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MAVS 1, 2 & 3 are in 3 gas cans. MAVS experiments are German. (MEA are U.S. investigators). All 3 MAVS EXPS can be operated simultaneously, (+ concurrently with MEA).
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DFVLR (W. Ger Gov't Agency)→ [[pointing to German]]
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MAVS 1 (A) (Guenter Otto) lasts 84 hrs, with "cooldown" perios ~ every 24 hrs
• During these periods, VRCS accelerations levels are maximum allowable (and are sufficiently "quiet" - GG or free drift not req'd)
• MAVS EXP's can be operated simultaneously (all are independent)
• EXP's not sensitive to PRCS during non-cooldown (low-G) portions....OMS burn o.k.?

MAVS 2 ≡ Margoni  convection in floating zone (similar to SPAS-01 MAVS)
MAVS 3 ≡ solidification front (particle size no crystal growth)
[MAVSES all contain furnaces]

• MEA requires "view" of space, to radiate heat [taking it to stby activates, among other things, freon pumps in MEA]
• specifically - need a list of software conditions which cause 
① MAVS shutdown
② MEA shutdown
can they be restarted? (physically possible? allowed by flight rules?)
• MAVS....if one shuts down can it be restarted, or do you destroy existing data?
• what does "deact" do? ... is it reversible? [need schematics?]
NOTE: logging of on/off times ("+- 1 sec") is to correlate EXP to ORB accelerations. But DSTA data is avg over 1 sec....this is not critical (± a couple of sec)