Week+of+11-13-2012

11-13-12 I spent the entirety of my time in the lab looking for parts on Digikey's website to order for the Peltier system. The parts that we will order are as follows: The peltier: http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/CP60440/102-1678-ND/1747370 The box to house the power system that will be connected to the peltier: http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?x=0&y=0&lang=en&site=us&KeyWords=hm343-nd The power system: http://www.digikey.com/scripts/dksearch/dksus.dll?vendor=0&keywords=eps421-nd The rheostat that will be used: http://www.digikey.com/scripts/dksearch/dksus.dll?vendor=0&keywords=rhs75re-nd The inlet, switch, and fuse that will be connected to a wall outlet: http://www.digikey.com/scripts/dksearch/dksus.dll?vendor=0&keywords=ccm1915-nd The Peltier will be connected using crimp connectors and banana plugs to the power supply. Matt already ordered the parts for the scope aspect of the new system. The designs have been finalized and I will upload pictures as the building process begins in the next few weeks. This scope will be much more consistent, reliable, and well-suited for my experiment. 11-14-12 Unfortunately this has been a wildly uneventful week. The scope was not working and I spent most of day searching on the internet for cylindrical enclosures that are 5 inches tall with a 12 inch diameter that will house the new scope when it is ready to scan. We will most likely just use a flower vase or some other random clear household item so we can observe the scope while scanning.