Morning
I worked on finishing up my last unfinished projects. Dean grabbed me for a talk from Olsson controls. It wasn't anything really new, but I had a good talk with Dean on the walk over. I wrote up a document for the Tobin bench when I got back. I then backed up all my files for Tony. Matt invited me out to lunch at Humpties; he even said he'd buy!
Afternoon
Not much got done. I chatted with Tony about Mecop, hit up the electric shop, had a sendoff in the conference room with cake. Dean had a few good quips, but it went well. I had a few talks with Tobin, then bs'ed with Tony and Chris until now.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Day 124
Morning
Tobin test bench. I went over to try to troubleshoot that thing. I started by using hard jumpers and low tip limits, but the DC trip was still strange, and the AC trip never worked. It was very odd. I ended up putting another trigger board in and trying again, but the results were identical. I never figured it out, and I also never got the toggle switch to work. It was a little frustrating, but I did get the hold switch installed and a few more things labeled. I also did the troubleshooting. I left Ray a present on the door.
Afternoon
I tried to make up some drawings for the panel. I got the control power one done, and a crude layout as well. I'll finish those up tomorrow morning so there is a record of the bench. I also need to draft a paper. There was a safety drill. They sounded all the horns and everyone assembled.
Tobin test bench. I went over to try to troubleshoot that thing. I started by using hard jumpers and low tip limits, but the DC trip was still strange, and the AC trip never worked. It was very odd. I ended up putting another trigger board in and trying again, but the results were identical. I never figured it out, and I also never got the toggle switch to work. It was a little frustrating, but I did get the hold switch installed and a few more things labeled. I also did the troubleshooting. I left Ray a present on the door.
Afternoon
I tried to make up some drawings for the panel. I got the control power one done, and a crude layout as well. I'll finish those up tomorrow morning so there is a record of the bench. I also need to draft a paper. There was a safety drill. They sounded all the horns and everyone assembled.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Day 123
Morning
I got started by gathering everything I need for across the street. I made some labels with Dean's label maker, laminated a sheet with all the P1223 TRG information, got together all the tools, soldered female header jumpers onto the signal wire, and grabbed my documents. I went over there and started the wiring. I pulled the two new cables, labeled, and swapped out resistors. The only problem is the switch didn't work. The DC trip just keeps going off. I ran out of time in the morning, so I'll have to troubleshoot later.
Afternoon
Tony was over here, so we just got started on the Mecop basic knowledge review. I had a good idea on most of the items, but he brought up good points with things like input impedance (0-10VDC signals should have high impedance, 4-20 mA should have low impedance, etc.) and sizing (NEC code book). I was able to answer a number of questions fairly well, but I still learned a lot. I started the drawings for the test bench rather than go back over for just a half hour.
I got started by gathering everything I need for across the street. I made some labels with Dean's label maker, laminated a sheet with all the P1223 TRG information, got together all the tools, soldered female header jumpers onto the signal wire, and grabbed my documents. I went over there and started the wiring. I pulled the two new cables, labeled, and swapped out resistors. The only problem is the switch didn't work. The DC trip just keeps going off. I ran out of time in the morning, so I'll have to troubleshoot later.
Afternoon
Tony was over here, so we just got started on the Mecop basic knowledge review. I had a good idea on most of the items, but he brought up good points with things like input impedance (0-10VDC signals should have high impedance, 4-20 mA should have low impedance, etc.) and sizing (NEC code book). I was able to answer a number of questions fairly well, but I still learned a lot. I started the drawings for the test bench rather than go back over for just a half hour.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Day 122
Morning
I got to work cleaning out my last project folder: the welder project. It wasn't too bad really. I found some old emails that I printed for inclusion. It was good to go back trough and take a look at everything. That really completes my folders. They should all be clean now. Nothing much was going on over here, so I went across the street and rewired the test bench. The resistor that was already mounted was a 10k (not 5k), so I need to make a small update, but the wiring itself is solid.
Afternoon
I ran back over and drilled out a hole for the second pot. The battery was dying in the drill (and it just took me a while), so I was late back over here for my exit interview with Corey. When we finally got over there, he didn't even know we were meeting. It was all good on the forms, nothing bad or underrated. We came back over and I sketched a few drawings for the bench before quiting.
