Swiss King Tiger currently being restored convoy light

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Swiss King Tiger currently being restored convoy light

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Would any one have some close up photos of this King Tigers convoy light.Regards John.
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Re: Swiss King Tiger currently being restored convoy light

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I took these pics of the Tiger 2 back in 2015 (My son lives in Switzerland, and so I'm a regular visitor). Unfortunately, the restoration was at a sort of early DIY Tiger-kit stage, then. I love the Museum, though, and added to the restoration fund. :thumbup: That's armour virtue-signalling :lolno:
It's a must for any armour enthusiast visiting Switzerland.
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Re: Swiss King Tiger currently being restored convoy light

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This is a pic from the Museum's online collection. It shows the Tiger arriving at the Museum for restoration. If you look carefully, you'll see that it had no convoy light then...
Swiss KT on the way to its makeover
Swiss KT on the way to its makeover
Then here's a ling to work on the electrical system. There's no mention of a convoy light- as yet. :think:
http://www.koenigstiger.ch/english/2019 ... aeson.html
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Last September it had a nice convoy-light installed!

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Re: Swiss King Tiger currently being restored convoy light

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Hello :D
https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phare_Notek
The convoy ligths on the tanks had a meaning,from memory there was an ignition order the colon ( colors differents ) depending on wheter too ready,too far,,from the previous tank but could not find ???
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Don't pay attention,it's explained in " distance respect lights " :thumbup:
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Re: Swiss King Tiger currently being restored convoy light

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Theres a little bit here about the notek system here:

https://youtu.be/9q2--Ty9vwM?t=972
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THANK VERY MUCH TO EVERY ONE,AND A BIG THANK YOU TO "MARCO PETER" REGARDS .John.
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John Glover wrote:THANK VERY MUCH TO EVERY ONE,AND A BIG THANK YOU TO "MARCO PETER" REGARDS .John.
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Re: Swiss King Tiger currently being restored convoy light

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Hi Guys, just been looking for info on the colour of a king tiger convoy light. Some sources say blue but other sources say green. The only existing pics I can see appear to show it as green. Does anyone have a definite answer?
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