I’ve been busy this week trying to finish things up as much as possible. We were able to assemble one of the power bottles for pressure test. It took a couple of us to get it done. Usually it’s just two people pushing on each end, but even leaning my entire body weight on the end cap I could not get it into place. I’ve also started soldering the 66 pin penetrators. I haven’t finished one yet, but I understand why everyone says it’s a hateful task; the pins are small and close together and the stranded wire does not like to fit into the cups. Only 3 more to go after this one. I need to twist the wire first though so I’m not sure if I’ll be able to finish them all before I leave. Only one more week and then I’ll be back in California after 10 months away!
One side of an unsoldered penetrator.