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Log Book for April 5, 2008
Engineering Report
Violette Manning Reporting


Generator/Electricity:

Wendy

Hobbs Meter: 4081.7 hrs [ +21.3 hrs since yesterday ]

Voltage: 119 VAC

Frequency: 59 Hz

Oil Level: full

Oil Pressure: 30 PSI

[*] Water Drained: no


Notes/Comments:
Changed wendy's oil. At this time, the hab was running off of the DC
battery banks. This proved to be a problem, as the voltage to these
batteries dropped during this time. The hab lost power (~20:40).

With Céline, switched off the DC to DC converters and powered down
Wendy to check the oil (part of the oil change process). Restarted
Wendy, and monitored that Wendy recharged the DC battery banks from the
Xantrex interface. When the battery bank voltage was normal, switched
the DC to DC back on. Power was restored to the hab.

Advice: battery banks used as a backup system rather than part of
normal ops.


Xantrex Inverter/Dynasty Batteries:

Time Voltage (Temp Comp) Load Temp Generator Running?
0955 26.8V 6.4A 12C yes
2035 17.2V 6.4A 15C yes
2146 24.4 6.4 17C yes



Fuel Status (as of 20:53):

Diesel:

Approximate Reading: full




Propane Tank:

Approximate Reading: 55% (550 gallons = 2082.0 L)




Gasoline:

Quantity Remaining: 29 gallons = 109.8 L [ -2 gallons since yesterday ]

Quantity Resupplied: 2 gallons = 7.6 L


Notes/Comments:
ATVs supplied with fuel



Oil:

GenSet Quantity: 10 quarts [ -3 quarts since yesterday ]

ATV Quantity: 7.5 quarts [ -0.5 quarts since yesterday ]

[*] V'ger Quantity: 0 quarts [ no change since yesterday ]



Water Status:

Outside Potable Water Tank Level: 200 gallons = 757.1 L

Trailer Potable Water Tank Level: 20.5 inches from the base

[**] Potable Water Meter Reading: 28326.5 gallons = 107227.1 L
[ +123.7 gallons since yesterday ]

Out to Toilet Meter Reading: 8621.1 gallons = 32634.3 L
[ +36.3 gallons since yesterday ]

[**] In to GreenHab Meter Reading: NaN gallons = NaN L

Dishwasher Runs: 0


Notes/Comments:
The pump that is used to pump water from the trailer tank to the
outside tank was discovered to be inop. It has been confirmed among
the crew that none of us have operated the pump when it was not
submersed (a common cause of failure with these pumps).

Attempted to use the pump in the outside tank that fills the inside
potable tank to fulfill the purpose of filling the outside tank with
the trailer tank. However, this pump is large and would not fit into
the opening of the trailer tank.

With some effort, managed to get the inside tank filled although there
is not much water pressure to help out.


GreenHab:

Crops Watered: yes



Observatory:

not used


Transportation:




Kawasaki ATVs

ATV 1
Used: yes
Oil Checked: yes
Fuel Consumed: 0.2 gallon = 0.8 L
Tire Status: ok

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

ATV 3
Used: yes
Oil Checked: yes
Fuel Consumed: 0.2 gallon = 0.8 L
Tire Status: ok











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