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are they cilps used to hold the tin lid on things like paint

 

Yes they are indeed Wally. Well done you must have opened a few tins of paint your time at Beverley.:-D

 

 

These requirements accord with BS 1262 'Tins for paints and varnishes' published in Defence Specification DEF-1234. It may surprise some as this was an MoD publication from 1954, not 1964 when the MoD is often thought to have been formed :-D

 

They look like clips/runners to hold curtains /material to a rail,

They do indeed look like that sort of thing Derek. But these should remain static in use & probably only 3 or 4 used per item.

 

are these the clips that you use to hold head and sidelight reflectors in place before sealed beam units

Wally a very good suggestion, I know the things you mean. They can be devils to fit sometimes especially when I realise I've got one the wrong way round. So it's very much that sort of thing for use on a circular edge.

 

So there must be a series of adjacent holes that it can be pushed into - and you chose the one that you want to hold the object in the correct position. What size is it? That would help!

No holes, bear in mind that I think the main vertical bit is just a sectional view of a tiny part of the very much bigger thing the clip attaches to. The clip's dimensions are not given but the ones I have seem might be 1-2 cm long & probably no more than 1 cm wide.

Well, it must be a clip for holding some part of a mechanism in place with a little "Handle" (being the bent-back bit) to hold on to, to extract it.

Yes well interpreted but it not so much for a part of a mechanism, really something rather mundane.

are they clips used on the in side of vehicles to hold interior trim

Good suggestion Wally I understand what you mean its not that but I expect you would have used quite a few of these in your time. In fact I'm sure most of us have encountered these at some time.

 

are they a type of Bull dog clip

Wally its not a variable clip like that for stationery. It's fairly precise & is pretty much a snap fit or wedge in tight fit.

 

So it clips onto a paper or a file

Wally had suggested that but its not for stationery.

Some kind of clip incorporating a "spacer"?

 

Yes it is a clip but my interpretation of the four diagrams is that the main vertical element that curves back on itself is a part view of the thing that it is clipped to.

I have a picture of a couple more types I'll post up in a minute.

 

are they some form clip used for holding papers

 

Looks plausible Wally but its not for that. I have picture of a couple more types I'll post up in a minute.

On a more serious note, is it a cross-section of some sort of sliding rail? I notice that there are two lines on each diagram that seem to permanently latch with each other.

 

Lauren yes these are cross-sectional views of things that latch but they are not rails.

A clip for holding some kind of electrical object in place?

 

Nope not electrical, these were used on some quite common items.

I can't help but wonder if it's the signs for "Gents" and "Ladies" at the X files studio.

 

Nope nothing lavatorial.

Some kind of spring or retaining clip.

 

Yes very good it is a clip but what for?

Looks like something shown in open and closed positions?

 

Andy

 

I see what you mean Andy but these are different versions of the same type of thing.

Clip or fastener?

 

Very good Rick yes. But what sort of things are they for?

it passes a rainy afternoon.....

 

Precisely, I started the day mending the roof, then it got a damp so I started shooting rats & now its raining more started looking through some old manuals, so we are. :-D

Or is it.........

 

Adrian the sign of a seasoned contestant :-D

Clive, you might want to change the title of the original pic on photobucket, as it's a bit of a giveaway.....

 

Well someone has fallen for it :rofl:

army regulation pasta shapes?:nut:

Nope these are not edible although maybe Army pasta isn't either:-D

 

 

 

latrine drainage

What a strange suggestion!

What's this all about?

 

There's an AM one on ebay!

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAF-WW2-BATTLE-OF-BRITAIN-1940-Briefing-Room-Chair-Folding-ORIGINAL-1940-/380698349635?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item58a363d043

I have seen some vehicles with a 24V electrical system with a regulator to change the 24V to 12 for the ignition system. Is this a modification or a military addition?

 

Jack definitely not a REME modification!

 

I don't understand why people might pay a significant sum for a 24v to 12v converter unit for the ignition circuit. Although it is a better idea than tapping off 12v from one battery!

 

If you use a 24v to 12v converter you are losing out on efficiency, because the inclusion of a ballast resistor is not some dodge just to get a lower voltage because Lucas couldn't design a 24v coil. It is there to change the time constant of the circuit by loading the inductance of the coil with resistance. So that for a given dwell angle in the 24v circuit with ballast resistor, the coil can absorb a higher magnetic charge than a 12v system. At high revs this is significant.

 

It is best to retain the ballast resistor in the filter unit to get the benefit of this time constant improvement. It also avoids introducing an electronic converter into the system that may prove to be less robust for life in a Land Rover rather than a large resistor wound on a chunk of asbestos that was rugged & reliable enough for the Army

Jack I'll just restrict myself to just commenting on the 24v system for charging & ignition.

 

My advice is to avoid a vehicle that has had the electrical system modified. There is a high chance that it will be bodged either in a naive or dangerous fashion or at best done well to a requirement that only the previous owner can understand.

 

Be particularly wary of vehicles still nominally 24v but have a 12v ignition system running from it.

 

Fault finding in the original set up is one thing but once non-original wiring goes in there it is a nightmare to diagnose. Particularly bearing in mind that modifications may have been an attempt overcome or side step an untreated problem.

 

With your RF background unauthorised wiring may not be too much of a challenge, but remember when you come to sell it then this alternative wiring devalues the vehicle in the eyes of a buyer for the above reasons.

 

73 de G4MBS