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Building the Enhanced Hot Water Drill (EHWD)

Welding the Hose Reel

Welding the Hose Reel

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  • Date: 11/18/2006
  • Full Size: 1280x960 (4.27" by 3.20" at 300dpi)
  • File Format: image/jpeg
  • Description:
    The EHWD and associated machinery is designed, built and tested in Wisconsin at Physical Sciences Lab (PSL) before it is shipped to the South Pole.

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IceCube Gallery › Building the Enhanced Hot Water Drill (EHWD)

Welding the Hose ReelLocating end framesAligning end frames on skisSled and drumMoving drum
Assembling the reelAssembling the hose reelAssembling the hose reelDrum on its way outOutfitting the MDSs
The Main Heating PlantAdding heatersGenerator heading outSkis for the South PoleEHWD Electronics
Working on the EHWDEHWDThe drill headAttaching calipersThe drill head system
The drill head systemThe drill headMDS leaving for South PoleMDS leavingTower Operation Workshop on its way
The drill towerThe drill towerPacking the towerDCC deplaningPower Distribution Module (PDM) onto skis
Moving PDM on skisAssembling the DSHRAssembling the DSHRReel AssemblyReel Assembly Team