Adrian169045 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Hi All since i have had my cent i have only been using the traverse in emergency mode . now i know what i am doing and have some books telling me how to fire up the stab i thought i would give it a go. it worked for a little time and and the all of a sudden the gun fell on to the rubber stops on the hull . now the only thing i can do is traverse the turret is in emergency . everything seams to fire up like the metadine. gyros. alternator . so the question is does anyone have an electrical schematic for the unit under the breach that controls all this equipment ? no one in AUS so far has been able to help and i don know what i am looking at without an schematic . here are some pics of the unit. any info regarding would be gratefully appreciated cheers Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I would recommend getting this book. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Centurion-Tank-Technical-Handbook-1950-/140711206646?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item20c30a9ef6 It tells you everything you need to know. I have a copy and will gladly can the diagrams you need but it is a book worth having. No connection with seller! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian169045 Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 thanks for that i have that on cd the seller wont post to australia i didnt see any drawings for the inside only what plugs into the box cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Ahh..... I'll have a look through all my books and see if there is anything you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzie Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 The valves are normally the prob, or stable power out put from metedine.sorry cant be more help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 One very common cause of sudden faliure in thermionic valve equipment is the valve heater circuit. In a lot of stuff it was a series circuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian169045 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Ahh..... I'll have a look through all my books and see if there is anything you need. thanks for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 No worries, us tankie Adrians have to stick together! However, it seems that Cent 1,2 & 3 were not fitted with stabilisation as no mention is made of it in the technical handbook or the parts list. All my other literature is handbooks and parts lists for later vehicles and as you say, they only show the units with no wiring diagrams.... sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Do the valves have markings on? Post some of those and we may be able to trace back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian169045 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Do the valves have markings on? Post some of those and we may be able to trace back. big valves have cv 1947 kb/t arrow above jf small valves cv1985 kb/fb arrow above mj cheers adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddy Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I would recommend getting this book. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Centurion-Tank-Technical-Handbook-1950-/140711206646?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item20c30a9ef6 It tells you everything you need to know. I have a copy and will gladly can the diagrams you need but it is a book worth having. No connection with seller! Hi, Just out of curiosity what's the name of this book? Is it still available in any format? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Hi, Just out of curiosity what's the name of this book? Is it still available in any format? Cheers Click on the link........ Technical Handbook for Centurion 1, 2 & 3. I've only ever seen two, mine and the ebay one but it may be fairly common. It is about 3" thick though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddy Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Thanks, We've got echelons 1 through to 4 in the workshop. They're a copy and in a lever arch file. I could really do with a PDF so that it'd be easily searchable and on a laptop which I could take into the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 One very common cause of sudden faliure in thermionic valve equipment is the valve heater circuit. In a lot of stuff it was a series circuit. Agreed - a good starting point would be to switch it on for a while, then switch off and check to see if any valves are still cold. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Click on the link........ Technical Handbook for Centurion 1, 2 & 3. I've only ever seen two, mine and the ebay one but it may be fairly common. It is about 3" thick though! It looks like it's available here - http://www.afvhandbooks.com/tank_technical_handbook_p001.html hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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