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Table of Contents
FAQ
Lamps
Q: What do you have to consider after a Standard Lamp bulb change?
A: Ensure brightest part of the band of light is sitting in the middle of the Iris. There are two ways to accomplish this.
Micrometers
Q: How do I find the micrometer offsets if I don't know where the HG emission lines are??
A: Finding Micrometer Offsets from Scratch
Q: What should a grating scan look like when plotted?
A: Troubleshooting Grating Scans
Old Electronics
Q: What are the differences between new vs old temperature circuit on the clock board?
A: Note the resistors on the top left of the boards below (New Vs Old). New temperature circuits, some resistors has been replaced with a jumper wire.
Q: What is the differences between new vs old temperature circuit on the SPS board?
A: Old circuit . Power Supply - R601,604 and 605 are 11M and R602,606 and 607 are 1.6M
New Sec. Power Supply - R601,604 and 605 are 825K and R602,606 and 607 are 3M
Schedules
Q: How do you disable the az check at the start of a the schedule?
A: Inside the skc.rtn, in line 11022 (about 18 lines from the top), add the instrument number you would like the program to ignore. Note: You may need to add it into the master program directory or disable the instrument from getting its program updated daily.
Software
Q: How do I remote into ___ site?
A: You can connect to most site with sshvnc
Note: SPO requires a few extra steps, see SPO
Q: How do I launch a GUI via remote ssh?
A: Review https://askubuntu.com/questions/47642/how-to-start-a-gui-software-on-a-remote-linux-pc-via-ssh
Q: How do you remove ^M in gvim/vim
A: Type: :%s/^M/ /g
(note to type in ^M Ctrl+V Ctrl+M)


