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Narrator: TODAY ON "HOW IT'S MADE,"
CARTRIDGE BLADES,
CHOCOLATE BANANA LOAVES,
VENDING MACHINES
AND DIVE COMPUTERS.
DEVELOPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 20TH CENTURY,
THE CARTRIDGE BLADE IS AN INVENTION
WITH MANY CUTTING EDGES.
THE PLASTIC CARTRIDGE HOUSES UP TO FIVE RAZOR BLADES.
WITH MULTIPLE BLADES,
FEWER SHAVING STROKES MAY BE NECESSARY,
WHICH RESULTS IN A FASTER SHAVE.
FOR THE MULTIBLADED CARTRIDGE RAZOR,
GETTING RID OF STUBBLE IS NO TROUBLE.
WHEN THE MANY BLADES BECOME DULL,
THE CARTRIDGE CAN SIMPLY BE POPPED OUT
AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE.
MAKING CARTRIDGE BLADES STARTS WITH COILED STEEL STRIPS
THAT ARE A FEW MILES LONG.
THE STRIPS UNWIND AROUND GUIDE ROLLERS
THAT ORIENT THEM FOR ENTRY INTO PUNCH MACHINES.
REVOLVING CYLINDERS HELP FEED THE STEEL STRIPS TO THE PUNCHES.
THE PUNCHES CUT HOLES IN THE STEEL,
SPACING THEM AT PRECISE INTERVALS.
THESE HOLES WILL ALLOW PRODUCTION MACHINERY
TO GRIP THE STEEL
AND MOVE IT THROUGH THE BLADE-MAKING PROCESS.
MACHINERY PULLS THE STEEL RIBBONS THROUGH AN OVEN,
WHICH HEATS THEM TO A SEARING 1,832 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
THE STEEL THEN ENTERS A COOLING CHAMBER,
FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER OVEN.
THE TEMPERATURE EXTREMES CHANGE
THE STEEL'S MOLECULAR STRUCTURE.
IT BECOMES HARDER AND STRONGER.
THE STEEL REWINDS AND THEN UNWINDS
BETWEEN GRINDING STONES
THAT HONE THE EDGE INTO A VERY SHARP
GOTHIC ARCH PROFILE.
THEY'RE NOW READY TO BREAK THE STEEL INTO INDIVIDUAL BLADES.
A MECHANICAL PUNCH SNAPS IT. AND IT BREAKS CLEANLY.
WITH A SKEWER HOLDING THE BLADES IN ALIGNMENT,
A TECHNICIAN SCRUTINIZES THE EDGES FOR ANY DEFECTS.
AFTER APPLYING COATINGS TO PREVENT
RUST AND ADD DURABILITY,
THEY BAKE THE BLADES IN A SPECIAL FURNACE.
THIS BINDS THE COATINGS TO THE BLADES.
AT ANOTHER STATION, THEY TRANSFORM PLASTIC PELLETS
INTO THE RAZOR CARTRIDGES.
THIS MACHINE MELTS THE PELLETS
AND INJECTS THE LIQUID PLASTIC INTO MOLDS
AS PRESSURE IS APPLIED.
THE PLASTIC SOLIDIFIES
INTO THE SHAPE OF RAZOR CARTRIDGES.
THE CARTRIDGES BOUNCE ALONG A CIRCULAR FEEDER.
THE FEEDER ORIENTS THEM FRONT-SIDE-UP
AND THEN FUNNELS THEM INTO THE NEXT MACHINE.
THIS ONE RESEMBLES AN OCTOPUS WITH NUMEROUS TENTACLES.
THE TENTACLES ARE ROBOTS.
THE FIRST ONE PLACES THE CARTRIDGES
IN A FIXTURE ON A REVOLVING TABLE.
AS THE TABLE TURNS,
IT SERVES UP THE CARTRIDGES
TO THE NEXT ROBOTS IN THE ASSEMBLY LINE.
IN QUICK SUCCESSION, THESE ROBOTS SNAP
A TOTAL OF FIVE BLADES INTO THE CARTRIDGES.
BY NOW, THE HOLES USED TO MOVE THE BLADES
THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS HAVE BEEN TRIMMED OFF.
AND IT'S A PERFECT FIT.
