21-11-2011, 04:30 PM
Not ramblings at all David, I suppose to some extent restoring particularly the R1155 is keeping the memory of the RAF boys alive and the sacrifice they made at such young ages, because they were literally boys when called to duty.
The high number of losses does prove to me any way that any examples that were made available to the surplus market were in fact just that , surplus. Over production , much of it never ever been used
Your comments about car build are quite apt, boat anchors were as heavy as they were for good reason.
The R1155 is a well designed set considering it's light construction it is quite stable . We all comment on the weight of the boatanchors but there was a deliberate intent for them to be that solid, Any designs with built in power supplies generated lots of heat and heavy chassis construction helped to stabilise the thermal build up and reduce drift. Electronic stabilising was not available.
Designers in those days faced more mechanical design problems than electrical, they needed shock and thermal stability together with reliability a tall order which in hindsight was well met.
Anyway my ramblings are over but thank you for raising the point David.
Mike
The high number of losses does prove to me any way that any examples that were made available to the surplus market were in fact just that , surplus. Over production , much of it never ever been used
Your comments about car build are quite apt, boat anchors were as heavy as they were for good reason.
The R1155 is a well designed set considering it's light construction it is quite stable . We all comment on the weight of the boatanchors but there was a deliberate intent for them to be that solid, Any designs with built in power supplies generated lots of heat and heavy chassis construction helped to stabilise the thermal build up and reduce drift. Electronic stabilising was not available.
Designers in those days faced more mechanical design problems than electrical, they needed shock and thermal stability together with reliability a tall order which in hindsight was well met.
Anyway my ramblings are over but thank you for raising the point David.
Mike
