Decide to make a separate topic about my type VII instead on the video topic, batteries are done, testing revealed optimum state, next step is about the torpedo tubes, pictures
Checking the battery status by pushing on the testbuttons, this can be done without putting the boat under power.
Placed back the balance cart with ESC, and fastened the charging panel, that board between the ESC and the panel is a channelswitch for controlling the lights on the boat.
This is the front torpedo-nest and the winch for the anker, had to free up the triggers of the tubes.
Those are the triggers, kept down by a little spring, had to free them up due to corrosion, pretty easy job, move them several times by firing the tubes several times untill they latch by using my loading rod.
Doing this at the uppertubes is a easy job because you van reach the trigger, found out that my mentor drilled some holes in the uppertubes to give access to the triggers at the lower tubes, this revealed to me that my mentor had the same problem in the past, did the same procedure with the lower tubes as with the upper tubes.
Reartube has the same triggermechanism and a trapdoor to keep the torpedo inside, loosened up the trigger the same way as the fronttubes.
Next part will be tricky, i have to remove the hatch near the bow and the one before that, to access the relais controlling the valves, one valve is not reacting, this one is used to blow the ballasttank, pretty important if you want to raise the boat.
First i have to remove the mechanical layer obstructing the hatches, pictures and notebook ready, to be continued.
Manfred.
Checking the battery status by pushing on the testbuttons, this can be done without putting the boat under power.
Placed back the balance cart with ESC, and fastened the charging panel, that board between the ESC and the panel is a channelswitch for controlling the lights on the boat.
This is the front torpedo-nest and the winch for the anker, had to free up the triggers of the tubes.
Those are the triggers, kept down by a little spring, had to free them up due to corrosion, pretty easy job, move them several times by firing the tubes several times untill they latch by using my loading rod.
Doing this at the uppertubes is a easy job because you van reach the trigger, found out that my mentor drilled some holes in the uppertubes to give access to the triggers at the lower tubes, this revealed to me that my mentor had the same problem in the past, did the same procedure with the lower tubes as with the upper tubes.
Reartube has the same triggermechanism and a trapdoor to keep the torpedo inside, loosened up the trigger the same way as the fronttubes.
Next part will be tricky, i have to remove the hatch near the bow and the one before that, to access the relais controlling the valves, one valve is not reacting, this one is used to blow the ballasttank, pretty important if you want to raise the boat.
First i have to remove the mechanical layer obstructing the hatches, pictures and notebook ready, to be continued.
Manfred.
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