Mod 7T3 Gluing Þ M7T30006

Items with * have additional notes or hints listed on the second page.

  1. Check clean room temperature (should be at or above 22° C)
  2. Clean jig and vacuum pen.
  3. Check stage rotation using center of dowel pins.*
  4. Check if glass piece holders are in the DOWN position, held by clamps on top of platform.
  5. Check if silicon jigs are in the left position, raised, and centered both left/right and front/back.*
  6. Add glue to four LOW glass pieces (GPL) for left and right sensors.*
  7. Bring glue sample in the room.
  8. Start timer.
  9. Put glass pieces on the holders with the high side towards the sensor. Check that they are flat.*
  10. Put hybrid MS3L on the gluing jig in the back with the connector to the left.*
  11. Check that dowel pins touch groove and the left one is roughly centered.
  12. Open vacuum valve (2), pushing hybrid towards dowel pins.*
  13. Check rotation of the hybrid using the crosshairs and the notches on the top edge of the hybrid.
  14. Put hybrid MS3R on the gluing jig in the front with the connector to the left. Hold it down and against posts.
  15. Align crosshair with notch on left edge of MS3L hybrid. Move down to MS3R. Use adjusting screw to move MS3R to the right until its notch aligns with crosshair. Open vacuum valve (2) while still holding hybrid.
  16. Recheck rotation and left/right alignment of the two hybrids and that notches on both hit the posts.
  17. Check that vacuum valves (5) & (6) are off.*
  18. Bring platform home (towards you until it stops).
  19. Check vacuum pen and take first sensor.
  20. Check sensor serial number (make sure it’s Type 3). POSITION #0:
  21. Place sensor on left jig, bonding pattern 0 to front right, pattern 4 to back left.
  22. Align edge of sensor with hybrid. Move the sensor back very slightly before putting on vacuum.*
  23. Add safety plug and open valve (5) to turn on vacuum.
  24. Tap sensor very gently with dental tool to verify vacuum is holding.
  25. Correct sensor rotation.*
  26. Position sensor left/right using hole in hybrid.*
  27. Adjust distance of sensor from hybrid. Sensor should be centered between hybrids.*
  28. Pick up second sensor, checking serial number and type is 3. POSITION #2:
  29. Place second sensor on right jig, bonding pattern 0 to front right, pattern 4 to back left.
  30. Align with hybrid, then add safety plug and open valve (6) to turn on vacuum.
  31. Repeat steps 24 to 27 to correct rotation and position of right sensor.
  32. Recheck position of both sensors left/right and front/back.
  33. Slowly release glass pieces, watching the glue flow into the hybrid-sensor gap.*
  34. Check the positioning of the glass pieces and the glue joint.*
  35. Recheck sensor position left/right and front/back. One option is to measure relative to notches.*
  36. Move stage all the way back so module is protected under microscope.
  37. Install support bar using fast Araldite on the ends. Make sure bar sits flat on ceramic. Clean excess epoxy.*
  38. Let glue cure (keep samples and check …12 hours minimum).
  39. Switch vacuum valves (5) & (6) off and remove safety plugs.
  40. Stop vacuum for hybrids by closing valves (2). Make sure vacuum is off for both hybrids.
  41. Remove module from gluing station.*
  42. Reinforce glass glue joints.*
  43. Move sensor jig to right position, raise it and roughly center it both left/right and front/back.
  44. Check if glass piece holders are in the DOWN position, held by clamps on top of platform.
  45. Verify stage rotation using dowel pins.
  46. Prepare two HIGH glass pieces (GPH), keeping glue sample.
  47. Put glass piece on the holder with the high side towards the sensor. Check that it is flat.
  48. Place module back on the station. Switch on both hybrid vacua using valve (2). Check that dowel pins touch notches and verify hybrid rotation using notch alignment.*
  49. Verify that sensor jig vacuum (5) is off, removing safety plug.
  50. Check vacuum pen and take sensor (checking number and Type 3). POSITION #1:
  51. Place sensor on jig, bonding pattern 0 to front right, pattern 4 to back left.
  52. Align with hybrid, add safety plug, and turn vacuum on using valve (5).
  53. Follow steps 24 to 27 to correct sensor rotation and position.
  54. Slowly release glass pieces, watching the glue flow into the hybrid-sensor gap
  55. Check glass piece positioning and glue joint.
  56. Recheck sensor position left/right and front/back. One option is to measure relative to notches.
  57. Let glue cure. (At least 12 hours)
  58. Stop vacuum (valves 2 for both hybrids &5), remove safety plugs.
  59. Remove completed module.
  60. Reinforce glass glue joints.

Notes on individual steps

3) Adjust stage rotation with knob R1 (on the cylinder underneath gluing jig and above motorized platform). Trust the left/right motion of the stage. Do not use the counter, it drifts.

5) Use knob R4 (black knobs on sides) to raise/lower sensor jigs. It is pushed left/right by hand.

6) See separate instruction sheet. When changing hybrid type, check glass piece fit (especially height) first.

9) Glass pieces must sit flat and all the way down in the groove in the holders.

10) Lower back of hybrid first, then front so you don’t hit the glue.

12) Follow vacuum tubes to check which valve connects to which part of the jig.

17) To ensure vacuum is off, remove and replace safety plug.

22) You can use front/back movement screw on the sensor jig to push sensor against hybrid.

25) Use the guard trace along the top edge of the sensor (some have cross-hairs at the corners) to check rotation. Use R2 (silver knob under front of sensor jig) to correct sensor rotation.

26) Set distance from center of hole in hybrid to center of flanking bonding pads on sensor to be 1.6000 mm. Use the hole slightly to the left of the sensor center for this positioning. Use S2 (black knob under and to the outside of the sensor jig) to move it left/right.

27) Set distance from center of hole in hybrid to top edge of inner guard trace equal to 1.450 mm. Use the hole slightly to the left of the sensor center for this positioning. Use S1 (black knob under front of sensor jig) to move it front/back.

33) Use the wide field on the microscope. Be prepared to move the glass piece back if glue overflows.

34) Using the microscope, you can see glue in the gap between the sensor and hybrid. Looking from the side and below, you can see how the glass piece is positioned.

35) From the edge of the notch on top of the hybrid to the top edge of the inner guard trace is 22.750 mm. From the edge of the notch on the left side of the hybrid to the left edge of the inner guard trace is 8.560, 50.560, and 92.620 for positions 0, 1, 2, respectively.

37) Bar fits above ceramic base plate next to hybrid between short Al pieces near connector. Check for epoxy between bar and adjustment screw that pushes on MS3R hybrid.

41) You need to lift the module straight up to remove it. The 4 corners can be lifted a bit at a time so they roughly move together. You may need to lift corners with a razor blade to start them moving.

42) See separate gluing instruction sheet.

48) Set the module down as straight as possible. You may need to tap it lightly.