Keystone 3

Sorry, but this will be a short post.  The itching from  the bites is driving me NVTS (for the Mel Brooks fans).  Today was the first day in which the temperature was mostly below freezing all day.  We, the union electricians and I, worked on the wind-tunnel side of the boiler most of the day.  Granted, I needed to have the portable heater for keeping the fiber optic cables pliable for stripping and cleaving, but I still had snotcicles growing most of the day.

We spilt into two groups:  Brett and the mechanic + electricians worked on the air lines and the head sub-assemblies, and I with two union electricians working on the nodes.  The union guys I had working with me are incredible:  I only had to show them one time how to populate a DB25 connector and a RJ45 (Ethernet) connector and they were able to make the remainder on their own (13/3 respectively).  That is really unheard of, even for an experienced technician.  I followed up behind with splicing the single mode fiber optic cables.  Essentially, we got quite a bit done today, as compared to the usual installs.  More so when compared to the last install in Germany.

A completed node panel.

Again, sorry for the short post, but I need relief from the itching before I turn in for the evening.

Keystone Generating Station Plant at night.

Thank you for reading,

Kevin