VICKERS MK6B's resto

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by colin jones

Dave, Excellent and see you sat. Richard, are you saying you actually have those parts and if so I most definitely want them.
I sent another email the Borden museum asking (begging) that I would pay them to unweld the hatch and take photo's for me and I got an answer back this morning. They were able to shine a torch in side and said that there were no instruments left at all so there is nothing that can help me. Very disappointing.

Hi Colin,
They are my contribution to your project, they have been on the shelf here for about 12 years. the rotary part of the lamp is not there, this was all I had to go on to identify it, it has 'Lucas Birmingham' marked on it. There were 4 all together, one on dashboard, another to the side of the driver, near right shoulder, I think, and two in the turret. I located some reconditioned ones, a wonderful job by someone.
I have also found the template drawing of the dashboard panel, will have to redraw it first though.

regards, Richard

[Richard Farrant]

Colin,
Something else, on the dashboard in the centre is a socket for a 2-pin plug to use an inspection lamp, these 2-pin plugs and sockets were a common household item in my younger days, for table lamps, etc. Finding plugs and sockets was not so easy, but I did find one at home then some popped up on Ebay. I recall there is another socket on hull offside under the armour above engine bay, there was another in the turret which fed the spotlight, so the crew could unplug and use a inspection lamp if needed. The spotlamp is a commonly used Simms and they still appear at swapmeets and dealers at times. also fitted to Matilda.
Here is a picture of the 2-pin plug, socket is identical shape:

http://www.plugsocketmuseum.nl/GB/BS372_5A-2p_plugs.jpg

[colin jones]

Nice brand new rubber and they did an excellent job.

[George Moore]

Colin, hope these are of some use.

George
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[George Moore]

This id from the IPL......if only we could track the original drawings with dimensions.....if only.
Sorry its a bit feint, I have better, but in larger format.
George.

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[colin jones]

George, that's fantastic as you have just answered a bit more to the puzzle. The drawing here looks like a part of the collective group that I have but I never had that one. Do you have any other drawings.

[Richard Farrant]

Hi Colin,
Looking at George's post with the two photos, I am sure these are of Platypus, I can see my cabling, and if you look at the photo looking back past the drivers seat, on the upper left is the air cleaner, which I think was fabricated to a pattern on the Bovington museum's Mk6B. According to the manual it should be rectangular filter, maybe George has illustrations in the parts list?
also, just under the air filter you can just spot the Festoon lamp. Something else just come to mind, the oil cooler, that was made from a Saracen oil cooler if I recall and looked the part.

cheers Richard