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To place the half period modular coil assembly over the vacuum vessel requires the detailed design and fabrication of an external assembly fixture that will manipulate the MC half period over the vacuum vessel The isometric view below shows the NCSX Reference Design of a turning fixture and gantry crane used in assembling the modular coil over a vacuum vessel segment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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May 3, 2005

Updated file for the MCAF has been placed in the MCAF (Modular Coil Assembly Fixture) sub-folder of the PPPL NCSX manufacturing ftp site.  The files include: a revised set of PDF drawing file of the Reference Design (preliminary_MCAF_pdf-050502), a revised Draft Specification document (NSCX-CSPEC-18-01-00-dB) and  a movie file that illustrates the motion of the MCHP over the left hand side of the vacuum vessel.  All earlier documents have been archived.

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February 24, 2005

A revised Draft Specification document (NCSX-CSPEC-18-01-00-dA-R1) that was reviewed at the MCAF vendor information meeting was placed in the MCAF (Modular Coil Assembly Fixture) sub-folder of the PPPL NCSX manufacturing ftp site.  The earlier document has been archived.

 

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February 3, 2005

A zip file titled MCAF-050201 has been placed in the MCAF (Modular Coil Assembly Fixture) sub-folder of the PPPL NCSX manufacturing ftp site.  The Zip file contains PDF drawings, DXF files, a servo table listing and an assembly STEP file of the MCAF Reference Design and PDF drawing files of the modular coil winding forms.  Also posted at this time is a MCAF draft speciation document (NCSX-CSPEC-18-01-00-dA) and two animation clips (se188-000-iso.mpg and se185-000-top.mpg).

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