Equipment List for Kingman, AZ, Drop Test, January 1999

Grid Points

Cup holders (600)
Nylon nuts, bolts, body washers
Stakes (600)
Cups (15,000)
Lids (15,000)
Rubberbands
Grid-marking panels for video analysis (three 4- by 8-foot sheets of plywood, painted white)

Grid Setup

100-foot tapes (2)
Steel cable with grid-width spacing
Stake-pounding hammers (4)
Screwdrivers
7⁄16-inch nut drivers
Map of grid layout
Grid setup instructions

Grid Pickup

Fiber tape
Carrier bags (30)
Carrying boxes (55)
Cutter knives
Grease pencils

Weighing and Recording (for two weighing stations)

Sartorious balances with serial (RS-232) ports (2)
Calibration weights
Cup carousels (2)
Wooden dowels (50)
Box disgorgers (2)
Balance support stand
Cordata 386 computer (2)
Monitors (2)
Serial cables connecting the computer to the balance cable (2)

Washdown

Large Fold-Da-Tanks with plywood sides (2)
Wash mitts
Goop hand cleaner and rubbing alcohol
Metal milk crates
Electric water pump
Suction hose, return line, and fittings
Spray nozzle
Spool of rope
Cargo nets
Bungee cords
Roll of wire
Towels

Weather Station

Tower
Relative humidity, temperature, windspeed, and wind
direction instruments
Box with data logger
Associated computer cables
Logger software program
12-volt dc car battery
Battery charger

Communications

King hand-held radios (at least one for each Forest Service supervisor)
Batteries for radios
Power inverter
Base station
Large antenna and coax cable
Mobile radios
Five-bank battery charger

Photo and Video

S-VHS camcorder
Digital camcorders (3)
Associated cables
Batteries, power supplies, chargers
S-VHS tapes
Digital tapes
Tripods for video cameras (3)
Covers for video cameras
Video monitor
Video cables
Still cameras (4)
Color film

Salt Analysis

Sample bottles (50)
Paper towels
Retardant field test kit:
pH meter
Viscometer
Refractometer
Data sheets

Data Acquisition

Radar altimeter
Floats: 36 inches, 48 inches (2), and 60 inches
Associated cables and power supplies
12-volt dc batteries and charger
Door sensor assemblies
Cable position transducer
Pressure transducer and cables
Tubing
37-pin ribbon cable
Logger cables
Laptop computer
Labview hardware
Voltmeter
Wire ties
Wire crimps
Soldering iron and solder
Tornado tape
Flow meter and fittings
Silicone sealer
5-inch foam pad to protect laptop during flight
Equipment tiedown straps

Tools

Briefcase toolbox:
Soldering iron and solder
Tape measure
Tri square
Drill bits
Wire crimp tool
Rechargeable drill and battery packs
Extension cords
Power converter

Data Analysis

Surge protectors (4)
Printer with spare cartridge
Paper (4 reams)
Small color printer
Color paper
Printer cables
31⁄2-inch floppy disks (20), other removable media
PC or laptop computers
Appropriate software

Office Supplies

Clipboards (4)
Notepads
Black notebooks
Pens
Stapler and staples
Cellophane tape
Pencils
Paper clips
Grease pencils
Calculator

Miscellaneous

Toilet facilities: 1 toilet for every 10 workers
Garbage bags
Markers
Latex gloves
Work gloves
Folding chairs (4)
Water coolers (2)
Goggles
Earplugs
Tarps (all we have)
6-foot tables (2)
Stand for flip charts
Flip chart paper
High chair for weighing
Miscellaneous box straps and bungees
Large and small first aid kits