As described previously there were several problems with 3.5m instrumentation at the end of the shutdown. Here is an update on the situation: The Echelle has been returned to service and is fully functional again; the "halos" seen previously and believed to be due to "frosting" of the internal optics by some contaminent have been eliminated by a new cooling procedure/sequence. Replacement parts for the SPICam Cryotiger cooler are being shipped today, and it is hoped that SPICam will be returned to service late next week. This schedule assumes that no unexpected glitches arise in the process of putting the instrument back into operation. The situation of the NA2 guider is the least clear, but the vendor indicates that it *might* be repaired and shipped back to APO within 7 to 10 days. However, they have not yet completed the diagnostic work, and there may be undetected problems, so this must be regarded as an optimistic scenario. GRIM2 is operational but continues to encounter intermitent quadrant failures which can be cured by power cycling. DIS is fully functional, and recent throughput measurements indicate that it is working very well indeed post upgrade and realuminization. Details to follow from Jon Holtzman. Ed Turner APO APO APO APO APO Apache Point Observatory 3.5m APO APO APO APO APO This is message 605 in the apo35-general archive. You can find APO the archive on http://www.astro.princeton.edu/APO/apo35-general/INDEX.html APO To join/leave the list, send mail to apo35-request@astro.princeton.edu APO To post a message, mail it to apo35-general@astro.princeton.edu APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO