And It Begins

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Not a good day today.

Paul, our engineer and system designer, is in New Hampshire. Marc, the Principle Investigator (PI) and my boss, is in Alaska. Vladamir Papitashvili, the official NSF yes or no, is at South Pole. Then there are the two Brians.

I have to coordinate all of these people so that what needs to be done gets done.

Figured that reconditioning the batteries is the best thing to try first, but also the least likely to succeed. By putting 2-3 Volts and 10-20 Amps (yeesh!) through these huge batteries for a whole day there is a chance of gaining up to 50% of their capacity back. That's 1 batter/day.

Everyone began to realize that the solution is not a quick one and that my stay should be lengthened. Now, instead of the 16th, I will most likely leave on the 19th or 23rd.

I went out to the shack to retrieve the batteries and clean everything up in case I have to leave. The good news is that Paul at UNH can see our system. Still need to get him data though.

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