THEY NOW PLACE BACK CASINGS IN FRONT OF THE CARTRIDGES
AND INSTALL PIECES OF METAL ON THE PARTS.
THE METAL PIECES ARE SACRIFICIAL ANODES.
THEIR SOLE PURPOSE IS TO BE SACRIFICED
TO CORROSIVE FORCES TO SAVE THE BLADES.
AFTER THAT, ROBOTS FLIP THE BACK CASINGS
THEN TRANSFER THEM TO THE CARTRIDGE BLADES
AND CLICK THEM INTO PLACE.
THE CARTRIDGE BLADES ARE NOW FULLY ASSEMBLED.
THE ROBOTIC SYSTEM TAKES THEM INTO A STATION
WITH MORE QUALITY CONTROL CAMERAS.
IF NO PROBLEMS ARE FOUND,
THE BLADES MOVE INTO ANOTHER MECHANIZED SYSTEM.
THIS ONE INSTALLS A TEMPORARY PLASTIC COVER
TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER
AND KEEP THE BLADES SHARP UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR A SHAVE.
ROBOTIC ARMS PICK UP THE CLEAR PLASTIC PROTECTORS
TWO AT A TIME
AND PLACE THEM IN SLOTS IN THE ASSEMBLY MACHINE.
THEY THEN SNAP THE CARTRIDGE BLADES
INTO THE PLASTIC COVERS.
WITH THE PROTECTORS IN PLACE,
THE ROBOTS SEND THE CARTRIDGE BLADES DOWN A CHUTE
AND INTO A BIN.
THEY'RE NOW READY FOR RETAIL
AND THE BUSINESS OF PERSONAL GROOMING.
Narrator: MANY SCHOOLS TODAY REQUIRE ALL FOOD ON THE PREMISES
TO BE ALLERGY-FREE
BECAUSE SO MANY CHILDREN
HAVE LIFE-THREATENING TO PEANUTS,
TREE NUTS OR DAIRY PRODUCTS.
OFTEN, THESE ALLERGIES ARE SO SEVERE
THAT JUST TOUCHING OR INHALING THE ALLERGEN
CAN CAUSE A POTENTIALLY DEADLY REACTION.
THESE KID-SIZED CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA LOAVES CONTAIN
NO PEANUTS, TREE NUTS OR DAIRY PRODUCTS.
NOTHING ELSE THIS COMPANY MAKES CONTAINS THEM
EITHER TO ELIMINATE ANY POSSIBILITY
OF CROSS-CONTAMINATION.
AS A FURTHER PRECAUTION,
ALL THE INGREDIENTS COME FROM SUPPLIERS
WHOSE FACILITIES ARE ALSO ENTIRELY PEANUT,
TREE NUT AND DAIRY-FREE.
TO MAKE THE BATTER, WORKERS FIRST COMBINE WATER,
CANOLA OIL AND SUGAR.
THEN THEY ADD PUREED BANANA
AND MIX UNTIL THE INGREDIENTS ARE WELL BLENDED.
THEY ADD WHEAT FLOUR, THEN SEA SALT,
BAKING SODA AND PRESERVATIVES SUCH AS CITRIC ACID,
ROUTINELY USED IN PACKAGED FOODS,
TO PREVENT THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA AND MOLD.
THE FINAL INGREDIENTS ARE EGGS
AND CHOCOLATE CHIPS, NOT MILK CHOCOLATE
BECAUSE THESE SNACKS ARE DAIRY-FREE.
INSTEAD, CHOCOLATE CHIPS ARE CUSTOM-MADE
FOR THIS BAKERY BY A PRODUCER OF CERTIFIED
KOSHER PAREVE FOODS,
MEANING THE PRODUCTS CONTAIN
NEITHER MEAT NOR DAIRY INGREDIENTS.
A PUMP MOVES THE FINISHED BATTER
FROM THE MIXING BOWL TO A LARGE HOPPER
THAT FEEDS THE AUTOMATED PRODUCTION LINE.
AT THE START OF THAT LINE,
MORE THAN 620 LOAF BAKING PANS PASS UNDER SPRAY NOZZLES,
WHICH LIGHTLY GREASE THEM WITH CANOLA OIL.
THIS PREVENTS THE BAKED LOAVES FROM STICKING TO THE PAN.
