This week my task was to build a four valve prototype to test the pressure drop when multiple lines come into the picture. This task isn’t quite resolved for the following reasons.
- I was quite ill most of last week
- I was waiting on a part shipment (that came friday)
- Said part shipment had a wrong part that I quickly fixed on friday (the replacement came today)
- I wanted to wait for the rubber stoppers to arrive so I could make a more permanent cap assembly instead of rough prototypes from this point on.
Now that all (and I mean all) of the parts are here we can actually start construction (which is/was my task for the next 2 weeks). I am quite excited for this stage. I purchased a refrigerator to house the system (and keep all the ingredients fresh and cold) on friday as well!
I will be building a more extensive prototype with a variety of cap assemblies this week. As well as working with Dave and Mike to start “ripping” down the refrigerator to start final assembly. I think this step is crucial so that the priming and cleaning functions can be completely calibrated.
More to come soon! Check back!