Low-Resolution Field Instrument Plots: Orbit 251


We have completed our last attempt to free wire B. We lowered the spin to ~3.5 RPM which has ~2 gm of force on wire B. We then let out wires C and D at an odd pedundulum period to induce a large swaying. Spin up started Friday afternoon. We will know on Sunday if B is free.

Otherwise, the fields instrument is working very well. There is very low distortion on the DC and low noise in the AC. We have seen ~1 V/m electrostatic shocks (below).

Below is the lowest resolution data we can take. Friday went from engineering mode to mode 2 - we will get higher resolution data once the triggers are set.





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