Home 31
Creation date / 2017 / November
Peter gets to grips with tidying the various power distribution cables...
Inside the panel room, more electrics have been installed, which will control panel power. 
...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 works outside give definition to the entrance path; note the completed front window
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 
Paul tackles the shelving move, cleaning & tidying our stocks; this will help allow the panel to be moved backwards to its final position in due course
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
With electronics work pushed on, time for a good tidy-up! Peter cleans while Paul tightens the supporting framework post-panel move forward 
With cleaning done, Peter seals the remaining concrete floor space that was under the panel, while Paul reattaches 8-core cables to repaired circuit boards...watch out for that wet floor behind you Paul! 
Just a little bit of sealing remaining at the front of the panel, to be completed the following evening...then a careful panel move backwards remains
General exterior view
The long view - Nov 2017
General view of front of panel
Rear of the panel
Rear of the panel
General view of panel room
General exterior view from rear
General exterior view from rear
General view of building - front
IMG 20171126 093817781