9:10 Set heaters temperature 300 -> 250 C in preparation for cooling down and to help keep DSSD temperature down. Started activating set 6 (3 X DSSD) at 120 W as per previous procedure.

9:15 Realised previous choice is a mistake in the current configuration as the DSSD TC is closer to set 5. Set 6 off. Set 5 to 60W. No effects in temperature. Ramped slowly to 200W. No immediate effect in temperature, while vacuum goes up.

9:30 Started activating set 6 at 300W (=100 per module). This should give us the best feedback on DSSD temperature from the only TC we have since they should all be at similar temperatures. 

9:40 DSSD TC shows temperature decreasing rapidly (-17C/h). That's nonsense. The TC cannot be working properly, which means activation is now quite dangerous. Looking at strain relief TC instead from now, which is still at 85C. Set 5 down to 30W for safety while set 6 finishes ramping up.

9:45 DSSD TC still reading nonsense at 35C cooling by 20C per hour. Strain relief TC at 85C heating up by 10C per hour is more realistic. Vacuum worsening as set 6 reached 300W. Immediately ramped down to 120W. Leaving for 30 minutes, or less if strain relief temperature increases too much.

9:57 Strain relief heating quickly at 90C. Decided to turn off ALL negs for safety. Set heaters to 200C.

10:18 Strain relief temperature finally slowing down heating rate. DSSD TC beings displaying increasing temperature. The TC wire on the TC-08 module is clearly damaged.

After lunch, turned on the four ion elements of the D-2000. Pump#4 is not working, and apparently module #2 also has issues. Used module #4 on pump#2 to get three working pumps. Others will have to be investigated when the tent is removed and we can have some access to the pumps.

Tried closing gate valve to turbo. Vacuum does not seem to really improve. Opened. Will try again tomorrow morning.

Vacuum division ion pump on as well.