{"id":3361,"date":"2009-06-15T08:38:32","date_gmt":"2009-06-15T13:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/?p=3361"},"modified":"2009-06-17T19:10:34","modified_gmt":"2009-06-18T00:10:34","slug":"the-last-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/?p=3361","title":{"rendered":"The Last Tie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5205.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3366\" title=\"dsc_5205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5205-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_5205\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5205-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5205-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5205.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Milestone #2<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Last Tie<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>June 14, 2009<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>10:00pm<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a marathon day yesterday, I finally got to solder the final PC board tie in place on the layout!  Its been over 2 years of intermittent work, but the trackwork is finally completed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5209.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3363\" title=\"dsc_5209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5209-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_5209\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5209-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5209-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5209.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5199.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3364\" title=\"dsc_5199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5199-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_5199\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5199-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5199-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5199.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5203.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3365\" title=\"dsc_5203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5203-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_5203\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5203-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5203-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_5203.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A rough estimate calculated about 4000 PC board ties on the layout, and at least 2 solder joints on each (most have 3 or 4), I guess there is over 8000 solder joints.<\/p>\n<p>The final joint was honoured with a splash of 16 year old Scotch.  Neat.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"500\" height=\"315\" data=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/StVWNUdtGL4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;border=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/StVWNUdtGL4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;border=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>There is still a length of temporary trackwork to add in before the show, but the &#8220;official&#8221; trackwork is complete.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone interested in a slightly used soldering station?<\/p>\n<p>-T.<\/p>\n<p>On to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bronx-terminal.com\/?p=3392\">Next Section&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milestone #2 The Last Tie June 14, 2009 10:00pm After a marathon day yesterday, I finally got to solder the final PC board tie in place on the layout! Its been over 2 years of intermittent work, but the trackwork is finally completed. 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