Panther G at the Eastern Front 1945

[jeff1101]

Very nice work! Your wiring and internal electronics layout is very neat.

[hotte8487]

Thanks guys.
It continues with the installation of the electronics. First again a picture of the headlights, I had it forgotten in the last report. The housing I've painted inside in black, previously has the SMD enlightened almost the entire housing.

With the Electronics it goes also on, but previously a small design problem from Tamiya, it’s to see in the next photo.

The gun barrel is in its forward position not really in forward position, there are missing almost 1.5 mm. So again adaptation needed, because it looks not fine.
I have solved again the holder at the end of the gun barrel and placed a disc of a 1.5 mm thick Poly plate in between, the holder again secured against rotation of the gun barrel.

And here still a picture from the muzzle flash-LED.

The next picture shows the recoil unit with wiring; good to see is the adaption for the new micro switch and the attachment for the diodes.

The cable holder at the turret bottom I’ve also adapted, for that I’ve built a rotating locking.

open…

and closed…

Continuation follows…

[hotte8487]

It goes on, wiring under the upper hull. Here are the three connectors for MG, head light and turret rotation motor. All wires guided along the right hull side until to the height of the ElMod board.

Here are all cables connected to the adapter cable…

Here is the adapter from the lower side. Left in the picture (yellow-black) the wires for Head light, the two pins right beside are for the rear light. Additional occupancy from the right side: orange-grey is the connector for turret rotation motor; the single yellow is for the impulse for the recoil unit, yellow-grey is for gun barrel elevation and red-black is the connector for MG.
At the assembly from upper with lower hull must be only connected the adapter cable with the turret connector, the muzzle flash at the ElMod board and the power connectors for the recoil unit to the accumulator.
Here are the pictures…

Around the tank not constantly to open for battery replacement, I have also installed a charging jack.
I have positioned switch, potentiometer and charging socket on a cross piece of aluminium under the radio operator hatch; secured with double-sided Velcro tape and two foam pads against clatter or rub.
Again pictures…

Up to the next time...

[maxmekker]

tidy as hell in that panther. lovly

[hotte8487]

@ maxmekker
When you it say, I was never been there before. Or do you mean typical german? Okay, fun aside, a tidy wiring is an important basic for a good working tank. And a later search for an error is as easier as when you have a wire salad in the tank.

@ Eastern
You're right, a great idea; I have stolen this idea in an other forum and have it adapted for my tank. But this is also very important for my Panther, because the opening for a battery change with mounted sideskirts is not as easy. And now it is so easy like a stop at the petrol station.

[Red Devils]

WOW hotte ,

You sir have set the standard!!!

Derek

[hotte8487]

And once again it continues with wiring under the upper hull. First again pictures…

Here again the connectors, which have to be connected at the assembly of the upper hull.
Red arrow: the adapted ElMod adapter cable must be connected with the turret connector. Blue arrow: this is the connection for the muzzle flash, the second and third pin from left side. Green arrows: here is to see the direct power connection for recoil, taken direct at the power connector for the ElMod board, after power switch and fuse.
So you can dismantle all parts if there is an error.

My battery I've also fixed with Velcro tape, because I have now a charging jack and so I don’t need remove my battery for charging. But it is possible, at each time to take the battery easy out.

I had some Problems with the turret rotation mechanics, because the slip clutch was triggered constantly. But before I will glue the slip clutch together or replace she against HL, I will give her a last chance.
I’ve sanded all unevenness a bit and have all parts well-greased. Because the gun barrel has a long lever and so the turret rotation is very unbalanced, I’ve glued some adhesive weights (in reality for balancing car wheels) on the turret base plate. At the moment is the turret rotation in each direction for 180° fine; a few little things I've also found will be improved later. It remains to be seen whether I will use the Tamiya-mechanics here further.

At the end of electronics part here are two pictures from the switched lighting.

to be continued...

[hotte8487]

WOW hotte ,

You sir have set the standard!!!

Derek

Hi Derek,

if the one or the other modeller can find in this report a idea or a hint for their own model, then has the report reached his destination. So should it be.

[sparks]

Great work

[maxmekker]

you write :

to be continued...


Is there anything else to do ?