Re:Apollo 11 Guidance Computer vs. USB-C Chargers
by dave_blob on Friday February 07, 2020 @05:19PM
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Yes, just looked it up.
I was (partially) wrong about the un-synced frequency though. The synchro's for the docking radar ran from a different power circuit than the AGC, and whilst they were frequency locked they weren't in phase; resulting in timings getting thrown off and the priority issues.
I was (partially) wrong about the un-synced frequency though. The synchro's for the docking radar ran from a different power circuit than the AGC, and whilst they were frequency locked they weren't in phase; resulting in timings getting thrown off and the priority issues.
Edit: Superb deep dive on AGC in Ars from last week https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/a-deep-dive-into-the...