re:RTMC power

Bob Madden (madden@netcom.com)
Mon, 8 May 1995 17:28:07 -0700 (PDT)

Mel, if you are staying in the bunkhouse there are one or two wall sockets. I work hard to get one for sleeping at night as I have sleep apthnya and have a C-PAP machine. That is an Alternative to fighting over AC outlets on the field. It is a heck of a mess to carry the batts out there though - sweat, sweat.

Bob

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On Mon, 8 May 1995, Mel Bartels wrote:

> >>> RTMC AC power ?
>
> OK, if it is best to run our CCDs off of batteries during the nights, is
> there (or can there be) a designated place where we can plug an AC battery
> charger into if necessary?
>
> (My 20" computer altaz draws only 0.1 amp, but the ST6 draws much more. I
> will be at Joshua Tree for four nights before RTMC, so both my deep cycle
> marine RV batteries may be a little low.)
>
> Mel Bartels
>
>