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Why all the fuss? It is so easy to take our own. This one lasted for the whole week for one person using it, without needing emptying. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THETFORD-PORTA-POTTI-365-QUBE-WHITE-PORTABLE-CHEMICAL-CAMPING-TOILET-FAST-DEL-5/131322659362?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Always available day or night without traipsing around to only be inhibited by what you find. Do buy a decent make like Thetford, cheaper ones soon split or fail to flush effectively. Choose a pump flush as that is much more effective than a bellows flush.

Found it!

Up until recently was owned by Terry Paskins, here it is http://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p938759029/h148FE596#h148fe596 I remember I found some correspondence in an early edition of Soldier I think it was suggested such a thing was a one-off, but the correspondent stated I think there may been as many as six of these done by various REME units around the place. It included a picture of one smashed in an RTA in Austria. I posted the picture, I'll see if I can retrieve it from Photobucket.

A Humber "Tourer" there was a thread here some years ago.

Prize giving in the arena before the rains came down. Roger Graystone winner of the Dale Prior Memorial Award, Best Humber 1 Ton for originality & servicing. This is not judged just on a shiny exterior, but equally important is the under-chassis state & attention to servicing. So many times I have seen a façade of pretty painting hiding automotive neglect underneath.

1. There are more showers, that are clean & hot, than there used to be here. But adequate toilets seem to be in short supply for the volume of people wanting to use them, don't seem to match the levels at Folkestone. 2. Don't know the answer to that one. 3. I much prefer it here. Have not had to put up with those helicopter rides, generators or those excessively noisy late night disturbances (so far) My experiences with all staff has been very good. Everyone seems to be polite & helpful. Marshalls are very much in evidence & I have seen them cope with issues with common sense & courtesy. Hope to come again next year.

If you search the results of FOIs you should find a redacted version owf all the mods. PM me if you want a copy.

If you search the results of FOIs you should find a redacted version of all the mods. PM me if you want a copy.

"Input/output Porthole for communications/power cables installation." Is covered in AESP 2320-D-128-811 Mod Instr No.8, if on-line searches show nothing I can post odd extracts but a bit difficult at moment at WPR.

There are two questions. 1.The difference between radio & wireless is discussed here: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/195872-wireless-and-radio-whats-the-difference/#comment-1918110 2. The difference between FFW & FFR might appear that the FFW had more archaic equipment than FFR installations. Although there might seem to be some truth in that, FFW means equipment was fitted or shoe-horned into a vehicle on a bespoke basis, whereas FFR equipment was installed as a more modular arrangement that could be fairly easily removed & transferred to another vehicle. A vehicle that has been changed from FFW to FFR may include other embellishments, for instance a Pig that has been changed from FFW to FFR also received an additional (4th) antenna mount to cope with the more comprehensive radio set up.

Looking at Regulations for the Equipment of the Army. Part 1. 1942, the painting of steel helmets makes no mention of a SCC. Just: Section H1. HA.5681 Paint, prepared for use, brown, dark, textured, matt finish (C.S.1736) Incidentally Dark Brown appeared as No.12 in BS 381 Colours for ready mixed paints in 1931. This morphed into No.412 in BS 381C of 1948. How similar was that to SCC 1A? I have often wondered.

I'm sorry you have had no response but I'm not greatly into tanks & have no idea about the validity of the photo captions. Is this the same John Newton who was the driver for Col Ian Baker in the Clycops Malkara era? If so I have have some pictures of him in his Rover 8. These came from slides I copied that Col Baker (RIP) lent me some years ago.

Push-up Clark PU8 Mast, just the basic mast needed as I have Clark guy sets from another mast. Although I am in SW Wales will be going to WPR so could collect there. If you have one or know of one please PM me.

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I think it would be ok but I've packed the EMER away now, but I'll try & find the pages tomorrow.

Are you after a Mk 1 or a Mk 2 ?

I suppose you will just have to target likely people you know for private transactions & they can pick it up from your vehicle. I always looked forward to the odd items that people have for sale. But the massive sale of stock by a group of our European friends near the vehicle entrance at Folkestone must have been rather irksome for traders who have paid significant amounts for even smaller stall space.

I used to own the first one 28BK08, it has had a few owners since. Wondered what had happened to it. The second advert is dated 2005. The third one was one of several Humbers we sold from the Dale Prior collection.

Unfortunately this dynamo is not listed in 1955 edition AP1086 Section 16E (RAF MT Electrical items) as it does list applications. In general Army catalogues & EMERs rarely list applications. Looking in EMER POWER O 122/2 it lists G7A24/7X & G7A24/22X. They are similar except that four dowel holes are provided in the yoke for alternative mounting positions & the dowel pin is not fitted. This change is indicated by the advancement of the number 7 to 22 in the type code. It has an output of 27v 55A at 1,450 rpm cutting in at 1,150 rpm. Two 0.5mfd capacitors are fitted for RF suppression indicated by the letter X.

Yes well done Richard I knew you would come up with some specialist knowledge Although these extra items crept in unexpectedly, it important for us in the fields here to identify, defuse & dispose of them in a safe manner to avoid entanglement after the cooling off period. From a strategic point of view it is worth remembering that a battalion will produce 4.5 cu ft of this type of material per day, that needs to be rendered safe. This is important from a health point of view, but operations of a covert nature could be jeopardised if proper attention is not paid to proper concealment or disposal of the stuff. I think I remember being told that the SAS carry their material with them rather leave any evidence of their prescence.

Well the B&W was not strictly military, it was something I spotted in the long grass one night. The heat is retained for some while but the image shows evidence that it was quite recent. I think I'll leave the description at that. Even so I suppose in some circumstances such evidence could of tactical value to an enemy.

Yes I sometimes wonder whether to buy the whole box set & renounce my TV license, then be guaranteed something to watch on Sat night. I notice nobody has attempted to guess the subject of the "grainy black and white photo" which is again thermal but using a B&W filter.

Alec the brighter areas were radiating the most heat. This is a coil that caused someone to continuously break down on a trip to a show recently. He gave it to me for scientific research, this coil was run for 20 mins with 12v whilst periodically measuring the insulation breakdown at 5kV. The supporting clamp was clearly a useful lump of metal to absorb & the radiate heat. The increased radiation around the collar was due to layers on engrained dirt that clearly had a beneficial effect in heat radiation. The are some repro 12v coils around that are gloss black & this seems to be a good idea. Further benefit would for the clamp to also be black. A further benefit would have been if the whole assembly was in matt black to improve efficiency further. I recall that the early versions of Gen Panel No.2 were originally gloss black, but later modifications included repainting in matt black.

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