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Frumious Bandersnatch Engineering.

Posted by StarMasterFor group 0
Roland Steen
player, 67 posts
Thu 8 Jan 2015
at 08:48
  • msg #70

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

In reply to Shamus O'Donnell (msg # 68):

"Lets hope they missed those lessons in military tactics." Rutger replied as he stowed tools wiping them down and organizing them back to the way he found them." Still, we might want to be ready to haul ass out of here."
Kraig Pars
Player, 181 posts
Former Merchant
696B73
Fri 9 Jan 2015
at 05:42
  • msg #71

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

"We'll be ready to flee!"
Roland Steen
player, 68 posts
Fri 9 Jan 2015
at 19:50
  • msg #72

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

" I'd say that should be plan A, get the hell out of here if we see anything with a gun, that ain't Fleet." Rutger finished putting away the tools as he spoke.I'd also suggest a plan to deal with any unwelcome guests."
Steve Cable
Player, 221 posts
ex-Scout
Salvage Hunter
Wed 21 Jan 2015
at 00:48
  • msg #73

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

Comm

"Fill the bladders first, pump the refined fuel into seperete storage then fill tanks with water."
Kraig Pars
Player, 187 posts
Former Merchant
696B73
Thu 22 Jan 2015
at 06:25
  • msg #74

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

Kraig changed course to bring the ship around to the oceans for refueling.
Shamus O'Donnell
Player, 122 posts
Fri 23 Jan 2015
at 02:18
  • msg #75

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

Starts looking at refined fuel already collected and pushing forward unrefined into the empty bladders...

Set's up as a system to make it so, and works towards that goal.

Comms", "Working down here to make it happen, must be nice to eat sandwichs on a playground."
Gahler Grohlson
Player, 138 posts
Merchant
797997
Fri 23 Jan 2015
at 02:36
  • msg #76

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

Gahler having little else to do wandered into the engineering section. "I brought some coffe, tea and some biscuits. They look past their expiry date."
"So anyone?"

This message was last edited by the player at 11:36, Sun 25 Jan 2015.
Shamus O'Donnell
Player, 123 posts
Sun 25 Jan 2015
at 00:22
  • msg #77

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

"Love coffee, and biscuits." grabbing a cup and a couple. Looking towards the upcoming refueling, "You know, we've got to get a better idea of what we're doing....Understanding alot of this is improvising, we should have a sit-down, and work out a reasonable plan...you know, like a diagnostics...that's what engineers do...."

OOC:Ahhh..just realized...Gahler...dummy, you said the bridge but posted on the engineering section...so, I'm taking the coffee and biscuits and the bridge can f*-off.
Roland Steen
Player, 70 posts
Mon 26 Jan 2015
at 02:31
  • msg #78

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

"If I ever had something to eat that wasn't past it's date my stomach would not know what to do." Rutger chuckled as he took a few biscuits and coffee."I can whip up a decent meal if I have to..but lately it seems I spend more time helping in the engine room than cooking and tending to passengers."

   "If you want to get a plan started, best thing i'd suggest is draw it up and then start on it...usually easy to get things accepted if yer already doing them..."

Gahler Grohlson
Player, 139 posts
Merchant
797997
Mon 26 Jan 2015
at 05:37
  • msg #79

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

"Off to the bridge next. After the workers have been fed." Gahler winked.
With the engineering section fed he headed for the bridge.

OOC: I know I posted in wrong thread (head slap) so I corrected the previous post.
StarMaster
GM, 203 posts
Referee
Mon 26 Jan 2015
at 18:07
  • msg #80

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

Of course, in theory, you can't put as much water into the tanks as you can hydrogen, as a water molecule (that pesky oxygen atom) takes up more volume than straight H2. However, the equipment necessary to keep the H2 liquid isn't necessary, so there's a bit more room in the tanks for the water.

The baffles also work for compartmentalizing the tanks.

Since the bladders were fuel bladders, they have the necessary equipment built into them for keeping hydrogen liquid--a combination of pressure, temperature and magnetic induction. The bladders don't have baffles, though.

It takes about two hours to fill the tanks and bladders. Everything goes smoothly, even if it takes a bit of juggling.
Roland Steen
Player, 98 posts
Mon 8 Aug 2016
at 07:28
  • msg #81

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

As the best qualified engineer, firing up the J-drive fell to Roland.

08:18, Today: Roland Steen rolled 13 using 2d6+2 ((6,5)).

With a course laid in from the bridge, Roland checked all the gauges one last time and as they all showed green, he simply just pushed the jump button. It was more involved than that, but it always got down to pushing a button to activate it. He'd bled energy into the lanthanum grid, monitored the gauges to make sure everything was balanced, and when the grid was finally saturated, THEN he pressed the button, and the ship shifted into j-space.

