Apollo 131995

Ken Mattingly:
Look, I know this sequence works, John.

John Aaron:
The sequence looks good, we're just overbudget on the amperage.

Ken Mattingly:
By how much?

John Aaron:
Three or four amps?

Ken Mattingly:
Goddammit, John! Is is three or four?

John Young:
Four.

John Aaron:
Four!

Ken Mattingly:
Four more amps... [thinking] We know they have some power left in the L.E.M. batteries, right?

John Aaron:
Yeah.

Ken Mattingly:
We have an umbilical that provides power from the command module to the L.E.M.

John Young:
Right, it's back-up for the L.E.M. power supply.

John Aaron:
I'm listening.

Ken Mattingly:
So... reverse it. Reverse the flow and see if we can draw these four amps from the L.E.M. batteries before we cut it loose. Why can't we do that?

John Aaron:
We don't have a procedure for that, do we?

John Young:
You're gonna lose a lot in the transfer, Ken.

Ken Mattingly:
Yeah, yeah. But all we're talking about here is four amps.