BLUEMOMENT

Contender back in the water again today. Looked a bit lonely though at Rhu, very few boats in the sea yet, a few that seem to have wintered afloat. Several people anti-fouling though, so perhaps more to come. Now to do some sailing, and test my new Knox anchor that I didn't get to use late last summer.

The hills are alive with the sound of sanders further down the coast.
I'm just going to tear the bottom half of the list off and stick it at the back of the log for next year.
I tidied up the NMEA junction by careful planning, GPO-type harness lacing, and re-allocating various talkers and listeners.
Took 2 days to get them all working again, but at least this time it looks maintainable. Unfortunately when I drilled holes for the terminal block, daylight appeared...just one thing after another.
Launch on 9th April -ready or not.

sahona wrote: I tidied up the NMEA junction by careful planning, GPO-type harness lacing, and re-allocating various talkers and listeners.
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We've moved on now Bill. Sadly it's just all cable ties. None of the old lacing skills and tools needed. Only thing we have to be sure of is no jaggy ends left.

Wow. I'd love to have the contract supplying all the ties needed to supplant lacing across the UK infrastructure.
Surely they can't use one for every breakout...
Give them back the string next time there's a cost-saver needed!

Booby Trapper wrote:

sahona wrote: I tidied up the NMEA junction by careful planning, GPO-type harness lacing, and re-allocating various talkers and listeners.
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We've moved on now Bill. Sadly it's just all cable ties. None of the old lacing skills and tools needed. Only thing we have to be sure of is no jaggy ends left.

When I worked in telecoms(for GEC) building telephone exchanges, we tied all the cables in place with waxed string - even had special tools to help us.

Productivity! I don't want my profits being consumed by endless men slowly lacing wires together, one man with a quick cable clip and move onto the next job please.

Pete Cooper wrote:

Booby Trapper wrote:

sahona wrote: I tidied up the NMEA junction by careful planning, GPO-type harness lacing, and re-allocating various talkers and listeners.
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We've moved on now Bill. Sadly it's just all cable ties. None of the old lacing skills and tools needed. Only thing we have to be sure of is no jaggy ends left.

When I worked in telecoms(for GEC) building telephone exchanges, we tied all the cables in place with waxed string - even had special tools to help us.

And it's still all there. Well maybe not the old Strowger stuff.

Booby Trapper wrote:When I worked in telecoms(for GEC) building telephone exchanges, we tied all the cables in place with waxed string - even had special tools to help us.

And it's still all there. Well maybe not the old Strowger stuff.

I worked on some Strowger - but mainly Crossbar and a bit of the new fangled electronic stuff.

BlowingOldBoots wrote:Productivity! I don't want my profits being consumed by endless men slowly lacing wires together, one man with a quick cable clip and move onto the next job please.

I can lace a loop and breakout quicker than I can thread, tension and cut a cable tie then dispose of the tail... and a hell of a lot cheaper.

Booby Trapper wrote: And it's still all there. Well maybe not the old Strowger stuff.

In the 70s, some of my more Luddite comrades in the old POEU came up with the the slogan "Stick with Strowger".

When I worked in Bradford repeater station I used to snarl a bit about contractors lacing in co-ax cables. I was always concerned that if they laced too tight they would crush the outer conductor. They never took any notice. They were probably right I don't recall any problems with lacing, just glad I didn't have to do it.

I'm looking forward to youse boys writing in English.....

claymore wrote:I'm looking forward to youse boys writing in English.....

I'll try to get you some pictures. That'll explain it all.

Oh goody - will they be in colour?

claymore wrote:Oh goody - will they be in colour?

Yes, ----- Blue Orange Green Brown Slate.