Design & Fab. an updated RAT thermal strapping scheme

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Design & Fab. an updated RAT thermal strapping scheme #171

Closed rocco8773 closed 9 months ago

rocco8773 commented 12 months ago

Several of the short thermal straps that thermally strap the PB and RBs to the RAT enclosure popped off before NTS. NTS data has not been thoroughly reviewed yet, but it appears this did not lead to overheating of the smaller chips. We need to modify the thermally strapping so we don't have these "broken" straps. I'm thinking we can just epoxy on heat sinks that will radiate the head away.

rocco8773 commented 11 months ago

20230808: All thermal strap designs have been updated except for the Mars board. Order for the updated straps was placed today.

rocco8773 commented 10 months ago

20230821: updated design scheme finalized for PBs and RBs, all new thermal straps either in orders or fabrication

rocco8773 commented 10 months ago

20230829:

thermal straps for PB and RB (except Mars brd) arrived 2023 Aug. 24
Mars brd thermal strap estimated to arrive 2023 Sept. 5th.

rocco8773 commented 10 months ago

20230907: Mars brd thermal straps arrived today, Katie & company will paint them, installation should start next week.

rocco8773 commented 10 months ago

20230908: painting of Mars brd thermal strap started today

rocco8773 commented 9 months ago

20230927: all Mars brd thermal straps are painted, roughly half of the straps have been installed, as of today 8 RATs are fully assembled with the new thermal strapping

rocco8773 commented 9 months ago

production of new thermal straps is complete and installations is progressing (see #172)