TIDE Operations History - 2008

024/2008 01/24/08 05:00 - Low voltage on Polar caused a loadshed event where all instruments including TIDE were turned off.
026/2008 01/26/08 13:34-14:51 Low voltage turned on, software patches loaded, and HV ramped.
042/2008 02/11/08 15:30 - HV shutdown for Polar flip.
044/2008 02/13/08 12:30-15:07 PSI gas flow test. Software patches were loaded (12:31-12:40), PSI turned on (12:47), the gas valve opened (12:49) and left open for 25 minutes. The gas valve was closed at 13:14. PSI was turned off at 15:07, after the low gas pressure dropped to zero.
053/2008 02/22/08 21:27-22:23 - HV ramp after Polar flip.
070/2008 03/10/08 A Polar Spin precession (helium thrusting) maneuver was executed in several sessions on 03/10-17/08.
095/2008 04/04/08 Beginning at 00:55, the Stop MCP voltage changed from -1800 to -2000 V.
107/2008 04/16/08 12:52 - TIDE high voltage was turned off for the last time.
107/2008 04/16/08 16:17 - PSI was turned on and the gas valve opened in order to vent the remaining xenon gas.
115/2008 04/24/08 18:25 - TIDE instrument reset.
119/2008 04/28/08 18:53 - TIDE and PSI were turned off for the last time.

Last Updated: May 6, 2008