I got the EDS system working again. I’ll keep an eye on it to make sure it stays on.
One thing that will help is do not acquire data with the chamber camera turned on.
It is okay to use it now.
I got the EDS system working again. I’ll keep an eye on it to make sure it stays on.
One thing that will help is do not acquire data with the chamber camera turned on.
It is okay to use it now.
The vacuum shut off on the FESEM. I’ve restarted it but it will be an hour or more until the vacuum fully recovers
I’m working with Hitachi to get service.
The FESEM is back online this morning. The vacuum has recovered.
This problem – the vacuum panel shutting off – has occurred a few times but it comes back on. It is hard for the service engineer to repair the problem when it comes back and works fine.
So, the scope is online and ready to use.
The vacuum system shut off on the FESEM. I’m getting it back under vacuum but it will take overnight to pump back down properly. Please reschedule.
I’ll send out another message tomorrow about the system status.
The FIB logbook system is working again. Let me know if you need help with it.
There was a short power outage last night about 5 pm that shut down all the scopes. I came in at 6 pm and restarted all of them. Everything is back online this morning and ready for use.
I repaired the memory battery so now we have all kvs aligned.
I also replaced an aperture and as a result, resolution improved markedly. I’ll be replacing 2 more apertures over the holidays. That will require that I take the SEM offline for a few days. I’ll give you plenty of notice.
The high voltage cable connection is arcing to ground at 100kV. The microscope is unusable like that. We are going to hire the engineer to come back and make this repair possibly as early as 2 weeks from now.
I’ll keep you posted.
There will be ACMAL staff in the labs through the 3 work days – Monday – Wednesday. Thursday and Friday are University holidays and the building will be locked. Only unrestricted users will be able to enter the building and labs. Close the lab doors when you leave the room.
We strongly discourage new users working without assistance nearby.
Here are specific staff schedules.
Ed Laitila will be out all week.
Owen will be out all week.
Jerry will be in Monday – Wednesday.
Pinaki will be in Monday – Wednesday.
Tim will be in Monday – Wednesday.
Danielle will be in from 9-4 Monday – Wednesday. She can help you on
Thursday and Friday if you make an appointment.
As always call if you have trouble. Contact information for all lab staff/students are located on the wall of each lab.
Have a good break!
We have installed a new computer logging system in the Sample Prep room (637) to track liquid nitrogen, and all other coating, ion milling and electropolishing equipment. It is easy to use. Danielle is adding names and account indexes so you won’t have to do that. We will write instructions to use it and you can always call us for help.
Please use the paper logbook too while we are testing the new system out.