I got to work cleaning out my last project folder: the welder project. It wasn't too bad really. I found some old emails that I printed for inclusion. It was good to go back trough and take a look at everything. That really completes my folders. They should all be clean now. Nothing much was going on over here, so I went across the street and rewired the test bench. The resistor that was already mounted was a 10k (not 5k), so I need to make a small update, but the wiring itself is solid.
Afternoon
I ran back over and drilled out a hole for the second pot. The battery was dying in the drill (and it just took me a while), so I was late back over here for my exit interview with Corey. When we finally got over there, he didn't even know we were meeting. It was all good on the forms, nothing bad or underrated. We came back over and I sketched a few drawings for the bench before quiting.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Day 121
Morning
I did a little work on the choke research. I made sure that my document was up to snuff, then I cleaned out the project folder that I had. It got moved, but into an incomplete folder just because we never really did much with it. The research was nice, but I don't know if the solutions will work at all.
Afternoon
I went across the street twice and worked on the test bench. I got all the necessary wire and resistors that I need for the modifications. When I tried to get it wired in, I ran into some problems. There must be a better way to add resistance between terminal strips. I might just suck at it too, but something needs to happen because that just won't work the way I have it. The voltage level for the analog trip is working though.
I did a little work on the choke research. I made sure that my document was up to snuff, then I cleaned out the project folder that I had. It got moved, but into an incomplete folder just because we never really did much with it. The research was nice, but I don't know if the solutions will work at all.
Afternoon
I went across the street twice and worked on the test bench. I got all the necessary wire and resistors that I need for the modifications. When I tried to get it wired in, I ran into some problems. There must be a better way to add resistance between terminal strips. I might just suck at it too, but something needs to happen because that just won't work the way I have it. The voltage level for the analog trip is working though.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Day 120
Morning
I came in and got to work on the Tobin test bench. I asked Tony about the analog trip setting, which prompted a long examination of the board and the input signals. I think what we determined was that we should just use one channel (phase) to trip the board and you may need to multiply by 3^(1/2) for a correction factor. I also muddled around my desk a little and cleaned up a few small things on projects. I got a call in from Frank Susnik that my drawings are approved, so I got Tony and Matt to sign off so they can get into the system.
Afternoon
The entire afternoon was spent up in plant engineering talking with Frank Davis about the old bliss press project. I actually contributed a small amount when it came to the panel because I had been involved with the previous discussion some months ago. I didn't really say too much, but I did observe and learn some. When we got back (Dean included), I emailed off the final prints and called it a week.
I came in and got to work on the Tobin test bench. I asked Tony about the analog trip setting, which prompted a long examination of the board and the input signals. I think what we determined was that we should just use one channel (phase) to trip the board and you may need to multiply by 3^(1/2) for a correction factor. I also muddled around my desk a little and cleaned up a few small things on projects. I got a call in from Frank Susnik that my drawings are approved, so I got Tony and Matt to sign off so they can get into the system.
Afternoon
The entire afternoon was spent up in plant engineering talking with Frank Davis about the old bliss press project. I actually contributed a small amount when it came to the panel because I had been involved with the previous discussion some months ago. I didn't really say too much, but I did observe and learn some. When we got back (Dean included), I emailed off the final prints and called it a week.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Day 119
Morning
I got started by heading across the street to work on Tobin's bench. I tried to wire up the scr's to match the ones on ebw4, but that didn't get the 480 heater on. I tried a bunch of different things, but no dice. The wiring all looked good, and the board was even firing correctly (based on led indication), but the scr's were not being triggered. I came back across the street to grab the o-scope close to 11:00 when the monthly engineering meeting was. It was mostly covering projects.
Afternoon
I looked up the scr datasheet, along with the datasheet for 4ebw. The information showed that I needed to be more careful of how I was hooking up the scr's. I spent a lot of time tracing the leads until it was all ready to go. I needed to make a few changes across the street, but once the final wiring was done, presto! The heater came on and I got 480 output. It was adjustable with the pot and everything. The next step is to get all the trips to work. I need to grab some more wire and work out how I am going to lay it out, but I think I can get it done.
I got started by heading across the street to work on Tobin's bench. I tried to wire up the scr's to match the ones on ebw4, but that didn't get the 480 heater on. I tried a bunch of different things, but no dice. The wiring all looked good, and the board was even firing correctly (based on led indication), but the scr's were not being triggered. I came back across the street to grab the o-scope close to 11:00 when the monthly engineering meeting was. It was mostly covering projects.
