diff --git a/starcheck/data/characteristics.yaml b/starcheck/data/characteristics.yaml
index 28c7b000..904fab4d 100644
--- a/starcheck/data/characteristics.yaml
+++ b/starcheck/data/characteristics.yaml
@@ -1,55 +1,3 @@
-#obsid:
-#   
-#   format:
-#      alarm: ">> WARNING:"
-#      faint_plot_mag: 11.0
-#      pg_colors:
-#         white: 1
-#         red: 2
-#         green: 3
-#         blue: 4
-#         cyan: 5
-#         yellow: 7
-#         orange: 8
-#         purple: 12
-#         magenta: 6
-#     
-#   constant:
-#      ACA_MANERR_PAD: 20
-#   
-#      Default_SIM_Z:
-#         ACIS-I: 92905
-#         ACIS-S: 75620
-#         HRC-I: -50505
-#         HRC-S: -99612
-#      
-#      # in arcseconds
-#      ID_DIST_LIMIT: 1.5
-#      
-#      agasc_start_date: 2000:001:00:00:00.000
-#
-#   star_catalog:
-#
-#      # CCD boundaries in arcsec
-#      y_ang_min: -2410
-#      y_ang_max:  2473
-#      z_ang_min: -2504
-#      z_ang_max:  2450
-#
-#      # For boundary checks in pixel coordinates
-#      # see /proj/sot/ska/acaflt/quad_limits_sausage.* for more info
-#      ccd_row_min: -512.5
-#      ccd_row_max:  511.5
-#      ccd_col_min: -512.5
-#      ccd_col_max:  511.5
-#
-#      pix_window_pad: 7
-#      pix_row_pad: 8
-#      pix_col_pad: 1
-#
-#      ang_per_pix: 5
-#      
-
 paths:
    acq_stat_query: https://icxc.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/aspect/get_stats/get_stats.cgi
    week_lookup: https://icxc.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/aspect/starcheck/find_shortterm.cgi
@@ -62,8 +10,8 @@ no_starcat_oflsid:
    - RDE
    - DC_T
 
-ccd_temp_yellow_limit: -9.5
-ccd_temp_red_limit: -8.5
+ccd_temp_yellow_limit: -8.8
+ccd_temp_red_limit: -7.8
 
 n100_warm_frac_default: .20