Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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Conrad
So I recommend they make the purging switches.
Well, I recommend that they either cane up with a
gimmick that you can insert on the switches when it
is time to purge so that you can flip them on and
time it and then f l ip them off, or ~beyma.ke the
switches three position. Especially in that 14
day flight .
You purge every 6 hours you know, and
that's minimum.
If you are running higher loads
you are purging every 4 or every 2.
So, that's
quite a chore and it's
like house keeping.
Those fuel cells have to be purged and 5 minutes
of switching is what it takes, holding those spring
loaded switches.
Cooper
2, 2 and almost 1, Yes, 2, 2 and half a minute.
26 seconds. That's really hard on the fingers ,
hiding behind these guards we have, makes it even
more difficult but the guards should be there.
Let's see , monitoring electrical power remaining.
Conrad
There was no big argument there.
Cooper
No problem there at al l, just watching the hydrogen
fa.11.
Conrad
They were either there or they weren't.
Cooper
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