My Keck Experience

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My Keck Experience

• By Macy Wessel

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Outline

• What I worked on
• What I learned
• What I experienced

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What I worked on

• Limit Switch Safety Brackets
• Encoder Capstan Replacement
• Anemometer Mount

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Limit Switch Safety Brackets

• Very Cold in the dome
• Cordless Drills dont like the cold (and neither
  do I)
• Projects can take way longer than anticipated

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Encoder Capstan Replacement

• The sun is not above the horizon at 5 am, even at
  14,000 ft.
• Plan your work and work your plan
• Everything on the telescope is unique

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Anemometer Mount

• Prototyping is helpful
• Checking your drawings is crucial
• Sometimes you just get lucky

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What I learned

• The Engineering Process
• Project Management
• Design
• Drafting
• Documentation
• Scheduling

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The Experience

• Work is not all hard
• Be flexible
• Engineering is cool

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What I plan to do now