990128 report
First use of inclinometry calibration shim
SUMMARY
A 100mm-wide, 100micron-thick shim was placed on the antenna azimuth
track and inclinometry done to test its usefulness as a calibrator
of the inclinometry scaling.
The results of a short inclinometry run over the shim is shown below,
where LY is the from regular left-hand A-frame inclinometer,
and SY is from the spare mounted on the radial arm to wheel 3(left rear).
The deflection in SY of -80mV is roughly -4" as expected.
The location is in a particularly 'quiet' part of the track,
as specified on
981124 , and should provide
calibration when permanently installed.
Iain Coulson
28 Jan 1999
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