question about pin pullar cabling on magnetometer on Pioneer Orbiter, question about pin pullar cabling on magnetometer on Pioneer Orbiter Options

[ncc1701d]

Does anyone know currently any of the engineers or scientists who worked directly on the Pioneer Venus Orbiter? Are they all dead or retired now? I have a specific yet simple question about how the pin puller latch locks cabling was attached or ran along the magnetometer boom. Ideally this person would have to have seen the real pioneer orbiter to answer the question.
All nasa pdfs info and photos I have found are inconclusive. I would prefer an expert as oppossed to lots of guesses. It would be easy question for them since they would have seen the real orbiter.
thanks

[cndwrld]

I used to work at Hughes Space and Communications, which built the bus. I worked on Magellan, and there were a couple guys who had also worked on PV. They are all certainly dead or retired. But one guy who worked on Magellan (and is now retired) might know someone who might now. Its a long shot, but I'll send your question to him, and see if you get lucky.