  A new test stand at FNAL is being constructed to carry out experiments to
develop and upgrade the present magnetron-type sources of H- ions of up to 80
mA at 35 keV in the context of the Proton Improvement Plan (PIP). The aim of
this plan is to provide high-power proton beams for the experiments at FNAL.
The technical details of the construction and layout of this test stand are
presented, along with a prospective set of diagnostics to monitor the sources.
