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frenchuk
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Fantastic service, fast, efficient, great prices, plus Pete is a great guy and is bird is a great lass and oh she is fit, in fact she is fit as a very fit bird - Pete, you lucky bashtard!!! :beer:
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New Blackbird spares business
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fat bert
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But his nerves~~
are a bit shaky when he gets near electrics and water!!
are a bit shaky when he gets near electrics and water!!
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Birdy_Blue
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Pete sure helped me out with my alternator problem, which now no longer exists. All working well and I was given the confidence of someone who knows. Exellent Pete..... cheers mate.:beer:
PsychoBikerBen
Psychotic Artworker. RIP
Thanks to Pete I will have some great Christmas prezzys
Mi Dad wanted to know what I wanted for Crimble so I gave him a list of parts and told him to contact Pete.
So folks,If you ain't got a clue what someone wants for Christmas or Birthday but they own a Blackbird...........
"Say it with spares"
Mi Dad wanted to know what I wanted for Crimble so I gave him a list of parts and told him to contact Pete.
So folks,If you ain't got a clue what someone wants for Christmas or Birthday but they own a Blackbird...........
"Say it with spares"
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Keith Stubbington
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Curly Lead
Gypsy M8......you mentioned in a mail earlier that you could make a straight lead into a curly one :dunno: :dunno: how's it done. I've tried to do it on one of me spare leads but no joy yet.
Not only am I having problems the missis is taking the piss cos I said Blue Peter knows how to do it. :violin:
Gypsy M8......you mentioned in a mail earlier that you could make a straight lead into a curly one :dunno: :dunno: how's it done. I've tried to do it on one of me spare leads but no joy yet.
Not only am I having problems the missis is taking the piss cos I said Blue Peter knows how to do it. :violin:
Bird Info guy
Font of all useless info !
Keith:
Coilifying straight leads:
I tried Gypsy's method and got moderate results. He suggested wrapping the straight lead around a knitting needle but that's something we don't have, so I used some old bonsai branch forming wire. This is thick guage (about 4mm diameter) and can be easily bent into any shape which is useful in securing the ends of the cable to stop it uncurling.
What you do is: Arrange for your former wire to have a straight section at least 12" long with turns through 90 degrees at the ends. Secure one end of the cable to one of the 90 degree ends - I used cable ties - so that the cable can't twist around the wire. Now start coiling the cable tightly onto the straight section of the wire so that it looks like a coiled cable. When you run out of cable at the other end, secure it to the 90 degree bend at that end of the wire.
Place the assembly such that you can get access all around the coiled cable and get a good hot hairdryer playing on the coiled section. Get the cable as hot as you can with the hairdryer - you're unlikely to damage the cable within the power limits of most domestic hairdryers. Try to get the coiled section of the cable as evenly hot as you can. This'll probably take some 10-15 minutes.
Now leave the assembled cable and wire former to cool naturally. Leave it for at least 24 hours.
Unsecure the cable ends at the 90 degree turns, straighten the former wire and slide it out from the cable. You may need to manipulate the coils a bit to allow the wire to slip through and clear.
The first time I tried this on the two cables we use for the intercom the result looked very impressive. However, the first run out using the newly coiled cables demonstrated that the coiling didn't stay fully in. There was enough relaxation of the coils to allow the cable to stretch and then get itself twisted up in a bit of a knot! This happened to both cables equally.
Undaunted, I went through the same process again but tried to get the cable a lot hotter, and for longer, than I did the first time (as per the above suggestions) but haven't had a chance to test them out yet. They do seem to have more 'spring' and when stretched do return more or less to their coiled state but we've yet to use them over a protracted period where they will be held extended.
Worth a try though. Do let us know how it works out for you.
BTW, the cables I have are Maplin's 5-pin DIN socket to plug extension leads. I suspect that different lead manufacturers may well give different results, some better than others.
Coilifying straight leads:
I tried Gypsy's method and got moderate results. He suggested wrapping the straight lead around a knitting needle but that's something we don't have, so I used some old bonsai branch forming wire. This is thick guage (about 4mm diameter) and can be easily bent into any shape which is useful in securing the ends of the cable to stop it uncurling.
What you do is: Arrange for your former wire to have a straight section at least 12" long with turns through 90 degrees at the ends. Secure one end of the cable to one of the 90 degree ends - I used cable ties - so that the cable can't twist around the wire. Now start coiling the cable tightly onto the straight section of the wire so that it looks like a coiled cable. When you run out of cable at the other end, secure it to the 90 degree bend at that end of the wire.
Place the assembly such that you can get access all around the coiled cable and get a good hot hairdryer playing on the coiled section. Get the cable as hot as you can with the hairdryer - you're unlikely to damage the cable within the power limits of most domestic hairdryers. Try to get the coiled section of the cable as evenly hot as you can. This'll probably take some 10-15 minutes.
Now leave the assembled cable and wire former to cool naturally. Leave it for at least 24 hours.
Unsecure the cable ends at the 90 degree turns, straighten the former wire and slide it out from the cable. You may need to manipulate the coils a bit to allow the wire to slip through and clear.
The first time I tried this on the two cables we use for the intercom the result looked very impressive. However, the first run out using the newly coiled cables demonstrated that the coiling didn't stay fully in. There was enough relaxation of the coils to allow the cable to stretch and then get itself twisted up in a bit of a knot! This happened to both cables equally.
Undaunted, I went through the same process again but tried to get the cable a lot hotter, and for longer, than I did the first time (as per the above suggestions) but haven't had a chance to test them out yet. They do seem to have more 'spring' and when stretched do return more or less to their coiled state but we've yet to use them over a protracted period where they will be held extended.
Worth a try though. Do let us know how it works out for you.
BTW, the cables I have are Maplin's 5-pin DIN socket to plug extension leads. I suspect that different lead manufacturers may well give different results, some better than others.
Bird Info guy
Font of all useless info !
Nah Pete!
In answer to thread # 47.
In answer to thread # 47.
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jimfish
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are you coming to the alps pete
hi geeza,,
alps planned for june mate,,date not exact yet,,plymouth to bilbao,,to andora,,to chamonix tunnel,,into aostal,,italy,,to brennal pass into austria,,through switzerland heading,,simplon pass,,then back,,,are you coming mate,,and anyone else interested mail me on jimangiefish@aol.com or jimfish1963@aol.com yippeeee
hi geeza,,
alps planned for june mate,,date not exact yet,,plymouth to bilbao,,to andora,,to chamonix tunnel,,into aostal,,italy,,to brennal pass into austria,,through switzerland heading,,simplon pass,,then back,,,are you coming mate,,and anyone else interested mail me on jimangiefish@aol.com or jimfish1963@aol.com yippeeee
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Kenzie
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1200Pete said:
Not no more
:B :B :B , hope you get it fixed alrite mate
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solorider
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today i bought some parts off 1200pete and he is very good,a pleasure to speak to and well recommended ,i will buy from him in the future when i need something