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R.N.L.I. Concept Tug
Hi RNinMunich Yes I have just ordered them. To-day was her first sea trial's and she held her end up as she had to get another boat into port All the best Fred
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R.N.L.I. Concept Tug
Nice job RNLI lettering and Number next?
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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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LED Tug Mast Navigation Lights
Sorry, my mistook Look forward to the sketch, cheers Doug
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Hi, Doug: Somewhere along the way I must have messed up & given you some bad information. There are no connectors in any of the wiring that runs from the circuit board up into the deck house & pilot house. I think at some point I mentioned …
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Mornin' Pete (at least it is here!) Yes, switch on only one light at a time to avoid any confusion with the readings. Easier to find the 'live one' then. Socket means the connectors on the circuit board where you told me plugs from the supe …
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Thanks, Doug. I’m pretty clear on how to proceed; thanks very much for your detailed instructions. Will you please clarify two things? As I “switch on each existing light in turn” to measure voltages as you describe, should I turn each ligh …
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Hi, Doug: I’ve got a question about the resistors that’ll be needed for each of the six mast-mounted LED navigation lights. This may seem like a dumb question to an expert like you but please don’t laugh too hard. Anyway, do these resistors …
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That's about right take a look at the real Wyeforce! Guess 22" is where they thought the model should be at! https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/235000813
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Hi Both, All the mouldings look identical to the Southampton and Richardson. The hull and stand are the same as my 'Southampton', the superstructure the same as the Richardson?, but with a red roof? Maybe they ran out of grey and white plas …
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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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Thanks Pete The row of 220 Ohm SMD resistors give a very good clue! My 67 year old eyes let my Sony Cybershot take the strain Get back to you soon. it's sack time here in Munich now. "ZZZZZZZZZZZZ" CU. Ciao, Doug
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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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Tell me about it John I got fed up with hunting for the dud bulbs in the chains year after year. So threw 'em all out a few years ago and replaced with LED chains and icicles and snow showers and ..... Anyone need a batch of spare Chrimbo t …
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Well done sorting that out.Just to clear one point ref fusible bulbs. They are used in Chrimbo tree lights are clear and have a white painted tip. it's not a fuse that lights but a bulb that is fusible.Odd but it works. I used to buy a pack …
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Evenin' Both, Pete, you're right about the hatch, in the instructions (or mine at least with the old 40MHz version) they warn you to leave the hatch loose when not using the boat. Otherwise it sticks to the foam gasket. Just like yours did …
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Can't sir down for a month or two either New Build Blog will soon reveal all (Or as much as I want to) Little progress expected this evening; dinner with the GF and Germany plays Saudi Arabia in a Test Game. if they flunk that then they can …
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Muchas gracias Pete, important is that as many legends on the board as possible are readable.
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I hope “chopping half the stern off your disaster area fish cutter” doesn’t require a trip to a trauma center for stitches & bandages. Whatever it is, it sounds painful & likely to leave you a quart low on the red stuff.
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Funny, I thought it looked like four of those things, too, but in my earlier photo I’d swear there were three. Trick of the light, I guess. I’ll post a photo of the board as requested as soon as I can.
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OK Got 'em! N channel MOSFETS good for 180V, 4A DC and 16A Pulsed (as with our speed controllers) so more than enough for our 'little toys'
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Great Those are the FETs actually 4 of 'em as I would expect. Do me a big favour Now take a full-frame close up of the whole board showing all connecting wires and the legends on the sockets please. I've just chopped half the stern off my ' …
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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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Hi Pete, Go easy with the prying!! You're right. The spring loaded button is the way in. But it can be very stiff and underneath the hatch is a dense foam rubber gasket which makes the hatch catch () difficult to release. Press the button f …
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Doug that pilot house light could be a fusible link. Has it got a white painted tip? if so it is fusible for sure. if not it is a" could be" fuse. Trouble is you can't test it LOL You could;if you can find one,fit a resetting led fuse. John …
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Afternoon Pete, Not awesome just 'Been there - Done that'! Albeit on older versions. So; now we're getting somewhere. Good idea with the connector I plan to do that with mine as well. I took it apart to investigate adding smoke, lights and …
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HI Guys, took me about 10 seconds to get the roof, which was grey not white, off my old 40MHz Southampton It wasn't glued on at all Just ran round the seam with my thumbnail and it popped off All the rest was screwed together. Only some of …
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Thanks, Ed. Now I have some helpful advice I can use to get the roof off. Excellent! Pete