During this past week, I was able to became familiar with the website Coriolix, weight test winch booms, weight test CTD cable connections, design a MouseTrap, replace an ADCP, and explore Seattle.
Coriolix is a website that allows scientists on shore to monitor the sensors aboard multiple research vessels and also gather data from them. It was also a great tool for me to get an understanding of what sensors are aboard the Sikuliaq.
I mentioned in an earlier post that the winch boom had it’s cable sheave replaced. Once that was complete, the boom needed to be weight tested. We used water bags for the weights and tested the boom at fully extended and partially extended. The fully extended boom was tested at 7,500lbs and the partially extended was 11,000lbs.
Water bag in yellow
A-Frame testing with full water bags
CTD cable splice. The cable was first electrically connected to a pigtail that would be plugged into the CTD and then mechanically connected.
ADCP dunk test. During the cruise over to Seattle, two of the ADCP’s beams broke and it needed to be taken out in order to be troubleshot.
MouseTrap version 1, a 3d printed device for preventing the computer mice from flying off the desks.
Final installed version of the MouseTrap.
Biking to the Fremont Troll
Thanks for reading,
Sarah