Generator/Electricity:

China Special:
Voltage: 220
Hobbs meter reading: 722
We have been refueling "China Special" while it is still running.

Lil' Genny: Appears to require a new battery for electric start.

Fuel Status:
Diesel:

Quantity: 94 gallons remaining

Consumed: 6 gallons

Propane Tank:

Reading: 74% (185 gal)

Consumed: 2.5 gallons

Gasoline:

Quantity: 55 gallons

Consumed: 0 gallons

Oil:

Quantity remaining: 11 quarts

Water:

Reading: Outside potable water tank level: 77 cm from the base
(note trailer is tilted and these are the shallower readings)
Consumed: 25 gallons in last 24 hours
Estimated Grey Water Used: 20 gallons in last 24 hours (assumed 80%)

Time: 18:00
Inside Tank: 37 gallons (Previous reading at 04/08/04: 55 gallons)

Time: 19:30
Inside Tank: 30 gallons

HVAC: Nothing to report.

Transport: We attempted to drive the truck yesterday, but it did not start. We charged the battery today, but the truck still did not start.

Mars-Suits: Bill used the cooling vest today (as provided by Dewey Anderson). He found that it worked well, because he did not break a sweat even though he walked fast up the ridge to the remote radio station while carrying the toolbox. However, it weighed him down after 2 hours and that it pulls on the shoulders during the decompression/recompression. Suggestion for relieving weight is to run straps from top of backpack rack through the top of the suit to the vest. Overall, Bill recommends the use, and will leave the vest for the next team to use. [Note: the cooling packs need to be recharged at the end of each day by putting the inserts into the lower level freezer.]

Computers/Networking Infrastructure: Nothing new to report.