APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED POSITIONING OF EDDY CURRENT TEST PROBE

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15055178

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An apparatus for automated inspection and repair of a tube sheet. The apparatus has a rotating gripper pod, comprising at least one tube gripper, a sliding body portion containing the gripper pod; a housing portion comprising at least one tube gripper and a tool head coupling. The tool head coupling swapably attaches to a eddy current test probe and at least one kind of tube repair tool. Novel, auto-locking tube grippers are also disclosed. A serial bus connects electronic modules within the apparatus and also connects the apparatus to an external controller.

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BWXT NUCLEAR ENERGY INC109 RAMSEY PLACE LYNCHBURG VA 24501

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O'Dell, Thomas Issaquah, US 5 69

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