• Topic ID: id_11039104
  • Version: 3.0
  • Date: Apr 9, 2020 8:42:22 PM

Tube Temperature Verification Procedure

Prerequisites

Verify Tube Temperature < 200º C

Procedure

  1. Click DAILY PREP
  2. Click TUBE WARM-UP
  3. Click ACCEPT in pop-up window
  4. Click PAUSE
  5. Click CANCEL (Do not QUIT Daily Prep)
    6. Notice Image
    • notice
    • Do not start X-ray exposures. Starting tube warm-up will result in additional tube cooling wait times.
  6. Open system error log (gesys_suite.log)
  7. Click LAST PAGE

    Look for this type of entry:

    This entry is created when Pause is clicked.

    bay57 dailyPrepRx

    StateMachineEventNotify.c 418

    Tube temperature before Cold Tube Warmup is 315.15 degrees Celsius.

    This entry is created when Cancel is clicked.

    bay57 dailyPrepRx

    StateMachineEventNotify.c 411

    Tube temperature after Cold Tube Warmup is 312.89 degrees Celsius.

    Start Tube Alignments when 200.00 degrees Celsius is reported.

    bay57 dailyPrepRx

    StateMachineEventNotify.c 418

    Tube temperature before Cold Tube Warmup is 200.00 degrees Celsius.

  8. Repeat steps 3 through 5 as necessary to generate updates in the gesyslog.
  9. Click QUIT to exit Daily Prep, when tube temperature shows 200.00 Celsius.

Finalization

No finalization steps.