THEN THE PANS ENTER THE DEPOSITOR,
WHICH DROPS 1.5 OUNCES OF BATTER INTO EACH LOAF CAVITY.
THIS ONE BATCH OF BATTER PRODUCES 6,666 LOAVES.
THE FILLED PANS ENTER A MULTILEVEL VERTICAL OVEN
IN WHICH THEY ZIGZAG UP AND DOWN 13 BAKING ZONES
OF VARYING TEMPERATURES.
AFTER 27 MINUTES, THE LOAVES ARE FULLY BAKED.
HOWEVER, THEY CAN'T BE PACKAGED YET
BECAUSE THEY'RE PIPING HOT.
SO THE NEXT STATION ON THE LINE
IS A MULTILEVEL VERTICAL COOLING CHAMBER.
ITS FANS DRAW OUT THE HOT AIR
WHILE BLOWERS INTRODUCE FILTERED COLD AIR.
WHEN THE PANS EXIT THE COOLING CHAMBER
ABOUT 25 MINUTES LATER,
THE LOAVES ARE JUST SLIGHTLY WARM.
A ROBOT NOW DESCENDS ON TWO PANS AT A TIME.
IT JABS THE LOAVES WITH NEEDLES TO LIFT THEM OUT
THEN WITHDRAWS THE NEEDLES TO DROP THEM ON A CONVEYER BELT
THAT'S VENTILATED TO HELP THE LOAVES FINISH COOLING.
THIS BELT TRANSFERS THEM TO A NARROWER ONE
THAT LEADS TO THE PACKAGING AREA.
THERE, WORKERS LINE UP THE LOAVES IN SINGLE FILE
ON A TRACK THAT LEADS TO THE WRAPPING MACHINE.
EACH LOAF IS ROUGHLY 3 1/2 BY 2 INCHES
AND 1 1/2 INCHES HIGH.
EVEN THOUGH EACH ONE STARTED OUT AS 1 1/2 OUNCES OF BATTER,
SOME MOISTURE EVAPORATED DURING BAKING,
REDUCING THE FINAL LOAF WEIGHT TO 1.4 OUNCES.
UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF A SENSOR,
THE LOAVES ENTER THE WRAPPING MACHINE
WHERE PRINTED TRANSPARENT FILM ENVELOPS THEM.
THE TWO EDGES OF THE FILM
OVERLAP SLIGHTLY UNDERNEATH THE LOAVES.
THE MACHINE SEALS THE EDGES
WITH A COMBINATION OF HEAT AND PRESSURE.
THEN IT SIMULTANEOUSLY SEALS
AND CUTS THE FILM IN BETWEEN THE LOAVES.
EACH CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA LOAF IS NOW INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED.
WORKERS PACK THE SNACKS INTO THE RETAIL PACKAGING.
THE BOX MOVES INTO A GLUE MACHINE,
WHICH SEALS THE FLAPS.
THE BAKERY CONDUCTS SEVERAL QUALITY CONTROL CHECKS
THROUGHOUT PRODUCTION, FOR EXAMPLE,
TESTING THE VISCOSITY AND PH LEVEL OF THE BATTER.
IT ALSO TESTS THE FINISHED PRODUCT.
ONCE PER HOUR, THEY CUT UP A LOAF
AND PLACE THE PIECES IN A MOISTURE ANALYZER.
THE CORRECT MOISTURE LEVEL ENSURES
THAT THE LOAF HAS A PROPER CAKE TEXTURE
AND ISN'T DRY
BECAUSE AS MUCH AS THIS SNACK NEEDS
TO BE SAFE FOR KIDS WITH ALLERGIES,
IT ALSO HAS TO TASTE GREAT.
Narrator: VENDING MACHINES ARE A COMMON SIGHT
IN PUBLIC PLACES.
THE FIRST MODERN VENDING MACHINES
IN 1880S ENGLAND DIDN'T SELL FOOD AT ALL.
THEY DISPENSED POSTCARDS.
NOWADAYS, AUTOMATED VENDING HAS COME FULL CIRCLE WITH MACHINES
SELLING NOT JUST FOOD BUT ELECTRONICS
AND OTHER CONSUMER GOODS.
THIRSTY?
JUST SELECT A DRINK.
ENTER ITS NUMBER ON THE KEYPAD.
