Discuss Question ref tube vent electric in RAC on The Army Rumour Service; could anyone please tell me what these adapted tube vents are for ,,they have been cut down and had a bulb fitted..
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Question ref tube vent electric
could anyone please tell me what these adapted tube vents are for ,,they have been cut down and had a bulb fitted..
Thanks
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- 04-07-2012, 12:48 #2PrinceAlbertGuest
I can only assume that the vent tube has a light bulb fitted so you can test the voltage getting to it, in case of a firing fault.
The same way we used to make test lamps for the AFV smoke tubes.
- 04-07-2012, 12:52 #3By my recollection, spot on!
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Screwdriver and bulb was all that was needed, but I suppose the firing circuit tester tester practised a part of the misfire drill. Originally Posted by bokkatankie
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Or just put your mitt's near the Terminal Block and feel the clunk! Originally Posted by Domart Last edited by soprano54; 04-07-2012 at 17:41.
- 04-07-2012, 15:20 #7
Main thing I remember about vent tubes is the call of "RAMMER OUT" which meant that I'd be losing more skin off my fingers...
Last edited by CaptainPlume; 04-07-2012 at 15:31.
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- 04-07-2012, 15:27 #8PrinceAlbertGuest
[QUOTE=soprano54;4494335]Or just put your mitt's near the BREC and feel the clunk![/QUOTE]
Some people are more professional than that ;)
- 04-07-2012, 15:41 #9Or an Sqn Ldr's crew who shall remain nameless on BATUS, not waiting 30 mins* and just pulled the holder out to find a smoking vent tube. The penny dropped. The loader just managed to shove it back in, turn and click it into place before . . Boom! . . the slowly burning bag-charge decided to initiate. Cost the loader a shit load of beer and a very bruised arm when the breech block hit him before he could move out the way. Originally Posted by CaptainPlume
Can't totally recall the correct drill, but the theme is he pulled out a fired vent tube when he shouldn't have.Last edited by Fat_Cav; 04-07-2012 at 15:43. Reason: crap spelling
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- 04-07-2012, 15:53 #10
As you know some Regiments used to make new Officers do a bit of time as an Operator before they commanded anything. It was part of the puppy-training process I imagine.
Cue the young 2LtPlume in the left hand side of the turret with a stoppage on the co-ax. "Stoppage, wait 15 minutes!" I cried.
"Don't be a fucking pouff, Sir, get it cleared!" shouted the SSgt Commander.
I lifted the top cover of the GPMG just as the round exploded & got a face & eyes full of brass case for my trouble. I never messed around with stoppages again...To eat well in England one must have breakfast three times a day
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