Pennies in the Rain - Maintenance Diary

[Euca]

Entry #3 - Wiring

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With the hull done, we can finally crack open the top of the Pennybrooke and get into the veins and arteries: the wiring complex.

Starting from the engine, we were able to bust open a few panels to start digging around in the wiring. To our surprise, the wiring was still intact, but could barely be classified as wiring.

Evidence of frayed wiring

After lifting the panels off of the main wiring vein, we began tearing them out. We weren't exactly worried about being electrocuted as the ship had been totally shut down earlier and the wires couldn't even support their own weight yet alone an electrical current.

We basically plowed through the wires at this stage, it was kinda fun to lift them from their bindings and such, since they snapped so easily. We were totally ignorant to the fact that these might have killed someone someday, but it was still enjoyable.

Naturally, the Niobium-Titanium alloy wiring of yesterday years were totally redundant, so after a few checkins and requests, we were able to receive 250 meters of Fibre Optic Wiring, with non conductive covering to follow.

Applying the new wiring was a tedious project, with us having to be extremely careful with the expensive wiring. A contrast to our previous endeavors where we tore through the wires with unrelenting force.

Either way, we got the job done there. Naturally, we had to then move onto the Energy Distribution Matrix next (EDM for short).

BMM generally keeps a supply of these on Southampton, to our luck. We'll be using the standard Bretonian Civilian Matrix.

BRE - XC112 EDM

We tore open the engine distributor to see that all was in generally good condition, barring the EDM, of course. It had been totally fried, with it not even responding to a test input later on. Thank goodness we got the Pennybrooke now and not when that thing went kaboom, otherwise we'd be in trouble.

It was simple to remove, since the thing literally fell out after we shifted it a few centimeters. We fixed up a few of the inputs, outputs and wiring then plugged the new EDM in.

We booted up the engine from the bridge and to our suprise, we were greeted with a happy Bretonian hum of the engines.

Checking the energy levels revealed the matrix and wiring were working in harmony to bring the Pennybrooke back to a 99% efficiency rate. I marked the project done and headed down to the pub for a long drink.

Over and out,
Connor Sheather.

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