Lightning Shutdown and Recovery Procedures are below.
Please be aware that the 0.9-m facility and you are in a high risk zone for lightning strikes. Remember that if you can hear thunder, there is a risk of a lightning strike.
You are not required to throw the main facility breaker if you deem that there is a risk of a lightning strike. Keep this in mind when following the procedure and do not put yourself, or others, at risk. (Running outside to throw the main breaker when the storm is upon you is not a safe thing to do).
The observer should judge the weather and decide if it is possible to exit the 0.9-m telescope site safely after the lightning shutdown procedure is completed. Please keep in mind the risks involved with stepping outside when thunderstorms exist in the vicinity. Even grabbing hold of the main door can be considered a risk! Remain inside, away from doors, computers, and phones and wait out any storm in a safe place such as the WIYN 0.9m house, KPNO dorm or the KPNO dining facility.
If lightning seems imminent and going outside unsafe, the observer should stay in the 0.9-m telescope control room. Do not use the telephone or internet connections, as they can conduct a lightning strike. Avoid contact with metal (doors, etc) and cables that could conduct a lightning strike.
When is it safe? Use common sense and the following guidelines:
* If you see lightning, immediately seek a safe place such as the WIYN 0.9m house.
* If you can only hear thunder, suspend your outdoor activity and move indoors, preferably a safe location such as the WIYN 0.9m house.
* Wait a minimum of 30 minutes from the last observed lightning or thunder before resuming activities.
Further, helpful information for lightning safety tips and facts can be accessed on the Lightning Safety Institutes homepage: http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls.html
LIGHTNING SHUTDOWN/RECOVERY PROCEDURES
September 13, 2012
If there are problems, call Flynn at ext 8588.
SHUTDOWN
Control Room:
1. Shutdown the TCS
a. Logout of the TCS on Olive – From the User menu in the upper left-hand corner select Exit.
b. From the Start menu at the bottom left on Olive select Shutdown.
2. Shutdown the rest of the computers:
a. On Moss, close all windows and shutdown via the Start menu (for the Windows boot).
b. On Sage, close all windows and shutdown via the K menu.
c. On Emerald, close all windows
FOR S2KB
1. Close the Taupe VNC GWC window.
2. Close all windows within the Taupe VNC ICE window.
3. Close the Taupe VNC ICE window.
FOR MOSAIC
1. Select Shutdown from the Mosaic Menu
2. Close the Taupe VNC GWC window.
3. On Emerald, open an x-term and login to mosaic1-36 as observer, usual password
4. type nocs poweroff rack
d. On Emerald, open a browser
1. Go to the URL http://36-power-1; login and password are on the whiteboard
2. Click on OFF for all Taupe and Rust computers and drives
e. Shutdown Emerald via the power menu at the bottom of the screen
Computer Room:
1. Disable the room monitor
a. Press "What is"
b. Press "Code". The unit will respond with 'enter security code'
c. Enter the security code which is listed on the left side of the unit.
d. Unit will respond with 'OK' or 'error 2'. If you get an error, try again.
e. Press the "Run/Standby" key to disable the monitor.
2. On the east wall, flip the breaker for the telescope motors to the off position.
3. Turn off Moss via the power switch on the front if the linux guider was being used
4. Turn off all racks
a. Turn off the 2 racks closest to the door at the bottom back – 1 switch each rack.
b. FOR S2KB
1. Turn off the CCD controller via the 2 switches at the front with RED guards.
2. Turn off the power to the rack at the back by turning off the 2 switches.
c. FOR MOSAIC
2. Make sure the power is off at the back of the S2KB rack.
d. Turn off the computer rack with Emerald and Taupe at the top/back
5. Unplug the power cord from the back of Olive
6. Unplug the gray ribbon strip on the back of Olive
7. Turn off dry air system
8. Close the in-line valve on the outlet side of the dry air system
Upstairs:
FOR MOSAIC
Turn off the monsoon power supply.
