FBAC East Dome To-Do List

Please contact Cynthia Gustava or me if you can help, have done, or want to add a task.
Contact the club officers first if you plan to spend more than $50 and would like compensation.

Last updated: 6-Dec-2000 (new tasks: network computers, add phone line, new flat screen)

Status Task Scheduled Futzers
Done Lubricate dome. 14-Oct-2000 Joe, Bill, Louis
Done Fix "E" button on hand control. 11-Oct-2000 Len
Done Install new computer. 18-Oct-2000 Len
Pending Light weight tube extension to stop stray light. . Alex
Done "Hood" or baffle to block stray light from new computer monitor. 11-Nov-2000 Wes
Done Reroute encoder wires to new computer. Oct-2000 Len
Done Reduce wattage on computer heater bulb (<25 watts). 19-Nov-2000 Bill
Pending Replacement flat field cover for scope. . Randy, Alex
Pending Permanently mounted light for flat fields. . .
Not a Problem When AP8 arrives, isolate and minimize vignetting. 25-Nov-2000 K2, Bill, Alex
Done When AP8 arrives, rig up safety line for camera, with tie point on telescope. 24-Nov-2000 K2
Done When AP8 arrives, rig up safety line attachment on camera body. 24-Nov-2000 K2
Done Entrance door closes/opens hard and doesn't catch properly when closed. 22-Oct-2000 Wes
Done Back door doorstop doesn't catch properly. 22-Oct-2000 Wes
Done Reflective strips on steps for public. 10-Oct-2000 Len and Josh
Pending Reflective strips on ladder steps. . .
Done Clean up under floor. 15-Oct-2000 Cynthia
Done Clean out cabinets/drawers. 14-Oct-2000 Bill
Pending Clean telescope mirrors as needed. . .
Done Collimate mirrors as needed. 14-Oct-2000 Bill
Done Cookbook cooling well needs cleaning badly 13-Oct-2000 Louis
Done Untwist electric cable to shutter before it twists off completely. 14-Oct-2000 Joe, Bill, Alex
Pending Repair damaged wood on telescope (water damage). . .
In Progress Paint interior of dome. 19-Nov-2000 Cynthia, Bill
Pending Paint telescope forks. . Cynthia
Done Yellow handrail needs to be cleaned and painted. 12-Nov-2000 Cynthia
Pending Paint stripes on tops of step edges. . Cynthia
Pending Paint door interiors. . Cynthia, Bill
Pending Paint door trim (inside and out). . Cynthia, Bill
Pending New flat field screen. . Cynthia, Bill
Pending Full rotation stop to prevent future cable cuts, or reroute cables. . .
Pending Proper ST7/9 AP-8 power supply holder. . .
Not Needed Cookbook cooling tubes/pump/etc need cleaning or replacing. . .
Done Make drawings/labels on how to hook up power plugs to scope. 21-Oct-2000 Louis, Cynthia
Pending Set-up/Shut-down procedures on East Dome wall. . Cynthia, Joe
Pending Reset foam rubber skirt so that its outside edge does not rub against the dome. . Bill
Pending Remount 4 1/2 inch finder scope . .
Pending Low-relief standard filter holder . .
In Progress Add phone line and phone to East Dome. . K2
Pending Network the two East Dome computers. . Len, K2
Pending Complete telescope automation. . .

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