Group Skills

The purpose of this page is to serve as a list of skills that new group members need to either already have, or acquire as they start to work in the group.

Tubing and Fittings

___ Types of fittings: swagelok, ultratorr (cajon), barbed, others
___ Ferrules: front and back, how to put them in (use tube trick)
___ How to swage a fitting: 1 1/4 turns when new (less when re-doing)
___ How to tell whether a swagelok fitting is damaged
___ How to tell whether an ultratorr fitting has all the parts
___ Types of valves: ball 2-way, 3-way, needle
___ Types of materials and when to use each: steel, brass, nylon, teflon, aluminum
___ How to tell whether an ultratorr fitting has all the parts tube)
___ Tubing cutters for metal and plastic
___ Tubing benders for large copper and steel

Testing for Leaks

___ Making bubbles with Snoop (if system can be pressurized)
___ Pressurizing the system and checking rate of P loss (if system can be pressurized)

Making electrical and electronic connections

___ Making a new AC plug or socket
___ Making a new serial connector
___ Telling the difference between serial (9-pin), VGA (15-pin), and other connectors
___ Straight-thru vs. null-modem cables and adaptors
___ Loopback plugs (serial)
___ BNC cables and connectors, and when to use them
___ MHV and SHV connectors
___ Using an oscilloscope
___ Using the high voltage probe
___ Using a grounding strap