[Halld-tracking-hw] Grounding & Cabling

[Fernando J. Barbosa]

Hi Yves,

The socket is press-fit but w/ some conductive epoxy. The assembly is as 
you describe and similar to the way you install the straw cables.

Best regards,
Fernando



Yves Van Haarlem wrote:
> Hi Fernando,
>
>
> Thanks for looking into all this.
>
> Concerning:
>>   The alternative, my preference, is to follow Gerard's suggestion of 
>> a press-fit receptacle (I have attached a pdf). This can be press-fit 
>> or inserted with conductive epoxy into the endplate. The final 
>> diameter of this plus the pin on the end of the grounding wire should 
>> be ~ 0.1". This part is available from stock, costs $0.625 and there 
>> may be a minimum order of 500 pieces. The cost should be ~$300.
> So in this setup there would be one receptacle/HV-board? Let me see if 
> I get it: one glues that -small- recepticle in the enplate. Then a 
> cable which has a pin soldered to the end of it is moved through the 
> end-plenum and pressed in that recepticle. The cable itself leaves the 
> endplenum and is sealed with an o-ring and glue and than 
> connected/soldered to the HV-board.
>
> Best regards,
>     Yves
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