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04 15 37 58
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. CB LM POWER-2, MAIN B, open; CB LM POWER-1, MAIN A, open; CB EPS SENSOR SIGNAL, MAIN B, open. Stand by 1, Jack.
04 15 38 15
Jack Swigert (CMP): Jack, I don't think we ever closed CB LM POWER-1, MAIN A. We closed LM POWER-2, MAIN B, and LM POWER-1, MAIN B. Both of them on MAIN B.
04 15 38 36
Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): Yes, you're right. Both of them should be MAIN B.
04 15 38 42
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. Copy that.
04 15 38 47
Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): Okay. Ready to copy the LM?
04 15 38 52
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. Go ahead.
04 15 38 55
Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): Okay. On panel 16 circuit breaker, EPS, BAT FEED TIES, two, open; and now you've got to listen real carefully for high volts and low volts, BATTERY 1, HIGH VOLTS, to OFF/RESET; BATTERY 2, LOW VOLTS, to OFF/RESET and then ON: BATTERY 2, HIGH VOLTS, to OFF/RESET and then ON; BATTERY 1, HIGH VOLTS, ON; and then the circuit breaker on panel 16, EPS: BAT FEED TIES, both of them, closed. Read back.
04 15 40 20
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. On the LM side of the house is on panel 16. CB EPS BAT FEED TIES, two, open; BATTERY 1, HIGH VOLTAGE, OFF/RESET; BATTERY 2, LOW VOLTAGE, OFF/RESET then ON; BATTERY 2, HIGH VOLTAGE, OFF/RESET then ON; BATTERY 1, HIGH VOLTAGE, ON. Panel 16, CB BAT FEED TIES, two closed.
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04 15 40 56
Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): Okay. That's a good readback. It concludes the procedure going both ways and now we just have to stand by.
04 15 41 06
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay, when do you plan to start this?
04 15 41 10
Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): Darn soon.
04 15 41 15
Jack Swigert (CMP): Did you say not soon?
04 15 41 17
Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): 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.
04 15 41 29
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. I think I'll go back and try to undamp up there. Do you have anything more for the command module?
04 15 41 43
Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): We're discussing two items, but we don't have them ready right now.
04 15 41 56
Jack Swigert (CMP): One of them, I hope, is a foolproof alinement procedure.
04 15 42 37
Jack Swigert (CMP): 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?
04 15 43 21
Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): 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.
04 15 43 57
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. That's swell, Jack. Thank you.
04 15 44 00
Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): Sure.
04 15 44 01
Jack Swigert (CMP): Your 6.24 sounds good.
04 15 44 14
Jim Lovell (CDR): I'm still awake, I guess.
04 15 44 22
Jack Swigert (CMP): They said that it would be a while because they want to get high bit rate. They don't want to put high bit rate. …
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Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): 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 -
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Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. Okay, Jack. Wait 1. While—I'd like to get the whole crew up for this if you don't mind.
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Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): Okay.
04 15 47 09
Jack Swigert (CMP): … they're ready to start. Yes, you want to get Fred-o up.
04 15 47 20
Jack Swigert (CMP): 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.
04 15 47 39
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay, Jim, I'll give you the COMM.
04 15 47 40
Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): Aquarius, there's no great big rush. If you want to let Fred come up to speed slowly, why maybe that'll help out
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Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. …
04 15 48 47
Jim Lovell (CDR): And Houston, Jack is showing Fred the procedures before we start up.
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Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): Say again, Jim.
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Jim Lovell (CDR): …
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Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): Aquarius, how do you read?
04 15 50 32
Jim Lovell (CDR): Loud and clear.
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Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): Okay. I'm hearing you now. I think I missed your last transmission, Jim.
04 15 50 41
Jim Lovell (CDR): 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.
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04 15 50 54
Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): Roger. No rush. Just let us know when you're ready. We don't want old Fred-o to slip a gimbal there.
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Jim Lovell (CDR): Yes. We're watching him.
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Jim Lovell (CDR): Boy, if you took 120 hours out. Oh. … Okay. …
04 15 54 15
Fred Haise (LMP): Houston, Aquarius.
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Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): Hello, Fred. Go ahead.
04 15 54 23
Fred Haise (LMP): 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?
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Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): Okay. I read you until after turn off BAT 6—Correction, turn on only BAT 6.
04 15 55 03
Fred Haise (LMP): Okay, the question is “Only one ASCENT BATTERY BAT 6 on the line,” immediately followed by turning off four DESCENT BATs. Is that correct?
04 15 55 18
Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): That's affirmative, Fred. That question has been banged around and we decided to go that way.
04 15 55 38
Fred Haise (LMP): Let's see, we will be powering other BUS via the CROSS TIE BALANCE LOADS breaker. Is that correct?
04 15 55 47
Jack Lousma (CAPCOM): That's affirmative, and we're reading a current of 11 amps right now.
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Fred Haise (LMP): Okay. Okay. I guess I'm ready, then. That's 11 amps?

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