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EQ99 Operation Manual Rev. 2
Installation Procedure
1.
Mount the Power Supply Controller unit rigidly to either an optical breadboard plate
or another suitable mounting structure using the supplied tabs on the bottom of the
chassis. The holes are sized to accept standard ¼-20 optical bench hardware, and
spaced to be compatible with a standard 1” grid mounting hole pattern. See Figure 6
for dimensional and mounting details.
Do not block the air vents of the Power Supply Controller.
2.
Connect the Lamp House unit output to the user equipment. The output should
always be connected to a fiber optic cable. The output end of the fiber optic cable
should always be either directly coupled to another fiber optic cable, or enclosed in an
appropriate beam pipe, tube, or enclosed space and purged with nitrogen. Operating
the source without any output target or beam transport is not recommended, and may
lead to unsafe operating conditions. Consult Energetiq for applications information
and suggested configurations.
The Lamp House should be mounted in the orientation shown in Figure 3, with the
output connector on the top and the flat surface of the housing on the bottom. The
lamp has been factory aligned in this position. Mounting the lamp in a different
orientation will cause the plasma position inside the bulb to shift slightly. This will
result in slight misalignment and a resulting drop in output power.
3.
Setup the Lamp House unit with appropriate ultraviolet safety measures and laser light
safety measures in place. It is recommended that any enclosure or aperture-blocking
hardware utilize switches wired to the EQ-99-FC external interlock circuit.
4.
Connect the black 9 pin mini D-sub interconnect cable from the Power Supply
Controller (labeled TO LAMP) to the Lamp House (labeled J4).
5.
The EQ-99-FC is delivered with the armored laser fiber connected to the lamp house.
This is done to minimize the possibility of debris or particles contaminating the end of
the laser fiber. Energetiq strongly recommends leaving the laser fiber connected, unless
it is necessary to disconnect it for installation or routing of the laser fiber. If the laser
fiber must be disconnected, apply SMA caps immediately to both ends, and follow
directions on inspection and cleaning of the laser fiber described in
Chapter 5
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Use care when handling the fiber optic cable to avoid sharp bends, which will
permanently damage the cable. Minimum bend radius for the cable is 30mm (1.18 in).
6.
If necessary, connect the SMA connector to the Lamp House laser input and tighten..
7.
If required, connect nitrogen purge gas to the Lamp House. Refer to “Facilities
Requirements” above.
8.
Connect user’s control system to the I/O interface connector per Table 3 and Figure
7.
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