Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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8.6 Electrical
Cooper
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Electrical system monitoring.
Well, I can't say enough for the fuel c:ells, they
really performed they -­
They sure did, boy those little rascalEt really work.
The purging, I recommend that we changEi those purge
switches , and I don't think this is dar.gerous.
recommend that we change those purge swi tches to
three position.
Maybe guarded ones.
Yes , maybe
guarded ones.
What you might do was put a little thrEie position
guar d there.
But that spring loaded business , that Bpring
tension on those, so I tell you my fingers are still
sore from doing that.
I used my toothbrush ... •
t hat's what I used all the time to purge them
with.
You had to jack them up with your tooth­
brush because we've got them guarded u.nd they are
spring loaded, and you just don ' t think about it
but you just try and hold that spring :'..n that
position for two minutes , it's like a :rear.
Particularly under zero g.
You don't have anything
t o push against.
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