Spacelog Apollo 13

Okay. That's a good readback. It concludes the procedure going both ways and now we just have to stand by.

Okay, when do you plan to start this?

Darn soon.

Did you say not soon?

No, we're going to do it pretty soon, but we want to have high bit rate, and we don't want you to give that to us until we tell you.

Okay. I think I'll go back and try to undamp up there. Do you have anything more for the command module?

We're discussing two items, but we don't have them ready right now.

One of them, I hope, is a foolproof alinement procedure.

Okay, Jack. Just for curiosity's sake, does FIDO have any information as to whether that helium—that helium tank dump affected our trajectory at all?

Okay, Aquarius. Our tracking data shows that since the helium dump, our entry angle has not changed from its value of 6.24 and somebody calculated that if we had a propulsive vent, that helium could roughly, at the maximum, only impart a DELTA-V of a half a foot per second or less, anyway. But we're continuing to track and as soon as we get some more info, we'll pass it along.

Okay. That's swell, Jack. Thank you.

Sure.

Your 6.24 sounds good.

I'm still awake, I guess.

Okay, Aquarius. We're ready. So we want some high bit rate. To do that, go over to panel 16 under COMM and close the PRIMARY S-BAND POWER AMPLIFIER. On your COMM panel -

Okay. Okay, Jack. Wait 1. While—I'd like to get the whole crew up for this if you don't mind.

Okay.

… they're ready to start. Yes, you want to get Fred-o up.

We want to transfer some power—I want to go to high bit rate here first, then want to transfer LM power to CSM, Fred.

Okay, Jim, I'll give you the COMM.

Aquarius, there's no great big rush. If you want to let Fred come up to speed slowly, why maybe that'll help out

Okay. …

And Houston, Jack is showing Fred the procedures before we start up.

Say again, Jim.

…

Aquarius, how do you read?

Loud and clear.

Okay. I'm hearing you now. I think I missed your last transmission, Jim.

Okay. Jack is showing Fred the procedures. Want to get him familiarized with them, and how to get out of any problems before we proceed.

Roger. No rush. Just let us know when you're ready. We don't want old Fred-o to slip a gimbal there.

Boy, if you took 120 hours out. Oh. … Okay. …

Houston, Aquarius.

Hello, Fred. Go ahead.

Okay, I guess the only question I have is in the first—the very first portion involving the LM here where it has me turn on the only BAT 6, and then turn off all the DESCENT BATTERIES. Are you still reading me?

Okay. I read you until after turn off BAT 6—Correction, turn on only BAT 6.

Okay, the question is “Only one ASCENT BATTERY BAT 6 on the line,” immediately followed by turning off four DESCENT BATs. Is that correct?

That's affirmative, Fred. That question has been banged around and we decided to go that way.

Let's see, we will be powering other BUS via the CROSS TIE BALANCE LOADS breaker. Is that correct?

That's affirmative, and we're reading a current of 11 amps right now.

Okay. Okay. I guess I'm ready, then. That's 11 amps?