Viewport Replacement

Viewport Replacement

Under Construction Written by NTS from notes (memory), 4/19/2016.

Bake Viewport on BOS

  • Handling and baking a viewport is similar to a blank, with a big difference: there is glass in the middle of the component!

  • Be extra careful, handling, bolting, tightening, and baking the viewport!

  • Install viewport on BOS

    • Be careful when inserting bolts and tighten them down with fingers and with wrench

  • Attach thermocouple to a flange near viewport glass (not necessarily near the viewport glass) with kapton tape

  • Cover with inner double-layer of foil

    • Avoid a build up or bunching up of foil over the glass, flattened foil is better

    • Don't press down over glass to flatten foil, do it before overlaying

    • Use the bolts to apply pressure to foil near glass

    • Don't apply pressure directly over glass when wrapping with foil or taping heater tape or thermocouple

  • Put on heater tape, not much is needed for viewports

    • Kapton tape as needed but sparingly

    • Avoid any heater tape over the glass

    • Avoid any heater tape over the thermocouple wire, the wire insulation will melt at ~130 C

  • Put on outer double-layer of foil

    • Use the bolts again to apply pressure to foil near glass

  • Bake the viewport

  • Take HVP off BOS and put on transit case

    • Always check transit case viton seal

    • If transit case isn't available, carefully use a blank

Replace Viewport

  • Prep glovebag

  • Vent Bravo

Remove old Viewport

  • Like removing a blank, but we need to be extra careful about the glass

  • Remove the old viewport

    • If it is good for re-use after etching, wrap it in kimwipes, then clean foil

    • If it is leaking or not reusable, foil and trash it

Install new Viewport

  • Like installing a blank, but we need to be extra careful about the glass

  • Be careful when inserting bolts and tighten them down with fingers and with wrench

  • Pump down the chamber.

  • Leak check the HVP assembly, shutters, and things we were working near (e.g. cell power and thermocouple feedthroughs, N2 cell feedthroughs)