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Log Book for March 17, 2006
Engineering Report
Todd Romberger & Menkes van den Briel Reporting
Generator/Electricity:
Casper: not used
Wendy Hobbs Meter: 3053.8 hrs
Voltage: 120 VAC
Frequency: 60 Hz
Oil Level: 1/2
Oil Pressure: 32 PSI
Water Drained: no
Notes/Comments: Oil level dropped significantly. Will check oil level again tomorrow morning for possible measurement error. In case the oil level did drop please advise which grade of oil can be used.
Xantrex Inverter/Dynasty Batteries:
Time - Voltage (Temp Comp) - Load - Temp - Generator Running?
20:00 - 25.8 - 08 - 11 - ON
20:56 - 26.1 - 07 - 12 - ON
08:00 - 27.7 - 05 - 14 - ON
08:28 - 24.4 - 06 - 14 - OFF
11:30 - 23.8 - 09 - 14 - OFF
12:35 - 23.6 - 10 - 14 - OFF
14:15 - 23.3 - 09 - 14 - OFF
15:06 - 23.2 - 09 - 14 - OFF
16:07 - 22.9 - 09 - 14 - OFF
18:06 - 25.5 - 11 - 17 - ON
18:52 - 25.8 - 09 - 17 - ON
Fuel Status (as of 18:45):
Diesel: Approximate Reading - 3/4
Propane Tank: Approximate Reading - 65% (650 gallons = 2460.5 L)
Gasoline:
Consumed Today: 2 gallons = 7.6 L
Quantity Remaining: 30 gallons = 113.6 L
Oil:
GenSet Quantity: 0 quarts
ATV Quantity: 10.5 quarts
V'ger Quantity: 14.5 quarts
Water Status:
Outside Potable Water Tank Level: 315 gallons = 1192.4 L
Trailer Potable Water Tank Level: 20 cm from the base
Water Meter Reading: 8069.0 gallons = 30544.4 L
Water Consumed: 52.1 gallons = 197.2 L
Grey Water Used: 23.2 gallons = 87.8 L
Flushes: 10
Showers: 1
Sponge Baths: 0
Tonight's Meter Readings:
Out to Toilet: 1561.4 (+23.2 since yesterday)
In to GreenHab: 9101.4 (+56.6 since yesterday)
GreenHab:
Crops Watered: yes
Transportation:
V'ger: Used - no
Oil Checked: no
Fuel Consumed: 0 gallons = 0 L
Tire Status:
Kawasaki ATV 1: Used - yes
Oil Checked: yes
Fuel Consumed: 1 gallon = 3.8 L
Tire Status: pretty flat front tire
Kawasaki ATV 2: Used - yes
Oil Checked: yes
Fuel Consumed: 1 gallon = 3.8 L
Tire Status: good
Kawasaki ATV 3: Used - no
Oil Checked: yes
Fuel Consumed: 0 gallons = 0 L
Tire Status: good
Notes/Comments: We received a tire valve, however, there also seems to be a problem with the spark plug. There was a new spark plug in the engineering area, but it was of the wrong size. We need a spark plug of size DPR8EA.
HVAC: Nothing further to report.
Mars Surface Suits: Nothing further to report.
Computers/Networking Infrastructure: Nothing further to report.
Appliances: Nothing further to report.
Data Logger: Nothing further to report.
Upgrade Work: Nothing further to report.
Notes/Comments: A film crew and journalist visited us today. They consumed most of our time, and we were not able to do many other things.
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