THE LED MONITOR DISPLAYS WHAT YOU'VE CHOSEN
AND HOW MUCH IT COSTS.
THEN INSERT THE MONEY.
THE MONITOR SHOWS YOUR CREDIT,
HOW MUCH YOU'VE PAID.
THE CREDIT RESETS TO ZERO
WHEN THE MACHINE RELEASES YOUR DRINK
AND RETURNS ANY CHANGE YOU'RE DUE.
THE VENDING MACHINE HAS A WELDED STEEL BODY
ONTO WHICH WORKERS ASSEMBLE THE OTHER COMPONENTS
SUCH AS THE SEE -THROUGH REFRIGERATOR
AND AN LCD MONITOR TO DISPLAY ADVERTISING.
WORKERS ASSEMBLE THE MACHINE'S PAYMENT AND DISPLAY SYSTEM,
STARTING WITH THE MACHINE'S CONTROL BOARD.
THEY INSTALL THE LED MONITOR AND THE KEYPAD,
WHICH ARE INTEGRATED INTO A SINGLE UNIT.
AFTER BOLTING THE UNIT SECURELY IN ITS WINDOW
IN THE HOUSING,
THE WORKERS SCREW THE CONTROL BOARD SECURELY IN PLACE,
THEN PLUG THE LED MONITOR AND THE KEYPAD INTO THE BOARD.
THEY INSTALL THE COIN ACCEPTOR.
IT CAN BE SET UP TO RECOGNIZE UP TO 16 DIFFERENT TYPES OF COINS.
WHEN A CUSTOMER INSERTS MONEY,
THE COIN ACCEPTOR TRANSMITS THE VALUE TO THE CONTROL BOARD,
WHICH DISPLAYS THE AMOUNT ON THE LED MONITOR,
CALCULATES IT INTO THE PURCHASE OF THE ITEM
AND DIRECTS THE COIN ACCEPTOR
TO DISPENSE ANY REQUIRED CHANGE.
NEXT, WORKERS INSTALL THE BANK NOTE ACCEPTOR.
IT IDENTIFIES THE DENOMINATION OF AN INSERTED BILL
WITH AN OPTICAL SCANNER AND,
TO MAKE SURE THE CURRENCY IS GENUINE,
MEASURES FLUORESCENT INK
WITH UV LIGHT AND READS MAGNETIC INK PRINTING
WITH A MAGNETIC SCANNER.
IT SENDS THE VALUE OF THE BILL TO THE CONTROL BOARD.
THEY PLUG THE DATA TRANSFER CABLES
FROM THE MONEY ACCEPTORS INTO THE CONTROL BOARD
ALONG WITH A CABLE FOR THE CONTROLLERS
THAT OPERATE THE MACHINE'S PRODUCT RELEASE MOTORS
AND THE DATA TRANSFER CABLES
COMING FROM THE TWO COIN HOPPERS,
WHICH COLLECT THE INSERTED COINS AND DISPENSE CHANGE.
THEN THEY CLOSE UP THE MACHINE WITH COVER PANELS.
A WORKER CONSTRUCTS THE PRODUCT FEED TRAYS
THAT GO INTO THE VENDING MACHINE'S REFRIGERATOR.
THE FIRST STEP IS TO ATTACH PARTITIONS
TO A BACK PANEL TO FORM COLUMNS.
EACH COLUMN'S WIDTH IS SET TO THE DIMENSIONS,
WEIGHT AND TYPE OF PACKAGING OF THE PRODUCT IT WILL DISPENSE,
FROM SMALL FEATHERLIGHT BAGS OF CHIPS
TO HEAVY GLASS BEVERAGE BOTTLES.
A FEED TRAY CAN HAVE UP TO SIX COLUMNS.
THE TRAYS ARE CONSTRUCTED ENTIRELY OF STAINLESS STEEL
BECAUSE IT WITHSTANDS REFRIGERATION TEMPERATURE
AND DOESN'T RUST WHEN EXPOSED TO MOISTURE.
WORKERS INSTALL A MOTOR AT THE BACK OF EACH COLUMN.
ONCE THE TRAY'S INSTALLED IN THE FRIDGE,
THOSE MOTORS PLUG INTO THE CONTROL BOARD.