Afternoon
I looked up the scr datasheet, along with the datasheet for 4ebw. The information showed that I needed to be more careful of how I was hooking up the scr's. I spent a lot of time tracing the leads until it was all ready to go. I needed to make a few changes across the street, but once the final wiring was done, presto! The heater came on and I got 480 output. It was adjustable with the pot and everything. The next step is to get all the trips to work. I need to grab some more wire and work out how I am going to lay it out, but I think I can get it done.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Day 118
Morning
After a discussion about the big down time on EBW7 during the night, I followed Tony across the street to work on S7. Rich was melting away, so Tony tried to tune in his boards for him. Rich was giving some good tidbits on the furnace and beam patterns. Near the end, he was trying to run a gun for Tony, and he accidentally dropped the stub into the pot. He fixed it, but it was funny. We then cleaned up the work area a little. We ripped down a box and got some din rail out of it.
Afternoon
I went over to work on Tobin's test bench. The boards were all in place, but the trigger board didn't have any of the inputs tied to it. I rewired it, but I was unsure of the scr's. I ran back over to see EBW 4, and sure enough, the scr was wired wrong. I went back and fixed the problem. I tried to fire it up with a heater for a load, but no dice. I didn't bring the right meter, so I didn't have much to check, but I did verify that the fuses were okay. I need to trouble shoot tomorrow to get it working. Tobin will get a kick out of it.
After a discussion about the big down time on EBW7 during the night, I followed Tony across the street to work on S7. Rich was melting away, so Tony tried to tune in his boards for him. Rich was giving some good tidbits on the furnace and beam patterns. Near the end, he was trying to run a gun for Tony, and he accidentally dropped the stub into the pot. He fixed it, but it was funny. We then cleaned up the work area a little. We ripped down a box and got some din rail out of it.
Afternoon
I went over to work on Tobin's test bench. The boards were all in place, but the trigger board didn't have any of the inputs tied to it. I rewired it, but I was unsure of the scr's. I ran back over to see EBW 4, and sure enough, the scr was wired wrong. I went back and fixed the problem. I tried to fire it up with a heater for a load, but no dice. I didn't bring the right meter, so I didn't have much to check, but I did verify that the fuses were okay. I need to trouble shoot tomorrow to get it working. Tobin will get a kick out of it.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Day 117
Morning
Startup this morning. No big issues at the meeting. Tobin got introduced as the new lead maintenance man. I approved my Mecop final report online, but then Tony had to cancel because he was running around the cell all day. I went to town on the beam pattern document. As soon as that got finished, I started cleaning out project folders. I had the beam pattern on done by lunch.
Afternoon
I continued to work on folders. I got the S8 folder done along with some small projects. I then started to clean off my desk. I didn't realize how much stuff had accumulated in it. I used the upper drawer to store my stuff, then put everything else back into its proper place. Almost everything is spic-and-span now. I took a look at the welder project folder and cleaned up the welder information, but I still need to tackle the actual project folder.
Startup this morning. No big issues at the meeting. Tobin got introduced as the new lead maintenance man. I approved my Mecop final report online, but then Tony had to cancel because he was running around the cell all day. I went to town on the beam pattern document. As soon as that got finished, I started cleaning out project folders. I had the beam pattern on done by lunch.
Afternoon
I continued to work on folders. I got the S8 folder done along with some small projects. I then started to clean off my desk. I didn't realize how much stuff had accumulated in it. I used the upper drawer to store my stuff, then put everything else back into its proper place. Almost everything is spic-and-span now. I took a look at the welder project folder and cleaned up the welder information, but I still need to tackle the actual project folder.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
Day 115
Morning
Today was the big Mecop final presentation. I started off the six of us with a pretty decent presentation. I didn't have any trouble with anything, so I was pretty satisfied. There weren't too many questions either. Lynn Davis gave a small speech after, and we got a free breakfast. I went back to the office and continued to work on the beam pattern document. I was trying to update all of the information on what I had done on S9.
Afternoon
There was an SI-08 on the cell at 1:00. Wally came over and we walked through it all. There weren't too many issues or concerns. After that, Tony did a pretty good job of leaving to go camping. I worked on some small items and uploaded my documents to Mecop. Tobin was trying to get onto the HPM plc, but we couldn't get connected. He told me later that we were using the wrong connection driver. At 3:30 it was time for Mecop business.
