
Adjustment and Maintenance
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Remove the Superspring cover as previously described. Put a dust cover over
top of the main tube to keep dust from falling on the test mass and upward-
facing corner cube (a piece of paper or foil over the tube will suffice).
Remove the service ring as previously described.
Place a shim of hard foam or rubber between top rod ring and top triangular
plate approximately 6mm thick and use a cable tie to fasten the two plates
together. (Limiting the travel of the center tube assembly will help to avoid
damaging the delta-rod flexures during disassembly).
Loosen the three 3mm barrel clamp screws that hold the three rods to the
bottom plate. Disconnect wires from pre amp circuit board and carefully lift rod
assembly off bottom plate. Note : it is easier to do the next steps if the assembly
is blocked up 6’’- 8’’ so one can work underneath the assembly. Remove two
shoulder screws that hold travel lock fork on (from underneath) and slide travel
lock fork assembly off main rod. Unhook three support springs from O-rings
and remove lower triangular spring plate. This plate is held on by four 3-mm
screws. Be careful not to cut or score the O-rings. Note orientation of emitter-
detector block and remove block ( six 3mm screws in deep counter bore holes).
Note: The test mass, spring, and flexure will come out with the emitter-detector
block. Wear plastic gloves when handling copper test mass to prevent finger
prints and rubbing off black coating. Remove spring from copper test mass.
Note how far upper anchor is screwed into the main spring (count how many
spring turns are on the screw). Put the lower lock nut onto the new flexure
assembly. Remove broken flexure-anchor and carefully screw new flexure-
anchor into spring to the original position.
Thread the pulling tool through one nut, top lever and down center tube.
Carefully thread tool into top of flexure (coarse adjustment screw) of main spring
assembly. Pull tool up until spring hangs and then thread copper test mass onto
lower anchor of main spring assembly (tighten lower anchor). Pull wire tool,
lifting test mass ,and guide coarse adjustment screw through top lever. Screw on
top nut to hold in position then remove the tool. (Set approximately in center of
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