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James tests out the new 12V soldering iron he procured - success!
James tests out the new 12V soldering iron he procured - success!
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Behind the panel, the all-important earthing wire is installed...
...whilst to the front of the panel, SPS members make great progress with inserting the microchips into the PCBs & testing the finished product.
PCBs continue to be received & tested before being installed in the panel - certainly a railway theme accompanying the parcel here...
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...whilst other completed PCBs proudly state their country of origin!
David, with cutters to the fore, trims back cable ties from tidied cable runs & works on the labelling system.
The finished article: an easy to identify, very neat end result - a great improvement!
Another working day: John begins by stripping down our spare dominos stock into their respective pieces.
Meanwhile, Peter continues the terminating & soldering of 8-core cables at the tag blocks...plenty of practice still available for those that want it!
Tiles now carefully sorted & stored on polystyrene sheets for potential future use.
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
After the all-too-brief respite of Christmas over, the team reassemble to reactivate more VDUs.
More testing is done, seen here being carried out by James Nelhams and Tom Lane.
Success! This shot shows (just about!) all five VDUs working - another great step forward.