[Dsg-halld_plc] PXI Power Supply

[Brian Eng]

We tested the PXI chassis with a power supply that doesn't fit just to see if that was the issue.

Lo and behold the new controller booted up just fine.

So we'll order a new power supply that has the proper dimensions and 2 fans (might as well replace both of them while we're at it).

So we're making progress on getting a functional spare again, no thanks to NI.

> On Feb 28, 2018, at 10:56 AM, Tyler Lemon <tlemon at jlab.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Brian,
> 
> Pablo and I talked to the people in the stock room and they do not have any free-stock power supplies to test the PXI chassis. They said they just got rid of a bunch of stuff after the property inventory.
> 
> Best regards,
> Tyler
> 
> 
> From: "Brian Eng" <beng at jlab.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 4:35:28 PM
> Subject: [Dsg-internal] PXI Power Supply
> 
> Tyler/Pablo,
> 
> Since the power supply in the VME crate I have that probably fits only has 20A on the +12V line I don't see the point in swapping it.
> 
> Can you guys check with Don over in the stock room tomorrow to see if they have a supply that will work (needs the same or higher numbers for the currents) in free stock? If they don't power supplies, maybe they have computers you guys could pull one from?
> 
> Attached is a picture of the ratings on the PXI supply.
> 
> <IMG_20180227_162322.jpg>
> 
> The dimensions of it are 150 x 86 x 140 mm (w x h x d) it's the depth of 140mm that we've been running into issues with since most of the supplies we have are deeper than that.
> 
> I don't know that the power supply is actually bad, but better to try stuff while we wait on NI to reply than do nothing.