Nemesis Enterprise E

[Father Cool]

Ok I came back it it today and both coil and bussard work when connecting the wires although the bussard on the one that failed does seem a tad less bright than the other for some reason.

It's looking like it isn't a connection in the ship but I can't explain the issue now, unless there is a high resistance connection in that nacelle causing current flow to that nacelle to be restricted in some way.

[Father Cool]

That may be true buddy, however I cannot access the usb plug for the xiao unless I open up the nacelle. There's a lesson here I think!

[Father Cool]

It's not so much screen accuracy as much as I made some terrible wiring decisions lol

[Father Cool]

Ok so I took off the chiller grille and have discovered that the port nacelle has a dead negative which is bad news really. Not sure where the dry joint is but hoping it is at the nacelle. That way I can do a local repair. If not then I will have to get into the body which is not good at all.

[John316]

Did you find your bad ground?

[Father Cool]

It appears to be inside either the pylon or where it connects inside the secondary hull. Both bad news really. I am now contemplating an external solution using motor wire embedded on panel joints and soldered to the brass post at thw bottom. I can then use that as an independent ground. My only concern there is the potential current flow capability of the motor wire.

[John316]

May i suggest removing the shuttlebay door and making a hole behind (wont compromise the model ) and probably have access to the culprit . Depending how you did the wires of course

[Father Cool]

No its not buddy. I have my multimeter on the wire each end and its not connected. I have no ground coming into the nacelle now. It is no longer intermittent. The board in the nacelle work perfectly if I drive it directly into the nacelle with a lead.

It may be worth looking at the shuttle bay door option but its a hell of a small hole to work through. At least I may be able to do a continuity check through there maybe.

[Father Cool]

It no longer lights and if it does its faintly for a fraction of a second, the blue coil does too and it is on a separate feed but shares the ground so the dead ground makes sense as the issue.

The connection is far from the shuttlebay door so don't think I can get in there to test. Even if I could I couldn't fix it so think I will have to resort to me external wiring plan. There is a panel route virtually the whole way so should be doable.

[trekriffic]

I never thought I’d say this but… THANK GOD FOR PANEL LINES!