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Log Book for April 5, 2007
Engineering Report
Marcus Medley Reporting

Generator/Electricity:

Wendy: not used
Casper Hobbs Meter: 667.5 hrs (+17.1 hrs since yesterday)
Voltage: 111 VAC
Frequency: 57 Hz
Oil Level: 3/8
Oil Pressure: 0 PSI
Water Drained: no
Notes/Comments: Gas Generator - will run twice Morning - refueled with 4 gallons (about 5 o'clock) and used briefly for NDX test Evening - started at 4:20 no refuel

Xantrex Inverter/Dynasty Batteries:

Time - Voltage (Temp Comp) - Load - Temp - Generator Running
11:21 - 22.7 - 7 - 18 - Yes
12:56 - 22.2 - 11 - 19 - Yes
21:19 - 23.2 - 7 - 22 - Yes

Fuel Status (as of 21:10):

Diesel: Approximate Reading: 3/4
Propane Tank: Approximate Reading: 38% (380 gallons = 1438.5 L)
Gasoline Quantity Remaining: 21 gallons = 79.5 L (-4 gallons since yesterday)
Notes/Comments: We were told to go into town with gas cans and get gas and possibly drop off the 55 gallon drum for refilling.

Oil Status:

GenSet Quantity: 19 quarts (no change since yesterday)
ATV Quantity: 8 quarts (no change since yesterday)
V'ger Quantity: 19 quarts (no change since yesterday)
Inventory: 5W-20: 1.5 quarts 10W-40: 3 quarts 20W-50: 11 quarts SAE 30: 4 quarts

Water Status:

Outside Potable Water Tank Level: 480 gallons = 1817.0 L
Trailer Potable Water Tank Level: 7.6 cm from the base
Potable Water Meter Reading: 22502.5 gallons = 85181.0 L (+106.3 gallons since yesterday)
Out to Toilet Meter Reading: 7200.5 gallons = 27256.8 L (+47.2 gallons since yesterday)
In to GreenHab Meter Reading: 7705.4 gallons = 29168.0 L (no change since yesterday)
Dishwasher Runs: 0
Notes/Comments: Trailer potable: Resupplied today and I was given a pump to try out to transfer the water and it pumps a bit faster than I expected (12.5 gal/min). It pumped almost all the water from the trailer tank to the potable water tank. Error: The extra "2" still remains on the potable water meter

GreenHab:

Status: Under upgrade.
Crops Watered: yes
Crop Condition: Media-HAM

Transportation:

V'ger Used: no
Oil Checked: no
Tire Status: good
Odometer: 184818 miles (no change since yesterday)

Kawasaki ATV-1 Used: no
Oil Checked: no
Tire Status: good

Kawasaki ATV-2 Used: yes
Oil Checked: yes
Fuel Consumed: 0.2 gallon = 0.8 L
Tire Status: good

Kawasaki ATV-3 Used: no
Oil Checked: no
Tire Status: flat right front tire

Miscellaneous Infrastructure:

HVAC: Nothing special to report

Mars Surface Suits: Used for a walk-back test, approx. 10 Km

Computers/Networking Infrastructure: working

Appliances: working

Observatory: Good

Data Logger: Not read today (I don't even know what this is)

Upgrade Work: 1) We now have a water pump to transfer water from the trailer tank to the potable water tank. 2) The greenHAB pump was brought one step closer to operation but father time didn't lend himself to my whims.

Notes/Comments: none

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