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    It seems to have taken most of the day to get them scanned & uploaded (sometimes as slow as 10kps). Got in a mess trying to get them in sequence, so labelled them & uploaded again so I think now they are in the right order. Hope they are of interest, but at least this is first hand info not just someone's opinion from a book or a web page.
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    Richard I'll try & scan all the vehicular entries that includes the Mechanization Board that replaced the Mechanical Warfare Board in April 1934.
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    Richard thank you. One could have illuminating posts just following one particular subject, I've just tried to give a spread. But there are significant entries on Cyprus, Balkans, Trans-Jordon etc. These may have been the inter-war years but they were not years of peace. The entries on the disarmament conferences & Germany's approach after the withdrawal of BAOR (the first one) are all clues as to what was to come.
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    Enjoying teasing out nuggets of history from these Chronologies. I already have similar for 1858 to 1912, the new acquisitions are for 1925 to 1936. None of these should be dismissed because they do not cover a World War, as one travels forward through them one can sense a feeling that preparations for something that was brewing were being made & the War Office were not totally unprepared. I have selected just one extract from each year to give a flavour of changes & have placed them in chronological order.
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    I'm not familiar with the electrics of a Hotchkiss. But most distributor capacitors are in the region of 0.2mfd. So I would suggest any capacitor that fits in the space that is designed for a distributor & is new should do fine. If you want me to test any then send them to me with a SAE.
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    Also bear in mind there is DOT 5.1 that is compatible with DOT 4, but not DOT 5 http://www.epicbleedsolutions.com/resources/faq/difference-between-dot4-and-dot51-brake-fluid/
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    Ok thanks for that. 15 BK 18 was sold off on 27/7/67 for £70. So it must have been quite a good one, although now it has lost the original wings (& headlights)
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    Ok never mind. They sent me a picture some time ago but it doesn't include the registration, just like to keep tabs on the survivors. I shouldn't think the sea air has done it any favours. I used live across Torbay in Teignmouth, I can remember as a small boy exploring a large gun in place on The Ness headland.
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    Oh excellent, I did help them out with a track rod end some years ago. Have you got any pictures of it you could share please? Or at least the reg I know it is 15 BK ??
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    If I may add to this, my catalogue has been annotated on page 44 with a few prices paid. 639 £620 642 £500 650 £320 658 £540
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    Do they still have the Mk 1 Humber Pig I wonder? It only shows up on one photo: http://www.brixhambattery.net/413614133
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    Hmm yes waiting to see who would spot that one! Ok done it now thanks
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    email sent, do you now want to edit out your email address from the post to avoid it being harvested?
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    Doug I don't actually watch the arena display, I find access to view the reserve collection up close is of more interest to me. But most of the arena vehicles (preserved or in-service) can be viewed up close during certain periods. I take a vehicle to display & find that the public IQ is pretty high compared to the average vehicle/steam show, I suppose the entry fee is something of a filter.
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    Although a "bracket" it looks to me yes more like clamp. Given the DMC of W8 & the NSC 1095 the only thing that seems to fit for both is for mounting some "weapon" to a Wheelbarrow such as Pigstick or shotgun. I have the EMERs for Mk7 & AESPs for Mk8 with the ISPLs for both but can't for the life of me find any of them at the moment.
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    Doug if you are into armour then I think Bovington's Tankfest in June is a must. It has developed into a comprehensive & professional display of armour that is always a sell out. It is quite a development from the old Battle Day event (although personally I preferred the informality of the earlier events)
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    Yes Laurence http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15g-Castrol-Red-Rubber-Grease-Brake-Caliper-Fluid-Mini-Tin-BUY-2-GET-5-OFF-NOW-/131714656463?hash=item1eaace28cf:g:WqsAAOxyu~lSTrTO
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    Indeed & this type of interspace brush is particularly useful for small awkward recesses & also for dislodging spider's nests in the top corners of window panes. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CTS-Super-Slim-Interspace-Brush-/301644990391?hash=item463b7147b7:g:1qkAAOSwKtVWvcsK
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    Jak I've just checked my database I see I have Army Code No.40081 CES. Cooking, Outfit, Field, No.5. May 1985 Does that sound like it?
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    Sean yes well untangled. I've run it through my system & confirms that but I note that it was used by New Zealand in addition to the UK. With MEXEC33811 it is tempting to assume that is the Military Engineering Experimental Establishment, Christchurch & this represents a design pattern or drawing number in the same way as the FVRDE signified a design/drawing with the prefix FV.
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    John I have searched for that, as others have no doubt tried, but come up with nothing. I have found 91,524 items within that NSC & 176,137 Brackets none of them that share those two parameters that are British. Nor could I get any sense from items that included the manufacturer's number 33811. Zooming in, as I neglected to do originally, it looks as if the NSN is actually 1095-99-2505-026 (rather than 1095-99-2503-021) That gave a result as "Cancelled without replacement"
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    I use DOT-4 in my Wolf & trailer, what you need to avoid introducing is DOT-5 which is silicone.
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    There is RSG-6 http://www.southhams.com/directory/salcombe-bunker-tours-art-and-party-venue-220.html I don't know what access is available particularly out of season. When it was operational the direct number used to be Kingsbridge 2611 but I'm not meant to know that :cool2:
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    Just be careful because some of these policies do not cover you if you use it to travel to work in it or even an occasional use doing work for a charity.
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    I try to rely on the military spec laid down in the Servicing/Maintenance Schedule, if I can't get that match it to the SAE spec rather than rely on a civilian do-it-yourself book. What trailer do you have?
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