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    I'm liking this, in all my talking of this being produced in a strip. I didn't consider how this would have been on the top corners
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    I wondering if those are mock up? Looking at TK895s picture the screen cans certainly look to dip into the space between the cylinders. But if these simply sit on the top of the chassis and don't sit in it (if I'm making sense) then there might never be a cut on the top????
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    Actually I am in error on this it would raise them slightly not push them out!!!
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    Screen cap?
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    Liking this I think the folded up parts at the front would extend to the center of the cylinder when seen as a flat piece of metal though. Try to consider it in a bigger strip. A press wouldn't have wastage. It may marginally push the cylinders out a little more but your talking only by a small amount (mms). It would be concentric to the next one and so forth.
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    Here is my masterpiece (its not) I've painted out a little bit of this pic but if you look in the centre there is a straight edge from the top capacitor to the one on the left. I think if you try and consider how this may have been made it makes sense (but so would your idea) if this was done by a pressed die it might be easier to cut a way one piece than have three separate punched holes? See what you think.
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    Andy I'll add something else to the picture I cut from TK895s shot. I think there is a straight edge.
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    I have never quite liked the templates I've seen I think there is one picture in here which really could shed some light on how this ought to be. I've trimmed it down a little to highlight where I am coming from: It may just be me but I think there is a triangular cut out section at the back, which would give enough room for the capacitors to pass as we know. This strip would have been produced in bulk, so if I think back to me engineering days (many moons ago) I'd think that this chassis as it is would have been created using a press. The folds cuts etc could have been done in one press of a heavy die. Where the metal is bent up to meet the cylinders there would almost be no gap. There wouldn't be rounding and I think the pressing of the front two sticky up bits (highly technical there) would possibly help determine the positioning of the cylinders? I reason that I think the template would be closer to this, long red lines implying cuts, dashes folds: Amended this slightly slightly On this the top corner and bottom would be the other side of the cylinder and lost when trimmed. I may try and do a pic from the front but my skills here are very limited.
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    Do you mean this one? I think that the reason why you may not see it, and why this is the case on the blasters too (varying from two to three to none) could simply be due to this uncovered fact that the capacitors appear to be connected to something else behind. Could it simply be because in most cases especially on the blaster where this strip is trimmed it would be reasonable to assume that as there is no connection on the other end of it any longer making the front connection somewhat weaker, and far more likely to break? I am hypothesizing.
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    I'm not so sure I can see any size difference at all from the picture that was posted below, the bottom two if you like hide the thirds length.
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    Me too I'm in that category, but likewise this looks like it is a statuet.
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    Ha-ha probably many years ago. Did you know the Stone Roses reformed? Though its the Two Leia's that gets my vote... 'far better than you could possibly image'
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    I think the dims were on an earlier page: Are they 26mm x 5mm, with 4mm end caps?
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    They really are Mouse Sized
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    Ha! no you have to read my edit. My posting was altered it obviously doesn't like the word pr*** Mathias - Andy I would suggest put in far more ground work than I. It was nice getting mail from him it simply helped spur you along. I heard from him today and I believe he is no longer in the search
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    Hi Vern, Andy I have spent an awful lot of time over the past months looking for this component, though to be honest both our interest has wained somewhat. I think that has come in part due to what were all looking for is most definitely going to be exceptionally hard to find. We covered ground on the Valve amps and we found that these were most likely to be Mullard EF-91 which were used in military equipment. The screeing cans on these are 18mm in diameter, which I think would make the cylinders approximately 8-10mm in diameter themselves. In our search going back a few months ago now, Andy and I determined that this was an IF strip from a radar set of some description, this led to various communications to museums and what not none of which could positively identify the strip, though pretty much all confirmed that this was an IF strip of some description. Our threads/leads led us to believe that these IF chassis may have once been part of either a Type 13/14 radar transceiver. Or possibly a 70MHz RAF receiver which was not very common. The chassis for which would have used the EF91 valves and may have been tuned to 9.72MHz.In fact we managed to find out that a military surplus store, now long closed down in Liverpool used to break down this type of equipment. We did however find out that his stock had come from RAF Sealand. RAF Sealand however has been long closed. Not all was lost. Sealand since its closure in 2006 was commandeered by the 'Defence Support Group (DSG)' which is responsible for the repair and maintenance of Avionic equipment operating as part of a Trading Fund of the Ministry of Defence. I wrote a blind letter to the DSG in the hope that someone could help. The response was somewhat unexpected, I actually heard back from the Head of DSG Electronics and Components himself. Though he did not know what the parts were himself he passed the pictures that Andy originally provided around the organisation. The strip was confirmed at operating at 30MHz the tuned circuits were pysically too small to be operating at the suggested 9.72 MHz. They had once had such equipment during the 70's it had been donated to their training school (unfortunately it had been long disposed of) and had been used on Radar. He suggested that this was manufactured by Marconi. I attempted a couple of other avenues one of which was a Museum in Chelmsford which has a Marconi meuseum but I never got anything back. With work and other projects on the go. I simply couldn't keep up the momentum. Though if PlayfulWolfCub hits on something new I may just p r i c k up my ears again
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    Hi Andy Thought I'd pitch in here. I recently was in conversation with Cal at Far Away creations. He sent me a mock up of a cylinder which he used on his mouse droid (the RPF thread of this is here). I though he would be a good source in terms of being able to possibly create a nice template for a set to sit on my E-11. The cylinders on the Mouse droid are apparently 84th scale. They measure 33.5mm in length. If my maths is correct this would make the actual size of the length (33.5/84)*100=39.88 I don't think this is correct at all! So am a little gutted by what I have. I'm not sure there is anyone there who is any the wiser than anyone her on the FISD about the origins of these pieces. With regards to your observations about the size of Russ cylinders I would agree 100% that his are too small. Andy and I discussed this at some length some time ago (but more on that later). Though I am still on the waiting list for a set
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    I brought some in the off chance I'd get armor. But have only ever used it for Football (Real term for soccer ). Cold Gear is gear made for the cold. You use and wear Cold Gear in colder temperatures. The apparel functions differently than heat gear does. Cold Gear has a thicker material and is made to keep body heat trapped insulated (without OVER heating). Heat Gear, on the other hand, is made for hotter temperatures & conditions. It is a lighter, thinner material meant to keep the body cool.
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    Thats more like it, though I do like the carbonate ones..
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    Hi Andy If I recall it was Andy19422 that originally sent me a copy of the speeder view image. I think finding originals of these is really going to be one heck of a needle in an almighty giant haystack. When you start looking you just end up chasing your tail.
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    Personally, I don't think it would matter too much either way. This shot is off the Landspeeder, the component piece had three fuses, but whether they used two, three or any I guess will always be a matter of contention. What you may want to consider too is the mounting of the cylinders, if your doing a genuine Sterling I took a hint from the Sterling blog spot and got some small neodymium magnets (a couple of pounds on eBay for 10). No screws rivets etc. They should give a nice and strong hold.
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    Hi Andy, as promised a picture of the mounting screws: The head diameter is only 7mm, and 2mm in height. From the head to the end of the screw the measurement is 8mm. You have I believe the M (thread size) size. Although these are pictured with a partial thread, the threading could go the full length of the screw.
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    Pretty much every scope I've seen be it M38/M40/M47 or the A series of these and M77A are all on the top?
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