RE: MARS node top assy drawing

Regarding item 5 below, a CD with the requested library is being mailed today.

Just want to follow up with the current status, at least as I understand it.

1) The torques provided below refer to item 8 and 17. Item 8 is the washer used with Item 17. We hope to get the torques for Item 8 and Item 2. Is it possible that the torque below for Item 8 is actually for item 2?

[GM] Still need to resolve this issue

2) To the best of our knowledge, we did not receive item 24, the CTA isolator. Do you have this item at Maripro?

[GM] Found it in the spares, perfectly marked and packed. Thanks

3) Generally speaking, we would use Loctite on the critical fasteners. Should Loctite be used, particularly on items 2 and 8? If so what number and what primer?
[GM] Already on the drawing, thanks

4) Do you have any spare paint for the TRF you would be willing to donate to the cause? We would of course, pay for any shipping charges.

[GM] Thank you we will take it from here

5) We are having problems opening most of the Maripro supplied drawings. The problem seems to be that you store many of your miscellaneous nuts and bolts in a Maripro library (Mpserver0\SolidWorks Shares\... )that did not appear to be included in the CDs you sent. If you could make this library (and any others we may need) available, either on CD/DVD or a ftp site, that would really go along way toward making your drawings more useful.
[GM] Maripro will deliver a CD/DVD in the near future (a week or two?).

Gene Massion
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
7700 Sandholdt Road
Moss Landing, California 95039
831 7751922 (tel)
831 7751646 (fax)

Thank you very much for your prompt response in this matter. I have a few more questions.

2) To the best of our knowledge, we did not receive item 24, the CTA isolator. Do you have this item at Maripro?

3) Generally speaking, we would use Loctite on the critical fasteners. Should Loctite be used, particularly on items 2 and 8? If so what number and what primer?

4) Do you have any spare paint for the TRF you would be willing to donate to the cause? We would of course, pay for any shipping charges.

Gene Massion
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
7700 Sandholdt Road
Moss Landing, California 95039
831 7751922 (tel)
831 7751646 (fax)