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Log Book for March 2, 2003
General Engineering Report
Matt Bamsey Reporting

Generator/Electricity: Frequency still oscillating to some degree. Oil check - ok. Run time at 2547.3 hours.

Propane: At 1030 hrs the tanks measured: South 66%, North 50%, Furnace 73%.

Water: The water tank was refilled from 4 to 60 gallons at 0845hrs. Larry Ekker will be changing the external water tank tomorrow evening.

GreenHab: No progress made.

Everest Rover: No progress made.

Ares Rover: No progress made.

Datalogger: Experimented with digital camera interface using Nikon Coolpix 4500 camera. Able to read pictures from camera but not able to command camera.

Additional Activities: Checked on the functioning and cleaned a number of the MDRS suits. Status of the three previous non functional suits are as follows:
  • Suit 4: On/Off toggle switch was determined not be working. A new switch was added and the full functionality of the suit restored.

  • Suit 2: Battery only reading a voltage of ~4.5 volts. First attempting to recharge battery - if this doesn't restore it to operation we will change out the battery.

  • Suit 5: On/Off toggle switch seems to work intermittently - may require a replacement switch. Also a few of the air hoses running from the backpack to the helmet were found to have rips and were repaired simply by wrapping them with tape.
Replaced the small metal beam holding the wheel onto the front door of the hab. Door now closes more easily. Also bolted down a piece of sheet metal that was bent off the lower portion of the exit door. Photos to be uploaded as soon as possible.

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