Spacelog Apollo 13

Houston, Aquarius.

Go ahead, Aquarius.

Our REPRESS package pressure is 820.

Aquarius, Houston.

Go ahead, Houston.

Jim, could you switch your BIOMED switch to the position opposite to where it is now? We are getting a subcarrier, but no data. Over.

Now you know, Houston, I don't have BIOMED on.

Okay. And we have a small addition to the procedure that was read up to you earlier, which involves power transfer from the LM to the CSM.

Stand by 1.

Okay.

Okay, Houston. Go ahead.

Okay. At the end of the procedure, after the step BAT 5 and 6, OFF, add the following: circuit breakers, panels—panels 11 and 16, ASCENT ECA CONTROL, both open. Over.

Okay. After the step BAT 5 and 6, OFF, step 3 will be circuit breakers panels 11 and 16 ASCENT ECA CONTROL, both open.

That's correct, Jim. And this is to guard against a single-point failure that—a remote possibility that would preclude you from getting the batteries back on.

Roger.

Houston, Aquarius.

Go ahead, Jim.

Okay. We just had a battery warning … Battery 2.

Stand by, Jim. The COMM's no good here right now.

Houston, Aquarius. How do you read now?

Go ahead. Loud and clear.

Okay. We just had a battery warning MASTER ALARM, and it looks like it's battery 2.

Roger.

Roger, Houston—This is Houston. Could you close the POWER AMP circuit breaker, and we'll get some high bit rate?

Roger.

It's closed.

Okay. And we need high bit rate.

Are you picking it up, Houston?

Roger. And we want to open the BAL LOAD CROSS TIE on panel 16. Over.

Say again.

Open the BAL LOAD CROSS TIE breaker on panel 16. Over.

Open BALANCE LOAD CROSS TIE breaker on 16. Roger.

That's affirm.

It's open.

If you're getting high bit data, we could do an OFF/RESET and go back on on battery 2. We're standing by for that.

Okay. Could you turn off battery 2, and leave it off and let us look at it?

Say again. You want us to turn off battery 2, and leave it off until you look at it?

That's affirmative.

Okay. Battery 2 coming off the line.

Okay, Aquarius. So you want to stay in this configuration for awhile, and let's look at the battery.

Roger. We'll stay in this configuration.

13, Houston. We want to close the BAL LOADS circuit breaker on panel 16 now, again.

We have it closed; the closed—BALANCE LOADS circuit breaker is closed.

Roger.

Aquarius, Houston. Request RANGE FUNCTIONS switch to RANGE …

All right. RANGE FUNCTIONS switch going to RANGE.