Tim's 5/31 checklists
Overnight
- not charging 2m radio, overnight "OK" sez Andrew
- charge DVR
- grok 2m Radio & lock keyboard, etc. (146.490 MHz)
- grok ARTs board & program (mode1 1000', 328s lg)
- cinch down on rocket (and check wiring)
- tape in SD card on DVR
- DVR records 40min/GB
- launch lugs in place (10-32)
- DVR File write frequency
Prelaunch
- charge Telemetrium (not doing this "OK" sez Andrew)
- keithp has to check Telemetrium
- test ARTs on real igniters
- slide aeroshell onto Payload module from top
- slide down so screws can be attached to Recovery module
- Slide aeroshell onto payload halfway (Allow for wiring)
- attach payload to Recovery (16 screws)
- wire Pyros
- Ohmmeter matches backup ok
- slide up aeroshell (NOTE: show Dave damage to nosecone)
Tower Testing (light attached to igniter)
- Launch Control run through full sequence (light goes on for ignition)
- turn on 2m radio by holding down button for 3 seconds (no verify)
- turn on telemetrium (SW5). 3 beeps good, low tone bad, 10 seconds morse P ( .--. )
- turn on camera & Olimex (SW4), croaking good
- turn on DVR slide switch (two clicks left) good is (red -> green -> blue)
- turn on Backup (SW3)
- verify ARM 2m backup (146.490 MHz), Good is beeping (1Hz high pitched)
- Arm using local HT DTMF ( #*19 ), not bird feeder antenna due to bad polarization
- Turn on ARTs (SW2) verify Bad Beep code (low single tone)
- Turn on Igniters (SW1) verify good beep code (3 beeps)
Alternate motor insert: centering ring in place. Place motor, place coupler, screw in coupler, rejoice!
Tower Procedures (Igniter not in motor)
- Lay out Ignition Extension Cable with 3 boxes.
- Motor Box ~7ft away from nozzle.
- Away Box as far as possible, but try to keep orange cord from being run over.
- Middle box connects to LTC Igniter cable via Anderson Powerpole connector.
- Communicate with Launch Control for go-ahead to hook up igniter
- Clear all personnel other than Motor Maker (Pete)
- Check Manual Arm switch on LTC is "off"
- Verify Banana shorting Jumper is well placed in LTC shorting block
- Verify Motor Box indicator is dark
- Verify alligator clips are connected to the motor box
- Insert motor igniter into motor
- Connect the alligator clips to Igniter
- Switch Manual Arm Switch to ON
- Remove Banana shorting jumper
- Move Away from the box
- Final check that area is clear of other personnel
- Insert shorting jumper into the Away box
- Leave the Launch area
Launch Control
- contact ground teams (standard comm freq: 143.430 MHz)
- countdown
- apogee + 3 seconds + no drogue verified ==> DTMF ( #*281 )
- post landing nerves main chutes ==> DTMF ( #*282 )
- disarm DTMF ( #*37 )