WHEN THE CUSTOMER PAYS FOR THE SELECTED PRODUCT,
THE BOARD ACTIVATES THE MOTOR FOR THE CORRESPONDING COLUMN
TO RELEASE THE PRODUCT.
SIDE-BY-SIDE COLUMNS DESIGNED TO BE STOCKED
WITH THE SAME PRODUCT HAVE LINKED MOTORS.
THAT WAY, IF ONE COLUMN SELLS OUT,
THE LINKED ONE WITH MORE OF THE SAME PRODUCT KICKS IN.
EACH MOTOR MOVES THE PRODUCT WITH A STEEL DRIVE SPRING.
THERE ARE SEVEN DIFFERENT SIZES OF SPRINGS.
WORKERS INSTALL THE SIZE THAT HAS THE CORRECT SPACING
BETWEEN THE ROLLS
THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE DIMENSIONS
OF THE PRODUCT BEING DISPENSED FROM THAT COLUMN.
ONCE THE CUSTOMER PAYS FOR THE SELECTION,
THE MOTOR ROTATES THE SPRING 360 DEGREES
TO RELEASE THE PRODUCT
AND MOVE THE ONE BEHIND IT TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE.
ONCE ALL THE PRODUCT FEED TRAYS ARE INSTALLED,
WORKERS ADJUST THE REFRIGERATOR
THERMOSTAT AND STOCK THE PRODUCTS.
THEN THEY TEST THE MACHINE.
FIRST, THEY PURCHASE A PRODUCT WITH PAPER CURRENCY.
THEY MAKE SURE THE BILLS FEED SMOOTHLY,
THAT THE BANK NOTE ACCEPTOR SENDS
THE RIGHT DATA TO THE CONTROL BOARD,
THAT THE BOARD CALCULATES THE TRANSACTION ACCURATELY
AND ACTIVATES THE CORRECT MOTOR.
THEY RUN THE SAME TEST WITH THE COIN ACCEPTOR
TO MAKE SURE ITS SENSORS CORRECTLY DETECT THE COIN,
DIMENSION, WEIGHT AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
AND TRANSMIT ACCURATE INFORMATION
TO THE CONTROL BOARD,
ALL THIS TO ENSURE THE VENDING MACHINE CUSTOMERS
GET EXACTLY WHAT THEY PAID FOR.
Narrator: DIVE COMPUTERS HELP DIVERS SAFELY RETURN FROM THE DEEP.
THESE WRIST COMPUTERS KEEP TABS ON THE TIME
AND DEPTH OF THE DIVE.
AND THEY CALCULATE A SAFE ASCENT.
THE JOURNEY BACK TO THE SURFACE MUST OFTEN BE DONE IN STAGES,
OR THE DIVER COULD FALL VICTIM TO DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS.
A DIVE COMPUTER IS SOMETHING SOMEONE WEARS
WHEN THEY'RE READY TO TAKE THE PLUNGE.
STRAPPED TO THE WRIST LIKE A WATCH,
IT PROVIDES CRITICAL SAFETY DATA DURING THE DIVE.
THEY START WITH PANELS OF FOUR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS.
A TECHNICIAN CONFIRMS THAT THE TRACKS
AND PADS ARE CORRECTLY LOCATED.
A CONVEYOR THEN TAKES ONE OF THE PANELS INTO A MACHINE
THAT PRECISELY POSITIONS
A METAL MESH STENCIL OVER IT.
AN AUTOMATED SQUEEGEE SPREADS SOLDER PASTE
ONTO THE CIRCUIT BOARDS
THROUGH THE OPEN AREAS OF THE STENCIL.
THE SOLDER PASTE WILL ACT AS GLUE
FOR OVER 100 TINY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.
NEXT, THE CIRCUIT BOARDS RECEIVE THOSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.
A ROBOT PEELS THEM OFF PLASTIC STRIPS
AND PLACES THEM ON THE SOLDERED AREAS
AT AN IMPRESSIVE RATE OF 13,000 PIECES PER HOUR.
THE PARTS INCLUDE MICROPROCESSORS,
SENSORS AND MEMORY CHIPS.
THEN THE CIRCUIT BOARDS HEAD INTO AN OVEN
WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT HEATING AND COOLING ZONES.
