Payloaders were allowed to recharge their batteries during a destack of the rocket in December of 1999. Bob Twiggs, John Ellis, and Jamie Cutler traveled to VAFB to perform the recharge.
 
 

Cutler poses in front of payable while wearing a fashionable blue lab coat.

Cutler attaches recharge cables to Opal. He practically fell off the ladder shock when there was a sudden flash as he connected the cables. Turns out Twiggs snapped a photo at the same time and the camera flashed!

Here's a closeup of the fourth stage of the rocket. The small red nozzles in the middler are thrusters. The spikey mechanism to the left of Opal in the middle is the SoftRide apparatus.

Twiggs and Ellis stand looking of in the distance with the rocket scaffolding behind them.

Twiggs and Ellis discuss current events in front of the rocket.

Cutler with a silly grin poses by the fence. He's wondering if the guards will shoot if he jumps the fence!

Twiggs walks towards the car as the rocket glows in front of the hills.

Scaffolding and plastic protect the rocket against the elements.

The sun sets behind the Pacific.

Here are the payloads up close. Opal is on the left with the red cup. ASUSAT1 is below Opal and a little to the right. Falconsat is the cube on the far right.

Another close up of the payload stack.

Another close up of the payload stack.

Another close up of the payload stack. This time the OCS cannister is visible.

Here are the third and fourth stages of the rocket.

Ellis and Twiggs work around the payload.

Ellis and Twiggs work around the payload.

Twiggs snaps a few photos of the payloads.