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Offline krv3000

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toys for the boys
« on: April 17, 2012, 06:04:07 PM »
HI i piked up sum toys at the boot sale for 50p 1 is a toy motor and the other a mamod hammer striped them bothe in the Case of the motor just gave it a good Klein and put it back together runs well on 6 volt the hammer the base was all bent so straitened that out the pulley was held on by a brass screw which the Head had cum off tired to get it out with no success so i field Wat was left to blend in to the pulley wheel and drilled and tap a m2 in it for a grub screw right pics
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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2012, 06:13:16 PM »
Nicely done Bob  :clap:

That motor looks great. Don't suppose you have a video?

The little hammer came up well too. Have you got a plan for it?




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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2012, 06:40:42 PM »
thanks ralph i have tried in the past to post video with no success as for the hammer no plans for it yet
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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2012, 08:48:49 PM »
Hiya Bob!

50p?? What a steal!

You did a good job on the refresh/rebuild.

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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2012, 04:49:30 AM »
Hi Bob

Cracking job.

I recognise the electric motor, BTW. It's a TRIX Permag ..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIX-PERMAG-ELECTRIC-MOTOR-RUNS-/370573422634?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item5647e5b02a

From W A A A Y Y back, when I was a little whippersnapper ..

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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2012, 04:52:43 AM »
Quote from: Bluechip on April 18, 2012, 04:49:30 AM

From W A A A Y Y back, when I was a little whippersnapper ..


[insert ageist electricity joke here]   :wave:

Nice little motor Bob, that would be a great teaching aid, they just don't make toys like they used to (except for BigTrak).
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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2012, 05:45:10 AM »
Quote from: AdeV on April 18, 2012, 04:52:43 AM
Quote from: Bluechip on April 18, 2012, 04:49:30 AM

From W A A A Y Y back, when I was a little whippersnapper ..


[insert ageist electricity joke here]   :wave:

Nice little motor Bob, that would be a great teaching aid, they just don't make toys like they used to (except for BigTrak).

Well, insert it then  :poke:  :poke:

I could do with a laugh ...

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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2012, 08:48:58 AM »
Are you sure it's not a generator from David's childhood?

Little Davy frantically cranking the handle to power the wireless and listen to the "Ink spots" deliver their newest hits through his Bakelite headphones!  :lol:







Well I give it a go.... I'm kinda bored!




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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2012, 09:05:43 AM »
Quote from: Divided he ad on April 18, 2012, 08:48:58 AM
Are you sure it's not a generator from David's childhood?

Little Davy frantically cranking the handle to power the wireless and listen to the "Ink spots" deliver their newest hits through his Bakelite headphones!  :lol:







Well I give it a go.... I'm kinda bored!




Ralph

No need to !

Valves had coal fired heaters in them days ..  :lol:  :lol:

I'm bored as well ...

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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2012, 09:57:07 AM »
lol don.t think it will generate any thing but will give it a go thought he still had a Cristal set
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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2012, 11:22:16 AM »
I used to listen to "Journey Into Space", on my crystal set.........

That were a while ago!  :scratch:

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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2012, 12:26:18 PM »
Crystal set.... Never got mine to work  :scratch:


Stripped for parts  :lol:



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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2012, 03:10:56 PM »
Good things, crystal sets ... mine was a little Electradix IIRC.

There's nowt in a crystal set NOT to work .. unless the cat took it's whisker back ..  :loco:

Nice ones here BTW ..

http://crystalradioclub.co.uk/

Click on each name ..


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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2012, 03:24:19 PM »
Quote from: Stilldrillin on April 18, 2012, 11:22:16 AM
I used to listen to "Journey Into Space", on my crystal set.........

That were a while ago!  :scratch:

David D

I can remember that ... David Kossof IIRC ... can't remember any of the others though ..  :scratch:

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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2012, 02:27:42 AM »
Quote from: Bluechip on April 18, 2012, 03:24:19 PM
Quote from: Stilldrillin on April 18, 2012, 11:22:16 AM
I used to listen to "Journey Into Space", on my crystal set.........

That were a while ago!  :scratch:

David D

I can remember that ... David Kossof IIRC ... can't remember any of the others though ..  :scratch:

BC


Without Googling.......
Alfie Bass, was Lemmie. Andrew Faulds.......  :scratch:

My set was an Ivalek. Not much cop, until a school pal squeezed in a home made coil......  :thumbup:

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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #15 on: April 19, 2012, 05:15:35 PM »
Nice little motor Bob,
i belive that i have 2 of them still about somewhere in the attic. they were originally fitted in model motor torpedo boat built for me by my father when i was about 8yrs old the boat is still about and in reasonable condition. not bad to say im 61 now. Dont know if anyone can remember the batteries it ran on, they were made by ever ready and were about 6ins by 4ins by 3/4 of an inch wide with a row of jack plug like holes on the 6 by 3/4 side which gave various voltages up to i think 6v max. the boat ran as a straight runner at the time, though i converted it to single screw single motor and radio control years ago, the  old Mc Greggor Digi Max 2 channel. never ever seen any other batteries like those, anyone shed any light on them.  So to speak.
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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #16 on: April 19, 2012, 06:05:55 PM »
John

All sorts of strange batteries around years ago. I remember an Eveready  ( 753 756 ?? ) 90V ht battery for valve portables.

The one you had may well have been for the LT ( valve heaters ), some were low voltage like 2.5V or 1.5V etc.
Although they mostly had rechargeable accumulators for that job. Doubt if there'd be much guts in a dry battery.

It was the DF series valves ... eg DF91 etc. not that anyones interested ...  :lol:


http://www.r-type.org/pdfs/df91.pdf

Although according to that the heaters on this valve only took 50mA .



Long time ago ..

Dave BC


 ZZZZZZZ's I think ... :thumbup:
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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #17 on: April 19, 2012, 06:59:54 PM »
ooo don.t get me started i will post off topic
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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #18 on: April 20, 2012, 01:42:53 AM »
Quote from: millwright on April 19, 2012, 05:15:35 PM


""Dont know if anyone can remember the batteries it ran on, they were made by ever ready and were about 6ins by 4ins by 3/4 of an inch wide with a row of jack plug like holes on the 6 by 3/4 side which gave various voltages up to i think 6v max.""

Battery was a "Grid Bias" 1.5 to 9 volts in 1.5 volt steps. Great for controlling motor Speed-Torque output Just stick the "Banana Jack Plug" in the Voltage required.
 
As for a date on the motor  I had one bought in the late 1940s  used it to power "Meccano" models.

The pinion gear meshed to a 57 tooth meccano gear gave a reasonable amount of torque and the sprocket fitted Meccano Drive Chain.
 Never had much success with the chain drive.

Eric



As for using it as a DC generator not much use with only three armature coils
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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #19 on: April 20, 2012, 03:39:20 PM »
Thanks Velocette,
Googled Grid Bias Battery and got the details and a pic.

Sorry Bob for going off topic.
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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #20 on: April 21, 2012, 04:32:37 PM »
krv 3000,

that motor is a rare bird! it is a TRIX motor, from a trix construction set, like early meccano, lots of stuff on google about TRIX, I actually used to have one when I was a kid about 50 years ago lol.
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Re: toys for the boys
« Reply #21 on: June 05, 2012, 06:22:00 PM »
HI all just a update i made a base for the Trix motor fitted it with a switch and made a place in the Base for batterers pics
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