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Look in here for details of the fourms weekend makeover project. We will be doing a Transit restoration project over a few weekends and auctioning it off for charity once completed. Everyone is welcome to come along and take part.

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Re: Volenteers - add your name to the list here!!

Postby ake » Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:02 pm

I'm sure all and any help will be very welcome :D
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Postby KING OF ENGLAND » Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:24 pm

Hi all just got back from the makeover great bunch of lads and the young lady who kept
the tea and food coming, the vans coming on despite the guys blowing up 3 welders. :D
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Postby rover » Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:44 pm

Thanks for coming mate :D and yes one of the welders was mine :cry:
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Postby MrMPuk » Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:49 pm

Sounds like the inverters don't like generators.
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Postby KING OF ENGLAND » Sat Jul 02, 2011 11:04 pm

Think your right took the mains out first i fixed that then rovers relay jamed in
took two of us to get that sorted ,then lukes went down easy one to sort out
then the heat gun blowed up binned it,but great day, glad i went looks good they all work dammed hard
and the piss taking between them all only adds to the fun :D
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Postby Luke » Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:06 pm

KING OF ENGLAND wrote:Hi all just got back from the makeover great bunch of lads and the young lady who kept
the tea and food coming, the vans coming on despite the guys blowing up 3 welders. :D

good to meet you Craig and thanks for the help on the chassis 8)
perfect timing tho a sparky arriving just as we'd blown the leccy :lol: :lol:
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Postby MinorMatt » Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:03 pm

Sounds like the inverters don't like generators.


They were plugged in to mains power...
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Postby mealic » Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:48 pm

Think Mr Puk really was joking Matt.
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Postby MrMPuk » Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:10 am

mealic wrote:Think Mr Puk really was joking Matt.

No I wasn't.
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Postby MinorMatt » Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:25 pm

Inverters/Generators struggle with MIG because of the voltage spikes they generate
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