Originally Posted by
sycld
Well we're getting an Auger microprobe system running so that we can determine the surface chemical composition of our samples. The turbo pump wasn't running up to full speed, so I had to unscrew its flange from the system and replace it with a gasket.
So now in order to remove it from the system, I had to unscrew the cooling water lines. When we replaced them, water was just spraying everywhere.
It turns out that I forgot to put in a couple washers!
And not only that, but the problem wasn't with the turbo pump in the first place: it was a poor seal on one of the copper gaskets in the load-lock LOLOLOLOLOL
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