Peter,

I find myself somewhat concerned, even after all this time, with the ease with which I am able to interpret your particular vernacular expressions. Perhaps there is some truth in the theory that some 'skills' never leave you, no matter what may occur. I am certain we have had this conversation before, so I will repeat now what I told you seven-and-a-half decades ago: I see no harm in allowing myself to experience all aspects of the alien society I find myself living in. The Ponn Farr may only occur once every seven years but Vulcan males are as capable as Terran males of 'performing'. I find myself surprised with how comfortable I find talking about this with you, but then given all the events we went through together on Utopia Planetia, perhaps I should not be.

I am intrigued by your experiences with using the buffer array. None of the simulations I ran indicated any such problems. I may, however, be able to provide a temporary solution to one of your dilemmas. It is possible to extend the frequency of the spike. The only consequences you need to be aware of are that the longer the gap between spikes, the less effective the unit will function as a gravity generator. If you extend the the time gap to around 50 milliseconds the computer core should stabilise for much longer periods. Of course, this will mean that the maximum stable gravity field you can generate will only be 0.8G, but I am receiving the impression that even that would currently be sufficient.

I would certainly not have advised switching the device on without an OSBN relay in place, although I understand the difficulties of working under a demanding CO. The DG-5 should suffice, although the relay may be somewhat slow when you are inputting modifications to fine tune the final working device. Walking on the ceiling is possibly the best outcome you could have hoped for when switching this on without an OSBN relay or (I am assuming) the modified tricorder to regulate flux.

This bring me to my next suggestion, although it is one you may find a little difficult to put into practice. I have examined the detailed schematics of the CaffMatic XP-38-D and it is as I hoped. Some time ago I read an article in which a Tellarite engineer converted an old coffee maker into a working OSBN relay. I have been unable to relocate said article, but I believe between us we should be able to re-create his achievement. The important factors are the duranium drip tray and the capacity of greater than 4 cubic litres. It is necessary to put in a tube to send the flow of energy from the GG219 to bypass the filter funnel and go directly into the reservoir. You then need to fill the device with a certain kind of biomechanical gel - although I'm afraid my memory of the article does not provide exactly which one. It is important to fill it to capacity, as it is this which enables the machine to act as a stable relay. A wire needs to be run through this into the duranium tray, which you can then attach via a standard magnetic clip to the tricorder's data input slot. I must admit I am relying on your ingenuity to fill in several of the gaps in this.

Good luck.
Sponn