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camilla.compton@LIGO.ORG - posted 17:01, Tuesday 03 February 2026 - last comment - 08:08, Wednesday 04 February 2026(89020)
FC QPD A Seg 3 seems to be broken inside enclosure

Randy, Sheila, Betsy, Kar Meng, Camilla

After Sheila and Kar Meng found an issue with FC QPD A segment 3 88991, and after discussion with Ali James, Sheila went into chamber to test it.

Started with flashlight to confirm A vs B. Then after unplugging QPDs at SQZ rack, Sheila removed the diode detector holder D2000384 from the enclosure D2000246 (marked part #4). Once the cables were plugged back in at the rack, the signals on segments 1, 2, and 4 fell to zero but the segment 3 signal stayed railed at +30. This shows the issue is most likely inside the sealed enclosure, which is not a trivial fix. We attempted to swap the in-vac cables on the diodes to be sure the issue isn't in the in-vac cables or feed-through the cable was hard to removed so we stopped. Finished with a flashlight test again.

After consulting Safety on the technique, we employed a plank on the stationary fork lift to add an extra seating-perch in order to reach and troubleshoot the issue.  Photo attached of Sheila "surfing". 

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corey.gray@LIGO.ORG - 08:08, Wednesday 04 February 2026 (89023)EPO

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