The sheer joy of repairing something. - Page 5 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Radio Wrangler · 12th May 2018, 2:25 pm

The nice thing from where and when I'm living is that I can choose the best bits of old and new.

I like old hifi and find the current stuff to be a joke

I like bang up to date dentistry

I like the quality of old saddles, not modern synthetics, but my breeches are in modern materials and my hat is up to date. Courses for horses...

My main transceiver is modern, my ATU is a beautifully built classic.

I'll have the best of both worlds, if you please. Specifics trump generalisations. (Small t, original meaning)

David

Graham G3ZVT · 12th May 2018, 2:52 pm

Probably my best skip find.

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The motor had seized up, and I sourced one for £50 delivered, but before I ordered it I had a go at repairing the original.

It turned out that the armature had overheated and resin had leached out causing it to bind. Half an hour with a Stanley knife and file restored the clearance.

Refugee · 12th May 2018, 3:51 pm

We have a local disused railway.
It has never seized up or failed to provide for walking or cycling space for me.

The Philpott · 12th May 2018, 4:05 pm

The last stand of the Avro Vulcan is a fascinating story, but it did cause them a lot of problems, not the least of which was range. All the IFR hoses had perished and had to be remade, and ultimately many of the aircraft had to turn back through serviceability issues (although it is highly likely that some of these turnbacks were minor faults made more decisive by the long journey over water.)

Crawling inside wings checking rivets and fishplates is probably something to be tolerated, then looked back on with joy once the grazes have healed!

12th May 2018, 2:25 pm	#81
Radio Wrangler Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fife, Scotland, UK. Posts: 22,876	Re: The sheer joy of repairing something. The nice thing from where and when I'm living is that I can choose the best bits of old and new. I like old hifi and find the current stuff to be a joke I like bang up to date dentistry I like the quality of old saddles, not modern synthetics, but my breeches are in modern materials and my hat is up to date. Courses for horses... My main transceiver is modern, my ATU is a beautifully built classic. I'll have the best of both worlds, if you please. Specifics trump generalisations. (Small t, original meaning) David __________________ Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done

12th May 2018, 2:52 pm	#82
Graham G3ZVT Dekatron Join Date: May 2010 Location: Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 18,715	Re: The sheer joy of repairing something. Probably my best skip find. The motor had seized up, and I sourced one for £50 delivered, but before I ordered it I had a go at repairing the original. It turned out that the armature had overheated and resin had leached out causing it to bind. Half an hour with a Stanley knife and file restored the clearance. __________________ -- Graham. G3ZVT

12th May 2018, 3:51 pm	#83
Refugee Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 5,553	Re: The sheer joy of repairing something. We have a local disused railway. It has never seized up or failed to provide for walking or cycling space for me.

12th May 2018, 4:05 pm	#84
The Philpott Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Colchester, Essex, UK. Posts: 4,107	Re: The sheer joy of repairing something. The last stand of the Avro Vulcan is a fascinating story, but it did cause them a lot of problems, not the least of which was range. All the IFR hoses had perished and had to be remade, and ultimately many of the aircraft had to turn back through serviceability issues (although it is highly likely that some of these turnbacks were minor faults made more decisive by the long journey over water.) Crawling inside wings checking rivets and fishplates is probably something to be tolerated, then looked back on with joy once the grazes have healed!