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Message ID: 98     Entry time: Fri Feb 28 09:20:37 2020
 Author: Ronic Chiche 
 Status: Not Fixed 
 Type: issue 
 Category: lasers and optics 
 Location: Optical room 
 Title: Amplifier laser diodes issue 

This is a long time issue for the ThomX amplifier : on the 4 pumping diodes available, the 1st diode has a higher temperature than the others around 40°C (see the picture).
the problem comes from the TEC which is not activated (see diodes parameter files in execel format). the related software windows are shaded.

I phoned to Jerome to ask him if one can securely activate the TEC, and he answered "yes".
but once the TEC is activated by loading parameters and modifying the line of the TEC activation, the temperature does'nt fall down as it seems the TEC does'nt work properly.
maybe it is not connected properly ? to be checked...

the result is, as the diode temperature is too high, an alarm is fired and the diode is deactivated... impossible to increase the current.

one has to deactivate the TEC and shut down electrically the amplifier to go back to the starting point.

Conclusion :
- the TEC of the diode 1 does'nt work properly.
- one can't activate it otherwise an alarm is fired and the diode is disabled.
- one should check the TEC connections in the amplifier

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