Maplegarth

hi ajg141 yes same model but mine has no electrics in it at all ( lol lol ) so I'm looking for photos of the setup even part setup will help I can work it from there just need a basic set to work from did same thing with seehund that had a few bits in it but it had to be all wired up but I got there lol

KenP

I've started saving for an Engels sub, either the U-177 or the Gato. The main thing is to keep my piggy-bank away from she-who-must-not know !!!!!!!

ajg141

Well done! You won't be sorry when the piggie bank is full and the U-177/Gato arrives. Mind you it'll come in a very large box (or 2) and "she who must not know" might wonder what you're up to. Fortunately my other half seldom ventures into our garage and certainly she never lifts the boat covers.

periscope

Dave - I'm also doing the submarine hunt as a new starter - I've just found a site that seems to explain everything from how various models work - to kits available etc. its
www.subconcepts.com/subguide.html

Ian

daveb2

It must be my lucky day!

I've just picked up a second hand Patrick Henry. It needs a strip down and rebuild but apart from a couple of missing fins, where the oposite is present so I can use as a pattern, and a drive battery it's complete.

The chap I had it off bought it a few years back from a friend with the intention of giving it a refit but never got round to it and as it was in the way decided to get rid. Now it's in my garage waiting for the promised refit, hopefully this time it'll happen.

Would anybody out there happen to have a copy of the build instructions, scan photocopy or whatever I could have? I'm not sure of it's age or if it's SLEC or Engel.

Any help would be splendid.

Thanks

Dave

ajg141

Dave
I know someone with an Engel Patrick Henry. Will have a word with him over the weekend and will PM you Sunday evening as to whether he still has the plans.
Andrew

daveb2

That would be brilliant Andrew. I think I’ve probably used up my ration of luck for the time being as I got it for a good price so the idea of some instructions is probably a dream. I was thinking of trying a new thread here for a while with a more appropriate title then go to Engel themselves.
The thing itself seems, to me anyway, complete even down to the radio, main battery (probably just ballast now), chargers etc but it’s been out of use for so long it needs a complete strip down and rebuild before I’d be happy about using it.
I suppose I look at it as getting two kits in one, the one where I turn it back into parts and then again when I put the parts back together.

Thanks for trying even if it comes to nothing.

Dave

daveb2

A big public thanks to Andrew and his friend Alistair for helping me with a set of plans for this project.

Thanks both

Dave

Mankster

Are you still after the wiring diagram?

ajg141

Ramesh
If you have a copy I'd be grateful to see one. Resolution is still lying up on a shelf looking sorry for herself whilst the Typhoon nears completion. I did discover 2 faulty micro switches on the Resolution dive tanks and will need to replace these. I have evolved my own circuitry but it would be nice to see what it should really look like! One thing that does bemuse me is that there are 2 micro switches on the outside of the ballast tanks that sit in the water permanently and these are not 'sealed' unlike the battery on the Sheerline system. I presume that these should be sealed in some way - do you happen to know? Any help would be gratefuly appreciated.

Andrew