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LED Tug Mast Navigation Lights
Sounds like Albert Einstein's ghost!! Get well soon If you are happy with the arrangement in my table I'll knock up a wiring sketch for it. All the best, Doug PS: I used the MacAffee 'washing machine' to scrub the electrons before displayin …
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LED Tug Mast Navigation Lights
Here the result for batt voltage (Vs) 7.2V, the 'nominal' voltage. LEDs should still 'strike' but will be a little dimmer. Esp fore and aft Nav lights. The resistors were chosen to (hopefully) prevent the LEDs from blowing at fully charged …
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LED Tug Mast Navigation Lights
Evenin' Pete, first instalment coming shortly in pdf format. A table, based on your excellent sketches of what you want to do, showing control element on the TX, function, number of LEDs in the cct or ccts, resistor(s) needed, current consu …
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LED Tug Mast Navigation Lights
Hi Pittsfieldpete, I use really tiny wire for wiring running lights! Bought it as radio shack years ago! Wire wrapping wire is the best to use. Especially when you can't hide the wire! Paint black or what ever color your using. Best thing f …
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paddle tug Aid
The green looked too drab so changed to a nice blue only fiddely bits to do I hope . Cheers Marky
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LED Tug Mast Navigation Lights
Hey Doug! I’ve finally finished the long-awaited sketch! I’m sorry it took me so long but I had to work under very adverse conditions. Nearly every time I sat down to work on it one of my wife’s friends would drop in for a visit & there isn …
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LED Tug Mast Navigation Lights
Hi Pete, Number 1, Get yourself some more batteries! You'll want a spare at the pond anyway Better still, get a variable mains power supply for such bench tests so you don't have to mess with batteries until you're on the pond! Here in Muni …
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(Tug Boat) Ramborator
Aeronaut Ramborator Kit with working lights (Motor: 540) (5/10)
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LED Tug Mast Navigation Lights
Hi Pete, Not sure why the name plate says Southampton. I've never seen the Atlantic before! The controller that you see is the 27mhz unit I know I have one in my spare parts bin!
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LED Tug Mast Navigation Lights
Hey, Doug: I feel like I have both eyes in the same socket. it’s hard on my 58 year old vision taking pictures of things so close to my face. Anyway, here are 4 photos of the board. I couldn’t get all of the connection point labels in one p …
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LED Tug Mast Navigation Lights
Hey, Doug: Regarding the “FET power transistors” you mentioned, I looked at the photo I took of my board again & as you pointed out, in one corner there are three identical components. Each one is black & has three leads soldered to the boa …
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LED Tug Mast Navigation Lights
Hi Pete, When I worked on mine. I believe it took me about an hour or so! Just be careful with the seams! take your time. Start from the rear of the Pilot house! I first took apart the pilot house. I took the smoke stacks off! Then slowly p …
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LED Tug Mast Navigation Lights
Hi Pete, I have the Southampton too. which came with no lights! I got it about 6 years ago. Anyway I carefully took the top off the pilot house using a single edge razor! You could give that a try! I also painted mine to resemble the WYEFOR …
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LED Tug Mast Navigation Lights
Thanks again, Doug. By the way, the light on the pilot house ceiling definitely looks like an incandescent bulb. it’s hard to see through the dark tinted windows but I managed to get a photo. Hopefully you can make out the shape of the bulb …
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LED Tug Mast Navigation Lights
Hi Pete, sorry no attachment found! Or did you just type copy from the booklet? Is there a pic of the circuit board and wiring in the booklet? Maybe the board is marked with L2 etc to identify the outputs! That would be too easy though The …
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LED Tug Mast Navigation Lights
Hi Pete, Some basics. If you want to run 5 LEDs from 7.2V this is the circuit you need. See pdf. Click the file icon and then 'Download' in the top left of the disply to view and download the file as pdf. If you want to drive 6 LEDs you ins …
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(Tug Boat) SATURN
Fold down funnel, hunter smoke unit , lights (Motor: Mfa) (ESC: Mtronik) (10/10)
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deepdivers Rescue tug - Assurance class?
Hi dd, looks like HMS Attentif (W 68) https://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/7432.html Listed as 'No specific class' ! https://uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=360&navy=HMS But looks very similar to Assurance class, see pic of HM …
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(Tug Boat) CRAKEN
Smoke, and sound but a long way to go yet (Motor: Power 1000) (ESC: Electronize) (10/10)
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(Tug Boat) ODIN
All, lights, smoke, sound, radar, stern winch, anchor, fire monitor all work (Motor: Power 1000) (ESC: electronize) (10/10)
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(Tug Boat) Bankert
My first model , built for about 25 years ago now static , but i think that i will rebuilt her and sail her again (Motor: 540) (ESC: Billingboats) (5/10)
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(Tug Boat) Smit Amsterdam
This is a Graupner Premium Line.I wasn't happy with the universals and plastic 3 bladed props.Replaced the universals and changed props to 4 bladed brass.Also changed the prop shaft to a threaded 4mm shaft which I happened to have in my spa …
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(Tug Boat) Jersey City
Dumas Kit.It still needs lights installed and sound. (Motor: MFATorpedo500) (ESC: Tazer12 50amp) (8/10)
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(Tug Boat) Carol Moran
Dumas kit.Runs great but the torque is trmendous.Have to offset the torque. (Motor: kv893) (ESC: unknown) (9/10)
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Fairmount Alpine - TUG!
yes also building one A lot of work to complete yet. Fitted with 2x mfa 6/1 motors and bow thruster ,kort nozzle, becker rudders,all windows fitted with individual glazing a lot of time consuming, still a lot to do
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(Tug Boat) Bugsier 3
purchased from fellow member, complete strip down and rebuild (Motor: marks multi gear) (ESC: mytronics) (10/10)
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(Tug Boat) Envoy tug
Made from plans ,wood inc hull (Motor: mfa 500) (ESC: mytronics 15) (9/10)
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(Tug Boat) Newark
always loved the paddle boats, had one a few years ago and regretted selling it as soon as i sold it so spend 18months looking fo another when this little beauty came up for sale (5/10)