MDM Trouble Report for 2003 Oct 28

Telescope: 1.3m
Observer(s): Bureau, Kamphuis (Columbia, Groningen)
Instrument: Echelle, f/7.6 Direct Imaging

Problem(s) Encountered:
o major problem to report, except that:
1) The focus button in the control room is  sticky , i.e. it often moves by 10, 15, or even 20 units even if barely touched.
2) The directional buttons in the control room hand paddle do not react very well, especially the North-South buttons which often take many seconds to yield any movement, or need to be  hit  pretty hard!
3)At some point, using the slew button in combination with the North-South buttons did not work either on the control room hand paddle or the dome console. But this seems unreproducible!

Note that these problems do not prevent us from observing, they are simply a nuisance...

*Also, the rubber hose on the dewar needs to be shortened a bit as it is starting to leak near the junction with the metal pipe.

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Submitted on 2003 Oct 29 [6:42:41]