Jump to content

andym

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    2,889

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    14

 Content Type 

Everything posted by andym

  1. andym

    11 ba 46

    andym replied to Caddy's topic in Tracked vehicles

    Have a chat with Channel 4 - they got one running in a week! :cool2: Andy
  2. andym
    Some sort of pressure sensing device? Andy
  3. andym
    No, although there may perhaps have been a couple of converted prototypes. The Mk.2s share the external air filter box of the Mk.1s, the Mk.2/1 has its air filter mounted internally. The Mk.3s (Bulldogs) are converted Mk.2/1s. Andy
  4. andym

    CVR(T) mPODt

    andym replied to andym's topic in MV Chatter

    I think they're actually new hulls, just look like Shielders with the Gubbins removed. Andy
  5. andym
    Those look like standard 6TNMF batteries, commonly known as "Hawkers". Marcus Glenn and others sell conventional wet lead acids of the same physical size but they aren't as good as the pukka item. Andy
  6. andym

    CVR(T) mPODt

    andym posted a topic in MV Chatter

    Here's a clever idea, basically a Shielder acting as a pickup truck with interchangeable bodies: http://www.mpodt.com Andy
  7. andym
    The Hagglunds aren't technically steered by their tracks, they're steered by articulating the body, which is apparently different! Andy
  8. andym
    A halftrack does not need an H licence as it isn't a "track-laying vehicle steered by its tracks". Andy
  9. andym
    I was going to ask if they bite ... :-) Andy
  10. andym
    No, it's a pun .... Andy
  11. andym
    What intrigues me is that he was apparently being "instructed". Instructed in what I wonder, as he wasn't actually driving? Andy
  12. andym
    Alchemy, I love it! :-) Andy
  13. andym
    I'm also wondering if your Mod 6 has been bodged. Any chance that someone took your breaker and relay out, knackering the DLB in the process? Here's a rather worse for wear DLB showing the starter relay in the lid, this is another Mod 6. It should be a pretty straight forward process to trace the fuel pump wiring through the DLB. Let me know how you get on! Andy
  14. andym
    I wonder if you've ended up with some sort of half-way house between the two versions of wiring. The easiest thing to investigate is the fuel pump as that doesn't go through the relay circuit. Provided you've got 24V on 12F from the engine switch and 24V also comes out of 2G, it should find its way via the paralleling link to 23A and the pump should run. Andy
  15. andym
    Interesting about the recoil, I've been wondering about my Abbot. There's no projectile to push against, but you've still got what amounts to a small rocket motor. What sort of charge were you using? Andy
  16. andym
    I've just taken a look at an old DLB I've got in the garage. That's Mod 6 and it has the breaker fitted! Andy
  17. andym
    Ah - that may explain what's going on. I've never seen a DLB without the breaker, yours must be ancient! Here's the circuit diagram for the old version: How many wires does your FIP solenoid have - two or three? Andy
  18. andym
    As far as I'm aware all the DLBs that have the 25A starter circuit breaker fitted are interchangeable. The fitment of that breaker required modifying the FIP solenoid wiring on the power pack. As I suggested, have you checked that the DLB1 to DLB2 paralleling link is intact? All the circuits you mention pass through it - see attached. Andy
  19. andym
    Must be one hell of a steam cleaner! :-) Andy
  20. andym
    I think we're saying the same thing! The difference is that the scavenge blower isn't there to increase the intake charge in the manner of a "conventional" supercharger or turbocharger. Andy
  21. andym
    The correct term here is "scavenge blower". They're used in other two-stroke diesels such as the Rolls-Royce K60 in the FV430 series of vehicles. As has been said, their purpose is to purge exhaust gases, not raise inlet pressure. Andy
  22. andym
    As the holder of a MOD small arms range supervisor's ticket many moons ago, I'm not sure I'm entirely happy about the safety aspects of those demos. I know it isn't live ammunition, but even so ... :blush: Andy
  23. andym
    You're better off without them unless you're on tarmac, and especially if you're on cars! :-) Andy
  24. andym
    Anything other than the full set has to be asking for trouble, especially if your bump stops aren't in good nick. Andy
  25. andym
    Oddly enough they only seem to convert the really nice, freshly ABRO'd 432s into Stugs! And if I were crushing cars (which I don't) I wouldn't use a 432 with decent track pads either .... :-) Andy
×
×
  • Create New...