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3006
Ok things have changed a little I have had ZERO response on the cover front (well one person from canada) but that is almost zero. So, although I have already...
Chris
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Oct 2, 2005
10:54 pm
3007
Chris, If the cover had a soft material inner, then I would buy one. In fact I'd have to buy one for each C5. Graham ... From: the-C5-club@yahoogroups.com...
Graham Motuel
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Oct 3, 2005
9:41 am
3008
I would buy a tight fitting dust/weather cover if not massively expensive,would be good even in the garage to keep it free of spiders/dust over winter.The side...
Mark Koeberle
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Oct 3, 2005
1:46 pm
3009
They certainly won't be more than £30 at this point in time I would have thought. We have a prototype and hopefully will have some production versions within...
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Oct 3, 2005
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3010
... Cant you use Silicone Grease? Maplin sell it....
Tim Morton
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Oct 3, 2005
3:54 pm
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Yes you can. We sell it too . And have it in stock. I don't know about you but I find my local maplin never have stock of what I need when I need it, and for...
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ofx210p
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Oct 3, 2005
4:25 pm
3012
Just an idea,but what about a little logo like on your tshirts,"electron powered" or something like that?? MarkK ... From: "Console Repairs / C5alive /...
Mark Koeberle
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Oct 3, 2005
6:08 pm
3013
-and worse than that, the staff KNOW about the R/C /cars, but not if they have got an LM358 or similar in stock-------'wot page of the katalog is it on mate?' ...
PATRICK MORGAN
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Oct 3, 2005
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I'd likke a decent cover, the anorak/panel combo sucks in bad weather.... chrisc ... From: "Chris" <chris@...> To: <the-C5-club@yahoogroups.com> ...
Chris CROSSKEY
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Oct 4, 2005
4:42 am
3015
Sturmey Archer hub-gear grease. Designed for planetaries.... chrisc ... From: "Tim Morton" <tfmorton@...> To: <the-C5-club@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
Chris CROSSKEY
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Oct 4, 2005
4:42 am
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... You say that Chris (and haven't we been here before) wouldn't it be better (safer) if you could say "Designed for plastics" in this instance? My point here...
T i m
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Oct 4, 2005
6:49 am
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Silicon grease is designed for Plastic gears. There is no need to buy one perticular brand from another. Normal Car type grease is petrolium based which will...
Tim Morton
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... Hi Tim and ok on that. So just out of interest I have a tube of silicone grease made by Rocol: ...
T i m
tim_r100rt
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Oct 4, 2005
10:09 am
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Not 100% sure about the product you listed there Tim, But its Silicon grease so I would have thought it would be fine. You can get different weights or...
Tim Morton
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Oct 4, 2005
10:26 am
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Hi all, It's looking like the LM342 regulator in my CB is duff becasue it's only giving 4.18 volts output. Is there any reason why a LM78L05 regulator cant be...
Tim Morton
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... Certainly bound to be better than nothing! ;-) ... That was sorta my thought .. ? ... When the diff on my Schumaker Nitro Storm (21) fused together I...
T i m
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Oct 4, 2005
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I recently sold my Nitro Car collection and brought an FG Marder with a Zenoha 26cc Petrol engine. It's got an oil filled Limited Slip Differential too! I got...
Tim Morton
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Oct 4, 2005
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My plastic gearboxes ran way longer on Sturmey grease than they ever did on either silicone, lithium (a real disaster) or moly-disulphide (not much better),...
Chris CROSSKEY
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Oct 4, 2005
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THe best I ever got from silicone grease in a gearbox was about 800 miles, maybe not that much, the Sturmey grease was at least twice as good with the original...
Chris CROSSKEY
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Oct 4, 2005
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power output chrisc ... From: "Tim Morton" <tfmorton@...> To: <the-C5-club@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 11:42 AM Subject:...
Chris CROSSKEY
chrisc66uk
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Oct 4, 2005
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3026
We do LM340 chips in our kit The original LM342 is 250mA The LM340 is either 500 mA or 1A I can't remember at the moment as I don't have a the details in front...
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Oct 4, 2005
6:36 pm
3027
7805's are 1 amp. You could probably do away with the troublesome 2R2 as well since the maximum input of the 7805 is 35v. ... I don't have a the details in...
Tim Morton
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Oct 4, 2005
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What is Sturmey grease made from then? ... miles, ... with the ... at least ... gear fitted ... melting in ... products ... buy ... melt ... be ... might, ... ...
Tim Morton
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Oct 4, 2005
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It's got some oddball calcium compound..... I was getting tired of how many gearboxes I was using (IIRC I went through six or seven in the first couple of...
Chris CROSSKEY
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Oct 4, 2005
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The drive belt seems to be hanging off the motor by about 1mm. I have checked the alignment of the motor in it's mounting, and also used the cable tie trick to...
Tim Morton
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Oct 5, 2005
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... place? ... OK...I tried a 7805 and it works fine. I kept the resistor there (2R2) but upgraded it to a 1/2 watt. The resistor drops the supply voltage by ...
Tim Morton
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Oct 5, 2005
9:43 am
3032
If its not worn and stretched, then the block of Wood under the seat may do the job. See c5martins website if you want to do a proper job with a fabricated...
PATRICK MORGAN
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Oct 5, 2005
10:31 am
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Hmn, no- I've tried that. I's almost as if the motor isn't far enough over so the pullies aren't in perfect line with each other. Or the motor isn't square to...
Tim Morton
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Oct 6, 2005
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Hello everybody, by selling my C5 i'm going to leave the group. Thanks for all the information! Michiel...
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Oct 6, 2005
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Hello I am contacting you all from ITV. We are making a show about the 1980's for Channel 5 and are looking for a C5 enthusiast who owns/uses this iconic...
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