{"id":1307,"date":"2014-07-23T06:03:17","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T11:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?p=1307"},"modified":"2014-07-23T06:03:17","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T11:03:17","slug":"20140715-tuesday-solar-array-layout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?p=1307","title":{"rendered":"2014\/07\/15 &#8212; Tuesday &#8212; Solar Array Layout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The contractor that is supposed to install the solar array came by today and marked the location of all forty holes required for installing the support poles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1465\" style=\"width: 826px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140715-SolarArrayLayout.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1465\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1465\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140715-SolarArrayLayout.jpg\" alt=\"The yellow dots on the dead grass indicate the location of each hole for the support poles for the solar array.\" width=\"816\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140715-SolarArrayLayout.jpg 816w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140715-SolarArrayLayout-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The yellow dots on the dead grass indicate the location of each hole for the support poles for the solar array.\u00a0 Unfortunately, they do not show up so well in the photo.\u00a0 Isn&#8217;t it amazing how much better our eyes are at seeing things than a camera?!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As a carry over from yesterday, I continued to repair the second servo amplifier, which now had two bad boards.\u00a0 I found a bad semiconductor device and replaced it &#8212; that board now worked.<\/p>\n<p>After not finding anything obviously wrong on the second board using a meter, we decided to apply power to see if that might lead to a clue.\u00a0 When placed in the transmitter, the amplifer worked fine.\u00a0 What was wrong with it before?\u00a0 Maybe, we&#8217;ll never know!<\/p>\n<p>After this repair, I went back to trying to troubleshoot the dual 15 volt switching power supply from last week.\u00a0 Found a bad power transistor, but replacing it did not fix the problem!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1466\" style=\"width: 622px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140715-Coconut.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1466\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1466\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140715-Coconut.jpg\" alt=\"Refreshing Coconut Milk Drink\" width=\"612\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140715-Coconut.jpg 612w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/140715-Coconut-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Refreshing Coconut Milk Drink<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Virginia and Joanna went to the farmer&#8217;s market, which is held in Agat every Tuesday.\u00a0 They each got a coconut for less than half the normal price.\u00a0 The farmer opened it for them and even gave them a straw.\u00a0 Virginia shared some with me when I got home from work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The contractor that is supposed to install the solar array came by today and marked the location of all forty holes required for installing the support poles. 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