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Creation date / 2017 / November
- Peter gets to grips with tidying the various power distribution cables...
- ...whilst Jack continues wiring in PCBs that have had their cables soldered to the tag blocks & tested
- Testing continues at the front of the panel, with many illuminated lamps in evidence...
- Jamie turns his hand to fault-finding, including crimping & reconnecting power jumper leads
- Contrary to popular belief, yes, we're still making PCBs! Reinforcements of components arrive...
- ...and swiftly moves further eastwards, with suitably-enscribed magnet to chart progress!
- More tag block soldering is called for; Jamie does the honours while Tom helps test around the front
- With more PCBs made, a quick view shows that we're 50% of the way to filling the final two racks
- Testing reaches Uffington loop...worthy of such a cake-based celebration! The look westwards shows just how far we've come
- Meanwhile, Peter continues to terminate the cables at the PCB end, in readiness for more testing
- More parts arrive, allowing the telephone concentrator keyboards to have complete button sets again - can you spot the new ones?
- ...and are quickly put to good use, with several more input & output boards assembled, cleaned & tested
- To prove it's not all soldering, cleaning, etc., Tom Lane diligently programmes each TC64 unit (communication unit between each circuit board & the simulator)
- Meanwhile, Peter continues the seemingly-unending task of soldering the 8-core cables to the tag blocks...yet the final tag block is coming into view!
- Paul adds in new power jumper cables between the circuit boards, having crimped the ends