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week 3, day 3-the climax of this adventure

Woot woot! I made it to the climax! It is all down here from here! I treated myself to Starbucks this morning to celebrate and recovery from such a Monday yesterday.

Stared the day alerting Kirk that the internet server was down, but no worries I got several walks around the place while waiting! Cody and Blair got me some video footage of a panel build yesterday, so I started formatting and editing it. This.took.forever. I think I have Cody’s mannerisms memorized! He is so kind, he turned off an on the camera 18 times….and that involved getting the step stool and stepping up or down each time! I have got to find out his favorite…something, any ideas?  I had to visit his station several times today to get an understanding of the video I was editing. Also I cannot read the labels from the video, so I got some pictures and I know my students will ask….not excited about the fuse label=FU, but it is what it is.  He says it is always best to have more wires, wire fitters, etc than not enough-lesson for the day!

power supply

This is a step down transformer, it takes the power from the wall and decreases it to 24V to go to the other power supply

This is a step down transformer, it takes the power from the wall and decreases it to 24V to go to the other power supply

Uses the 24V to power to whatever needs movement like a thumbpad (optotouch)

Uses the 24V to power to whatever needs movement like a thumbpad (optotouch)

See how neat and organized these guys are!

See how neat and organized these guys are!

The FU labels marking the fuses.

The FU labels marking the fuses.

This controls the master controls and the light curtains. Light curtains are a safety precaution. If triggered these will redirect the machine=relays.

This controls the master controls and the light curtains. Light curtains are a safety precaution. If triggered these will redirect the machine=relays.

panel build interpretation

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