Today was the big Mecop final presentation. I started off the six of us with a pretty decent presentation. I didn't have any trouble with anything, so I was pretty satisfied. There weren't too many questions either. Lynn Davis gave a small speech after, and we got a free breakfast. I went back to the office and continued to work on the beam pattern document. I was trying to update all of the information on what I had done on S9.
Afternoon
There was an SI-08 on the cell at 1:00. Wally came over and we walked through it all. There weren't too many issues or concerns. After that, Tony did a pretty good job of leaving to go camping. I worked on some small items and uploaded my documents to Mecop. Tobin was trying to get onto the HPM plc, but we couldn't get connected. He told me later that we were using the wrong connection driver. At 3:30 it was time for Mecop business.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Day 114
Morning
I spent some time perfecting and practicing my presentation for tomorrow morning. I updated the company history on the school version, and Tony got the okay from Matt to send it out. I then started to work on the written document. I finished up the executive summary by lunch.
Afternoon
I finished the conclusion section of the written report. I then added the few missing pieces that are required and put it into one doc. I printed it and put it on Tony's desk for review. I also practiced my presentation another time. I had to do it in the office with the door closed, which is a little strange.
I spent some time perfecting and practicing my presentation for tomorrow morning. I updated the company history on the school version, and Tony got the okay from Matt to send it out. I then started to work on the written document. I finished up the executive summary by lunch.
Afternoon
I finished the conclusion section of the written report. I then added the few missing pieces that are required and put it into one doc. I printed it and put it on Tony's desk for review. I also practiced my presentation another time. I had to do it in the office with the door closed, which is a little strange.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Day 113
Morning
I finalized the stirring coil drawings finally. Jim got me the updates while I was back east, so I made those small improvements and moved them from the old style to the new style of dwg file. Once I checked them myself, I mailed them off to Frank Susnik for plant engineering approval. I then pulled out my mecop required documents to work on.
Afternoon
I spent the entire afternoon working on the mecop paper and looking at my mecop presentation for Corey. He emailed me a few questions (wanted hard numbers), so I investigated each one to get a better understanding. I'm going to put those points on a note card rather than put them in the slide. The numbers aren't fabricated, but it is hard to explain why we need to look at improving the chokes, or why beam patterns are needed in a furnace.
I finalized the stirring coil drawings finally. Jim got me the updates while I was back east, so I made those small improvements and moved them from the old style to the new style of dwg file. Once I checked them myself, I mailed them off to Frank Susnik for plant engineering approval. I then pulled out my mecop required documents to work on.
Afternoon
I spent the entire afternoon working on the mecop paper and looking at my mecop presentation for Corey. He emailed me a few questions (wanted hard numbers), so I investigated each one to get a better understanding. I'm going to put those points on a note card rather than put them in the slide. The numbers aren't fabricated, but it is hard to explain why we need to look at improving the chokes, or why beam patterns are needed in a furnace.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Day 112
Morning
I came in and took a look at my power point for Corey. I made sure it all worked on the public folder. The furnace meeting spilled over a little. Tony needed to explain the old-bliss project to the new plant engineer, then the meeting took about two hours. Rich commented to me about the beam patterns that he wanted and that I could easily make.
Afternoon
I worked on my board some more. I attempted to short the load with a 2 ohm load of power resistors, but my implementation is pretty weak. I need to come up with a better system that will actually short the load rather than always be in a short situation. Then I need to record voltage levels. I went over to S7 to watch the beam sweep, and we stopped at the visitor center to get a contract for the Zr cell project.
I came in and took a look at my power point for Corey. I made sure it all worked on the public folder. The furnace meeting spilled over a little. Tony needed to explain the old-bliss project to the new plant engineer, then the meeting took about two hours. Rich commented to me about the beam patterns that he wanted and that I could easily make.
Afternoon
I worked on my board some more. I attempted to short the load with a 2 ohm load of power resistors, but my implementation is pretty weak. I need to come up with a better system that will actually short the load rather than always be in a short situation. Then I need to record voltage levels. I went over to S7 to watch the beam sweep, and we stopped at the visitor center to get a contract for the Zr cell project.
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