VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY OBSERVING LOG -------------------------------------- Project: BE041 Observer: Edwards, P.G. Project type: VLBA Obs filename: be041crd.* Date/Day: 2005AUG29/241 Ants Scheduled: SC FD LA PT KP OV MK =UT-Time===Comment===============================================MF#===%AD==AMD= Operator is Sonja Mendoza. FD writing on Mk5 disk NRAO-089, bank B. LA writing on Mk5 disk NRAO-098, bank B. PT writing on Mk5 disk NRAO-122, bank B. KP writing on Mk5 disk NRAO-124, bank B. MK writing on Mk5 disk NRAO-107, bank B. WEA FD: Recent rains, cloudy. 0442 Begin with all available antennas. MK joins later. 0442-1042 *SC EL #1 blower/lube pump circuit breaker fault 16769 100 360 and low lube pressure-- this is a known problem, site techs awaiting parts to affect repairs. 0446 Readbacks ok. 0457-0515 *PT FRM Focus drive fault, 2nd screw fault; FRM 100 18 was finally able to manually reset. 0500 Readbacks ok. 0643 Readbacks ok. 0644 MK joins observation. 0828 Readbacks ok. 0928 Readbacks ok. 1012 MK writing on Mk5 disk NRAO-120. 1027 Readbacks ok. 1031 LA leaves observation. 1042 End. Downtime Summary: Total downtime : 378 min Percentage downtime of observing: 15.0% Average downtime per hour : 9.0 min Total scheduled observing time (# Antennas): 2520 min (7) Notes: * = Entries where data was affected. % = Entries where data may have been affected. & = Entries where the site tech was called out. WEA = Weather entries. MF# = Maintenance form or major downtime category associated with a problem. %AD = The percentage of an antenna affected by a problem. AMD = Total antenna-minutes downtime for a problem. Tsys = System Temperature (TP/SP x Tcal/2) ACU = Antenna Control Unit FRM = Focus/Rotation Mount RFI = Radio Frequency Interference VME = Site control computer CB = Circuit Breaker vclock = Program that compares site clock time to a standard.