CREAM Flight 2010
[ICE-25] ASIC replaced, Nov. 29th 2010
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It is verified from Cal. LPT by Ji Hye.
SFC1 & SFC2 data are transferred to a "Client" computer to save SFC disks.
Now both SFC1 & SFC2 have 93% of free space on the data disks.
Switched to SFC2 and it is being runned with a flight mode/LOS currently.
David Pierce (?) who is a head of the NASA balloon program will visit to LDB
with safety people on this Wednesday (12/1/NZT).
The launch vehicle will be ready until then.
Today, it is windy/clear skies/cold.
The weatherman said it could be cold for the next three days with some flurries.
The only single anti-clock-wise cyclone formed on the north side of Antarctica today.
KC
[ICE-22] CAL ASIC, Nov. 26th 2010
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Most of them show zero gains in the charge calibration runs.
In LED runs, one out of three channels has no signal.
We will replace the ASIC board on Monday (11/29).
Two anti-clock-wise cyclones were formed above the clock-wise cyclone.
A single anti-clock-wise cyclone may be dominated in 10 days (Dec. 5).
Today, the weather was good: mostly cloudy/no windy/warm.
We will take two days off for Thanksgiving weekend.
Happy Thanksgiving!
KC
[ICE-21] heater test, Nov. 25th 2010
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But we found that the duster liquid might not be good for the electronic wires and one bottle of duster was not enough to make them down below -10C.
(If we need to test the heaters, we have to bring out the payload to the deck to cool it down.)
The SFC1 has been running fine so far with a flight mode w/o HV.
It was cloudy/no wind/a bit cold, today.
The two opposite directional cyclones still share Antarctica.
KC
[ICE-20] Launch Vehicle, Nov. 24th 2010
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CSBF folks have to prepare not only ground safety documents but also hardware protection:
the protection cage for the launch vehicle gondola operator.
Because of the materials delivery time from US or out of Mcmurdo,
they may not complete the job until this Friday.
They expect the launch ready date as Dec. 1st.
Today, it is cold/cloudy/no wind.
The SFC1 flight mode running OK.
Anti-clock-wise cyclon is developing and the strength looks
almost the same as the clock-wise one.
KC
[ICE-19] Charge Mode Confirmed, Nov. 23rd 2010
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Drew confirmed that the Charge/Dischagre function of the Battery Mode
during the Hang Test was fine.
We kept collecting/analyzing LPT data to check the functioning of the detectors.
Today, the weather was beautiful; no wind/warm/clean skies.
The anti-clock-wise cyclon was formed above the clock-wise cyclon center.
KC
