4 142 24 Week 49 6 5 148 25 Week 50 9 1 149 17 Week 51 0 0 149 17 Week 52 2 5 154 14