Jun 11, 2004
No one told me I'd have to do gymnastics!
No one told me I'd have to do gymnastics! Today the team made me stand on my head while they installed the set of filters on top of the neon dewar. Scott said they do it this way so that in case they drop one, it will just fall back into the technician's hand, instead of inside the dewar (where they wouldn't be able to get to it).
They have a special tool to install them. They put a filter on top of this tool and reach inside the aperture cyclinder they installed a couple days ago. Then they turn it, and the filter drops into place with a click.
But it all went very smoothly, and it only tickled a little. Next step is to pump down the neon dewar, and start checking for any leaks. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
