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On the tertiary mirror platform in the receiver cabin

There are holes tapped into the TMU platform to take one inclinometer mounted perpendicular to the elevation axis. Typically this is No.2264. Mount it with the cable connection end pointing towards the front of JCMT. Position No.2267 parallel to the elevation axis with the cable end towards the left of the building (towards the cabin door), and secure it using a metal plate across the two inclinometers, separated from them physically and electrically by a paper towel (!!!), and a clamp. Note the configuration.

Recall : When the front end of the inclinometer rises compared to the end with the cable connector the meter reading gets more positive.

With the telescope at 89.90 degrees elevation, both inclinometers have, in the recent past, been on scale - i.e. showing readings on the meters of between -1000 and 1000. (The signals that arrive at the micro may still need to be made positive). Check that this is so. If this is not the case for No.2264 then you may want to tip the antenna in elevation, and if this is not the case for No.2267 you may wish to shim that inclinometer.



Iain Coulson
Thu Mar 13 14:59:48 HST 1997