\ ; Turn off the MSE box with the switch on the top
Unplug the power cord that goes from the instrument to the extension cord on the telescope mount.
UPS room:
1. Turn off the power to the compressor by toggling the red switch on the top of the power box.
2. Unplug the auto drain.
3. Switch the compressor disconnect breaker to the off position.
4. Turn the UPS off by turning the keyswitch to the off position.
5. Switch the main disconnect breaker to the off position.
RECOVERY
UPS room:
1. Switch the main disconnect breaker to the on position.
2. Turn the UPS on by turning the keyswitch to the on position. Confirm the UPS is NOT running on battery power. If the UPS continues to run on batter power after a few second, key switch off and contact the Site Manager.
3. Switch the compressor disconect breaker to the on position.
4. Plug in the auto drain.
5. Turn the compressor on with the red switch on the power box.
Upstairs:
FOR MOSAIC
Plug the Mosaic power cord back into the extension cord.
Turn the monsoon power supply on.
Turn on the MSE box with the switch on the top
Computer room:
1. Press the big green reset button on the south wall.
2. Enable the room monitor
a. Press "Run/Standby"
b. Press "Set"
c. Press "Code"
d. Enter the security code which is listed on the lefthand side of the unit
e. Unit will respond with "OK".
3. Turn on the breaker for the telescope motors.
4. Turn on the 2 racks closest to the door at the bottom back.
5. Plug in the gray ribbon strip into the back of Olive
6. Plug in the power cord into the back of Olive
7. Turn on Moss and Olive. (Second rack from the door. The power switches are on the front, inside the doors).
8. FOR S2KB
a. Turn on the racks for the S2KB controller at the back
– 2 switches.
b. Turn the controller on via the 2 switches at front
with RED guards. 9. Turn on the computer rack for Emerald and Taupe
– switch at the top rear. 10. Wait 30 seconds after turning on the rack, then a. Turn on Taupe and Emerald. The switch for Taupe is on the back and the one for Emerald is on the front. Emerald may power up automatically when the rack is turned on. Check for the light on the front of Emerald. 11. FOR MOSAIC a. Switch all the front panel switches on the ethernet power controller fully right, and then set in the middle position b. Push the power switches on each front-panel CPU 12. Turn on dry air system. 13. Open the in-line valve on the outlet side of the dry air system. Control room: 1. Make sure Olive, Emerald, Taupe and Moss boot up. Note:
To boot Moss into Windows for S2KB, at the lilo: prompt, type Windows2000 – the default is to boot into Linux. 2. Turn on Sage if you plan to use it. The computer is located under the desk. 3. Start the appropriate data taking programs FOR S2KB a. On Emerald select the VNC GWC Taupe
from the desktop as
well as the VNC Taupe window. b. Within the Taupe VNC ICE
window startup a Data Acquisition window, a Data Reduction window, and
Ximtool-alt (all from the background menu). FOR MOSAIC c. On Emerald, select Mosaic Menu from the desktop d. From within the menu select Start f. From the Mosaic Menu select (Re)start Guider (this should load the program on Moss as well as bring up
the Guider GUI on Emerald). You will also need to check the following systems: 1. Take several biases prior to
taking any science data. 2. Wait until the CCD is at
nominal temperatures before taking any science data. If using S2KB, type ccdinfo in the Data Acquisition window. Nominal CCD temps
are on the whiteboard. 3. Reset the dome position from
the TCS by selecting Dome => Home. 4. FOR S2KB Initialize the guider focus a. From the guider control window on the ACE TCS make
sure the North camera is selected and then click INIT. c. Repeat for the South guide camera. 5.
Reset the Socket Server Timing a. In the Taupe
GWC window on Emerald, in the xterm window type start-itcs and hit return. b. At the itcs prompt, type tcs and hit return. c. With S2KB type "timer 5000". d. With Mosaic type "timer 1500".