AS THEY TRAVEL THROUGH THESE ZONES,
THE SOLDERING PARTICLES MELT
TO BOND THE COMPONENTS TO THE CIRCUIT BOARDS.
PASSING THROUGH THE COOLING ZONES,
THE SOLDER HARDENS.
AND THIS SOLIDIFIES THE BONDS.
THE CIRCUIT BOARDS HAVE NOW RECEIVED
ALL OF THE NECESSARY PARTS.
A TECHNICIAN PLACES THE PANEL OF CIRCUIT BOARDS
IN AN AUTOMATED OPTICAL INSPECTION MACHINE.
HERE, A CAMERA TAKES A PICTURE OF THE PANEL
AND SENDS IT TO A COMPUTER.
THE COMPUTER SCANS THE CIRCUIT BOARDS
FOR MISSING COMPONENTS,
POSITIONING ERRORS AND SOLDERING DEFECTS.
IF THERE ARE NO FLAWS,
THE PANELS MOVE ON TO A PROGRAMMING STATION.
HERE, A TECHNICIAN POSITIONS THEM UNDER PROBES.
THE PROBES DESCEND AND LOAD SOFTWARE
INTO THE MICROPROCESSORS.
THIS BRINGS THEM TO LIFE
AND ENABLES THEM TO CONTROL
ALL OF THE BOARD'S FUNCTIONS.
ANOTHER TECHNICIAN TRIMS AND CUTS THE PANELS
USING CIRCULAR SAWS.
SHE THEN PUNCHES OUT THE FOUR ROUND CIRCUIT BOARDS
AND TRANSFERS THEM TO A TRAY
THAT HAS AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SURFACE.
THE SURFACE PROTECTS THE BOARDS
FROM MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SHOCKS
UNTIL THEY'RE READY TO BE ASSEMBLED
INTO THE DIVE COMPUTER MODULE.
NOW THE FABRICATION OF THAT MODULE BEGINS.
THE TECHNICIAN PLACES A BUZZER MECHANISM BEHIND A BACKLIGHT.
SHE TRANSFERS THE TWO OF THEM
TO THE REVERSE SIDE OF A DISPLAY SCREEN.
SHE PLACES A PLASTIC FRAMEWORK ON TOP.
AND SHE INSERTS RUBBER CONNECTORS IN IT.
THESE LITTLE RUBBER PARTS WILL MAKE THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND THE DIGITAL DISPLAY.
THE NEXT ASSEMBLER INSERTS THE CIRCUIT BOARD
INTO THE DIGITAL DISPLAY UNIT.
SHE INSTALLS A TEMPORARY BATTERY
AND CHECKS THE DIGITAL MONITOR TO CONFIRM
THAT IT'S FUNCTIONAL.
SATISFIED THAT IT'S IN GOOD WORKING ORDER,
SHE SETS IT ASIDE TEMPORARILY.
IN THE NEXT STAGE OF PRODUCTION,
THE WORKER REMOVES
ANY DUST PARTICLES FROM THE SCREEN
USING BLASTS OF COMPRESSED AIR.
SHE SNAPS THE DIVE COMPUTER MODULE
INTO A TOUGH PLASTIC CASE
THAT'S DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND A LOT OF WATER PRESSURE.
SHE CLEANS A GLASS FACE PLATE AND PLACES IT
OVER THE DIGITAL SCREEN.
THIS FACE PLATE WILL PROTECT THE SCREEN FROM WATER.
THE NEXT PART IS A METAL BEZEL.
IT SURROUNDS THE FACE PLATE
AND WILL BE USED TO SECURE IT TO THE CASING.
SHE FLIPS THE ASSEMBLY AROUND
AND SCREWS THE BEZEL TO THE CASE FROM THE BACK.
SHE INSERTS THE COMPUTER BATTERY INTO A TITANIUM BACK PLATE.
SHE THEN INSTALLS THE BATTERY ASSEMBLY
IN THE BACK OF THE MODULE AND SECURES IT WITH SCREWS.
THIS COMPLETES THE DIVE COMPUTER MODULE.
ALL THAT'S LEFT IS TO ATTACH THE WRIST STRAP,
AND THIS DIVE COMPUTER IS READY TO PROBE UNDERWATER
AND PROVIDE CRITICAL SAFETY INFORMATION.
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