It wasn't instantaneous, but it wasn't a long drawn out affair either. As the lights dimmed from the power drain, there was a slight tingle as the ship transitioned into the non-existent realm known as j-space.

There were only three ways to tell that you'd shifted to j-space: 1. look out the window; 2. check that the gauges all showed zero; 3. just stop for moment and 'feel' it. The last was a very faint effect, and as long as you were doing something, you didn't really notice.
Roland Steen
Player, 99 posts
Mon 15 Aug 2016
at 17:33
  • msg #82

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

Roland Watched with a slight grimace as the ship transited into Jump, then let out a sigh of relief.

"I really need to brush up on these systems." He muttered and headed off to download the manuals from the ships database grab a cup of coffee and sat down to brush up on his starship engineering skills.
Roland Steen
Player, 110 posts
Tue 6 Sep 2016
at 01:24
  • msg #83

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

"Copy that bridge."Roland replied to the bridge and went about rigging the systems for skimming. Opening up the intakes and doing a quick diagnostic on the processors to ensure they were fully operational.Then he set up the system to switch over to filling the bladders once the main tanks were full.
Roland Steel
NPC Crew, 163 posts
Wed 4 Mar 2020
at 13:26
  • msg #84

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

Roland takes Siy and Adriannah on a tour of engineering, both upstairs and down. He started with the consoles and readouts followed by a tour of the Jump Drives, maneuvers and Power Plant followed by the Life Support.

"We need someone to learn to back me up and or take a load of part of it off my plate. I'd still be able to help fix it, just concentrate on one or two sets of drives at a time instead of all of them at once."
Siyeon Lee
player, 25 posts
Celebrity
Wed 4 Mar 2020
at 13:56
  • msg #85

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

Switching her programs when they came to a different part of engineering, Siyeon made sure to ask questions that showed that she knew her way around those drives and plants. Her best comments came when they were at the Jump Drive, this was where she was most knowledgeable.
Adriannah Orilliah
player, 50 posts
Wed 4 Mar 2020
at 19:35
  • msg #86

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

Arm in arm with Siyeon, Adriannah lapped up the advice, comments and instructions provided by Roland and Siyeon. Noting the different controls, engine parts and equipment.
Roland Steel
NPC Crew, 164 posts
Wed 4 Mar 2020
at 19:47
  • msg #87

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

"You can learn Engineering skills and bridge skills too if you want to. Then you can offer even more to the crew by being inter changeable in multiple jobs. My brain doesn't always work when I look for words, but you would be more valuable."
Adriannah Orilliah
player, 51 posts
Thu 5 Mar 2020
at 22:27
  • msg #88

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

In reply to Roland Steel (msg # 87):

Several of my tutors often commented on my skills diversity. beamed Adriannah.
Roland Steel
NPC Crew, 165 posts
Fri 6 Mar 2020
at 13:09
  • msg #89

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

"Excellent, we need diverse skills from everyone to make us interchangeable so we can always get the job done."
Adriannah Orilliah
player, 52 posts
Sun 8 Mar 2020
at 23:20
  • msg #90

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

Adrianbah gave Siyeons arm an excited squeeze. I'm sure we'll do well; and get a chance to develope new skills or improve on those we have.,
This message was last edited by the player at 23:30, Sun 08 Mar 2020.
Siyeon Lee
player, 28 posts
Celebrity
Mon 9 Mar 2020
at 00:26
  • msg #91

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

Siyeon nodded when Roland explained about interchangeable skills. That made a lot of sense. When Adriannah squeezed her arm excitedly, Siyeon smiled at her.

"When I learned anything in my career, then this: Hard work is the first step to everything. So, Roland, tell me where you need me to be, I'm not afraid of getting my hands dirty. And it seems Adriannah wouldn't shy away from some engine grease either."
Roland Steel
NPC Crew, 166 posts
Mon 9 Mar 2020
at 13:42
  • msg #92

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

"That's me half the time, elbow deep in grease, maintenance is very important!"
Adriannah Orilliah
player, 55 posts
Tue 10 Mar 2020
at 19:39
  • msg #93

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

There didn't appear to be anything else to hear, say or do, prompting Adriannah to give Siyeon & Ronald a finger wave, goodby, as she headed to her cabin to unpack her duffel bag and stow her gear.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:05, Tue 10 Mar 2020.
Roland Steel
NPC Crew, 167 posts
Tue 10 Mar 2020
at 19:47
  • msg #94

Re: Dust Runner Engineering

"Well, that was the one credit tour. Any questions, just ask."
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