Reccommended Tools for Experiments using PASSCAL Equipment

RW Busby							20 August 1992

PASSCAL does not provide expendable items with field equipment.  This includes
tools, data tapes, paper, batteries, etc.  The list below is meant to provide
some guidelines for the experimentor to consider when preparing for field
work.  Not every item is essential and some can be obtained in the field on 
an as needed basis.  A spare parts kit for PASSCAL specific items is included
as necessary for each experiment by the PIC.

Field Team Kit:
phillips screwdriver #2
11/32 open end / box end wrench
2 flat blade screwdrivers, one large (1 cm blade) one small (0.5 cm blade).
cheap digital voltmeter (Fluke model 10 or 11)
flashlight
electrical tape
small crescent wrench (adjustable spanner)
small dikes (wire cutters)
small needlenose pliers
compass
bubble level
measuring tape
trowel
test leads with clips on each end
few hundred feet of hookup wire for alternate Omega antennae

Lab kit:
electric screwdriver
phillips screwdriver #2
11/32 open end / box end wrench
large and small flatblade screwdrivers
soldering iron and solder
solder sucker
electrical tape
22 AWG hookup wire for repairs
allen key set, metric and standard
crimp tool for spade lugs
large channel lock pliers
flashlight
hacksaw

Optional lab items:
	30 AWG wire-wrap wire
	hefty wire cutter or tin snips for cargo bands
	crimp tool and connectors for BNC cable ends
	220/110 transformers, 50-60 watt size
	12 volt DC power supplies, 2 amp
	1 ohm load resistors for battery exercise
	3 m 50 conductor flat ribbon cable
	1/10 inch center pcb jumpers
	Good voltmeter (Fluke model 87)
	silicon lubricant for O-rings

Supplies:
data tapes
tape cleaner, either cartridge or fluid and swabs
toner cartridge and paper for laserwriter (printer comes with toner and one 
	tray of paper)
contact cleaner
packing tape
AA batteries
9 V batteries

Optional supplies:
	50 m RG58 coax cable
	10 m Belden 9505 cable