lazy day

Slept in. Very tired from all these late nights!

While the farmer returned to the field to roll up the hay and as Kiron worked on a red film screen frame for the Dell laptop, I tackled miscellaneous activities.

Sent the CAO back door vestibule carpet measurements to Grace.

I did more testing on the 120-12 adapter. Plugged it in. Like the night before, I saw that the red LED did not illuminate. Put the multimeter in the CLA sockets. Nothing. I cut the cord near the transformer and took another reading with the voltmeter. Nothing. Dead. We must have overloaded it. I noted the 2 ampere rating on the case. Checked again but did not see any screws on the casing. Funny. I forgot the model name this adapter: Mosquito.

Put out the word on the RASC listserv. Asked people for recommendations on a 12 volt power supply. I said I wanted something when near mains. That I didn't feel like rewinding the transformer. That I was considering moving up to a proper, regulated supply. Didn't need gauges. Wondered if I should get something in the 5 or 10 amps range, perhaps.

I wanted to sort out the S-video / MallinCam issue. I brought the MCHC in from the observatory. I needed a known good S-video cable. I grabbed the one from the living room DVD player. Checked the upstairs television. Could have swore that it had a S-video input. Connected the MallinCam to the AVerMedia card in the laptop. It worked right away! Good. This seemed to confirm that we had a bad cable in the GBO. But then, when I wiggled the connector, it cut out. Oh. Oh, so maybe there's a combo of problems... Certainly the S-video connector port on the camera is in rough shape. In the meantime, it looks like a new-ish cable seats better.

I phoned Bruce Street Technologies to set up a meeting. I was hoping to review their fees and our special requirements.

I looked for GFCI kits. Also checked and measured our supply of 12 gauge wire. And I measured the distance between the MODL junction posts to the GBO. All for Tony. Sent him the numbers.

I sourced The Source in Meaford. Called to determine if they had the A/V cable I needed... They did! Amazing! That meant I could possibly record the remaining two asteroid occultations...

Kiron finished the frame for the red film for the Dell laptop. He made it very convenient with Velcro pads. I would have to let the CAO supervisors know.

Watered Tony's trees. Noticed the water was a little murky...

The farmer stopped rather close to the BAO deck. I took some photos of the tractor.

I counted the available ports on the switch in the GBO (6) and reported to Tony.