Project 1640 Palomar Interface

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Project 1640 Palomar Interface
Sasha Hinkley, June 5, 2008
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Interface specs

• Four pairs of pucks

• Four permanently
• Mounted at PALAO

• Four permanently
• Mounted on 1640

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P1640 Handling Cart
Including handle 67
width 28
A-frame length 60
Min cart instrument height 56, max 8 ft.
Scissor jack center To handle edge 39
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P1640 Handling Cart cont.
Eight M6 screws secure each end of instrument to
rotating plates
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P1640 Handling Cart cont.
Fine x-y adjustment capabilities
Spring mounted
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Electronics Rack and Control Setup
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Crates
79x42x62 IFU coronagraph 35x37x61
Electronics rack Two other small ones.