Thursday, April 15, 2010

Big Doings, Tall Tales

...that's the plan of action at the Skunk Works for today: I'm going to get to ascend to one of my favorite high places, take up position on an antenna balcony and...(wait for it...!)...solder wires! Yayy, hooray!

Luckily, it's a smallish MS connector, with, like, six wires total. Those things are no fun at all in the largest sizes (try 85 pins in a nice, dense grid. Bring your lunch). Unluckily, there's a certain amount of reverse-engineering involved, and we're not sure if the old connectors were pumped full of RTV for weatherproofing.

Still, I'm bringin' my camera. The view's awesome.

7 comments:

  1. Be careful up there. I hope there's no wind.

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  2. "Hey, all the people down there look like ants."

    "Roberta, those ARE ants. Now get up that tower!"

    Hang on tight, Bobbi. Don't forget your safety harness (and parachute).

    Shootin' Buddy

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  3. The crimped-pin connectors are more small parts to deal with, but I find they're much easier to maintain.

    Jim

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  4. Sometimes I miss climbing towers, the view is amazing.

    Then I remember the wind and the cold and the bugs and having to pee when you're hanging on a strap at 1000 feet.

    And then I don't miss it at all.

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  5. looking forward to some pics

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