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Booster Modulator Upgrade

Booster Modulator Upgrade. Contents: Existing Modulators Why Upgrade? New Modulators Schedule Labor M & S Future. Existing Modulators. There are 19 Booster RF stations of which 15 still have old style modulators Existing Modulators use many antiquated vacuum tubes. Why Upgrade?.

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Booster Modulator Upgrade

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  1. Booster Modulator Upgrade • Contents: • Existing Modulators • Why Upgrade? • New Modulators • Schedule • Labor • M & S • Future René Padilla, John Reid

  2. Existing Modulators • There are 19 Booster RF stations of which 15 still have old style modulators • Existing Modulators use many antiquated vacuum tubes René Padilla, John Reid

  3. Why Upgrade? • The existing Modulators are approximately 40 years old. • Electronics are old technology and parts are getting difficult to find. • Maintenance becoming more difficult due to brittle cables and parts. • Difficult to run at higher voltage due to internal arcing René Padilla, John Reid

  4. New Modulators • New technology • Simpler design, more modular and NO component point to point wiring • Easier to fix and/or maintain • Can run at higher voltage René Padilla, John Reid

  5. Schedule • 4 Modulators have been built, 2 tested and 2 ready to be tested (two are for NOvA) • Subassemblies are presently being built for 8 more Modulators • Expect to have 8 more Modulators ready by March 2012 René Padilla, John Reid

  6. Labor • At minimum we will need 8 technicians • Some technicians work on other parts of the machine and might not be available all the time which could lengthen the time to make subassemblies René Padilla, John Reid

  7. M&S • Cost René Padilla, John Reid

  8. Future • Ordering 12 more Modulator Frames • Need to order some parts for the 12 remaining Modulators • We are in the process of ordering all the remaining parts needed to complete the 12 modulators. René Padilla, John Reid

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