British 4C kit Complete the video below shows the 4A in use WW2
British Mine Detecting (1940) - YouTube
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British 4C kit Complete the video below shows the 4A in use WW2
British Mine Detecting (1940) - YouTube
Bloke at the end, pulling the string has a Thompson over his shoulder. And the prodder is using a No4 spike
Yes spotted that too Peter, strange times, especially as they were normally assigned to a SNCO:)
I watched the catchup on Peaky Blinders last night with his Thompson and drum mags, and his drills. Clearly no idea about picking up his drum mag when empty........well I suppose it was in his mine field!!!
I have now sourced the 9 volt battery and fitted it into the compartment in the rear of the control unit/box. After turning the unit on, all that I could hear was a very slight, feint hum out of the headphones. I therefore do what I normally do in such situations, had a fiddle and, in this case, twiddled the 2 knobs on the control unit which made no difference. I then noticed that the brass jack plug on the headset lead looked dull and tarnished and so I thought that I may as well give it a clean up with Scotch-Bright cloth to see if that would make any difference. I was amazed to find that the mine detector appears to work perfectly at detecting a metal wrench and I was also amazed at the volume of what was coming out of the headset compared with before I cleaned the jack plug. I also have the user manual and the log book that has never been used.
Never saw a log book before, couldn't imagine why I'd use it. Careful with the electronic connectors, we used a pencil eraser to clean them, not harsh abrasives... One thing you can't be sure of, is if a piece of surplus gear even works in the first place. Here you are trying to figure out something that's unserviceable in the first place...sounds like yours has some promise though. Bury some coins at regular intervals in the garden and have a go...until you have it figured out.