Status of the Stony Brook Superconducting Heavy-Ion Linac

We describe the initial two years of operation of the first lead-based heavy-ion superconducting LINAC. The lead-plated copper technology has proven very successful in terms of achievable field levels, power consumption and reliability. The set-up and operation of the LINAC system are now largely automated, and, with the completion later this year of improvements to the cryogenics system and the upgrading of the low-ß section of the machine to quarter wave resonators in 1986, the overall energy performance will exceed the original design goal. Recent advances of the electroplating research and development program hold promise for further improvements in the near future.