DoctorRetro Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 I've got so many scars on my hands and arms from silly things. Quite a few angle grinder bites too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerNuttz Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Nothing worse than the angle grinder catching your finger or the side of your thumb, the bastard stings for days ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 I'm having a bad day. After patching myself up and carrying on, I wired the fan using too small a gauge of wire/switch and melted the switch. So back to the drawing board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 34 minutes ago, Rovorsche said: My black toe is with you blood, nobody expects to mess them own selves up. I'm walking with a gangster limp although I havent progressed to holding my nuts like they are about to be stolen. I thought Fan Fuses were 15/20 amps, dont use speaker wire for that I used household wire, but the switch wasn't man enough. I've ordered 4mm wire and decent connections and an aircraft style switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 Finger wasn't too bad once cleaned. Here's a picture especially for @loserone loserone, Out Run, paulplom and 2 others 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 I've started my live stream, feel free to pop by to watch... Also please donate if you can, even a quid would help! https://donate.tiltify.com/@alan-snowdon/the-doctors-marathon https://mixer.com/TheDoctor409354 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 Currently struggling to get my Rover Sd1 round a tight twisty track. Managing to beat a lot of modern stuff though. EssDeeWon, Tenmil Socket and stripped fred 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 15 hours ago, TheDoctor said: No matter how slow a fan looks like it is spinning, DO NOT try to stop it with your hand. Pressure = force / area or something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy - Medhurst Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 On 6/22/2020 at 8:25 PM, TheDoctor said: I'd like to see a 70bhp 218D being used as a getaway vehicle... ????? In the early 1990's the Taxi I used was stolen from Loughborough - D221PUK A 1600cc Diesel Ford Orion dog slow it was. Turned up in Nottinghamshire with a shotgun in it from a bank robbery getaway! Eyersey1234, BL Bloke and AnthonyG 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeEP Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 54 minutes ago, Tim_E said: Pressure = force / area or something like that Not something like that. Exactly that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 52 minutes ago, Billy - Medhurst said: In the early 1990's the Taxi I used was stolen from Loughborough - D221PUK A 1600cc Diesel Ford Orion dog slow it was. Turned up in Nottinghamshire with a shotgun in it from a bank robbery getaway! Laughed for the fact they used such a slow car in a bank robbery not the fact it was stolen Billy - Medhurst 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 6 hours in now.... https://donate.tiltify.com/@alan-snowdon/the-doctors-marathon Www.mixer.com/TheDoctor409354 Supernaut, Eyersey1234 and robinmasters 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 10 hours ago, TheDoctor said: Currently struggling to get my Rover Sd1 round a tight twisty track. Managing to beat a lot of modern stuff though. Is your driver wearing a tuxedo and a bow-tie? That's remarkably well presented for a racing driver! DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 Still going. Flagging a bit now... 3 hours 49 minutes to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 Closest I could get to the Rover... Eyersey1234 and BL Bloke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 You'll all be pleased to know I completed my 19 hour gaming marathon at 12am last night, it was definitely a bigger challenge than I anticipated. I'm suffering a bit today* Total raised was £160, which is good, but not as great as I'd hoped for. Now I can get back to talking about real cars and not playing with digital ones & pestering people for donations ? In other news, my finger isn't healing as well as I'd have expected, hope it isn't getting infected. *The usual shit, not going to go into detail or look for sympathy. Lacquer Peel and Tenmil Socket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 On 6/26/2020 at 10:09 AM, Dannyk said: If it makes you feel any better the fan in my old corsa used to kick in here Change that C to an F and you'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob88h Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 A bit late with the donation, but I thought I’d throw in the profit I saw for collecting M AAV, so I guess the 218D is responsible for that donation? You can thank it with diesel and road trips ? DoctorRetro and spartacus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Run Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 On 6/26/2020 at 5:57 PM, loserone said: Can the mods people put a spoiler on that please? @chaseracer ? GTi? LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 I need to sort the inside bit of the sunroof, as all the fluff is gradually raining down on me. Any ideas? I might either scrape it with a hoover attachment or I guess I could stick gaffa tape on it and pull off like some automotive waxing session... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Give it a shave with a Stanley blade DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 On 6/21/2020 at 3:14 PM, rob88h said: The sunroof whistles like nobodies business on the motorway ? We found out today that its actually the passenger door that whistles. Drove to Colchester and back, was good to give it a bit of a shakedown, figure out what needs doing. rob88h 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Regarding the rad fan- are you using a relay? If not then you should! That way the switch handles a tiny amount of current and you can use a nice small switch and thin wiring. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 48 minutes ago, Fabergé Greggs said: Regarding the rad fan- are you using a relay? If not then you should! That way the switch handles a tiny amount of current and you can use a nice small switch and thin wiring. Good practice anyway, you want to try to keep large current draw away from your fingers if you can. Just putting bigger wiring or a more hefty switch in probably isn’t the right way to resolve this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 52 minutes ago, Rod/b said: Good practice anyway, you want to try to keep large current draw away from your fingers if you can. Just putting bigger wiring or a more hefty switch in probably isn’t the right way to resolve this. Especially in a DC motor. Inrush current will be quite high until the motor spools up Rod/b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Is the frame on the whistling door bent out slightly? TADTS Owners like to lean on the door to pull themselves out of the car and it bends the frame around the glass. Pretty easy to bend back again, just don't forget to wind the window down when you do. DoctorRetro and spartacus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 How's this? Or does the '30' bit need to be a switchable live, e.g. ignition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Wouldn't you want the fan side fused, rather than the switched? Ign feed rather than permanent live also a good idea unless you plan to run the fan after you've switched off. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Wouldn't you want the fan side fused, rather than the switched? Ign feed rather than permanent live also a good idea unless you plan to run the fan after you've switched off. bunglebus and Fabergé Greggs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 29 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: Perfect. Your feed for the switch wouldn't necessarily have to be ignition switched either as I doubt you'd accidentally leave it on, and also make sure it's something that's fused with a nice small fuse like the cigarette lighter feed. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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