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43 ZTKS0174 / Z31966 / Rev.: 01
Troubleshooting
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RT vessel becomes
cold and wet. Vacuum is broken or
less than 10
-3
mbar.
• Do not remove pumping
unit until liquid helium
fill-in is finished.
• Continue as in problem
Vacuum in RT vessel
does not reach
10
-6
mbar
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Cold leak after
transportation.
1. Stop cool down.
2. Warm up cryostat.
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Cold spot in the
RT-bore. Alignment not
correct.
1. Stop cool down.
2. Warm up cryostat.
3. Align the vessels.
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The helium flow
system becomes
very cold and icy
during flushing with
helium gas. Liquid nitrogen
remains in the
helium vessel,
boiling off strongly
during flushing.
1. Stop flushing.
2. Carefully remove all
liquid nitrogen using the
precooling tube.
3. Check with the dipstick to
be sure that the helium
vessel is completely
empty (no liquid nitrogen
or frozen nitrogen).
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After some intervals
of flushing it is not
possible to reach a
vacuum in the range
of 1 mbar. The globes in the
quench valves are
not fitting correctly in
the O-rings and thus
the quench valves
are leaky.
1. Stop pumping.
2. Remove frozen air and
frozen moisture with
warm helium gas.
3. Slightly grease the
O-rings and check the
position of the globes.
4. Check with the dipstick to
be sure that the helium
vessel is completely
empty (no liquid nitrogen
or frozen nitrogen).
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Liquid nitrogen
remains in the
helium vessel, boil-
ing off strongly dur-
ing flushing.
1. Stop pumping.
2. Carefully remove all
liquid nitrogen using the
precooling tube.
3. Check with the dipstick to
be sure that the helium
vessel is completely
empty (no liquid nitrogen
or frozen nitrogen).
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