Prognosis of right eye surgery

Cataract surgery done on my right side eye is going favourably in about one month. After replacing from innate crystal tissue into artificial one has far improved my eyesight as to capable in driving vehicle. 

Artifucial one has the focus poing at 5 m distance, so just a bit brule at infinity scienry but abalable.

Removing curtain from my right side eye as if covered with gauz , I feel great at all. To be more specific, the aspherical construction caused ring shaped blure and ghost in the hi-light, but they are acceptable for me. And the color is too better, white is so transparent, no complaint if different from innate lef side. God would give me some punishment if I declare something.

My quality of life has far improved, I appreciate my eye doctor and sophisticated technology in the field. 

Improvement

 It's a great fun for my life to compensate the gap between overlooking and under looking. Basically, I gathered necessary information by consulting papers and articles written by former researchers in specific field. It was so difficult to do that wasting time. Articles I wanted were floating in the Ocean of them. But, now, in the period of Internet, Web is scattered in every direction and very easy to do that in very short period of time.

In spite of golden condition, I have been in misunderstanding thought about combustion firing timing of VW Super Beetle for over tens of years. I knew about the double diaphragm vacuum advancer specifically equipped in '71 production and the fact that advancing and delaying functions performed done at the same time. Recognizing such a function with watching the scheme actually, I still believed in the necessity of vacuum advancing effect for smooth acceleration. The shape of mechanical distributor was that of equipped diaphragm(single) chamber aside, so printed in my Cortex. This is why I fed vacuum signal to distributer without doubt for long time until few days ago. I had some suspicion on the function of accelerator fuel pomp in the carburetor body, because of ill function while departing phase.

Watching up the graphic drawn the relation between vacuum advance and delay also mechanical centrifugal advance, I come to the conclusion that vacuum advancing is not always necessary for replacing distributor from double diaphragm to single or less chamber distributor! After adjusting the timing at zero degree under no vacuum condition, I was so surprised to feel completely different attitude of 1600 cc AD motor as if released from heavy burdens. In addition to lubrication on the steering gear box, these improvements changed it's character like different vehicles. Also, first idle phase with stall tendency was far improved without thermostat function.

Mechanical thermostat in Air-cooled VW

Most of the case, we didn't discuss about the existence of Thermostat at all even in the foreign air-cooled category. Though old Beetle's motor is so designed that cooling system is not liquid cooling but air-cooled, the parts, thermostat is  equipped is equipped on the #2 cylinder fin. This mechanical construction controls air amount at first idle stage from closed to fully opened. As a matter for regret, this air controlling doors are kept fully opened because of thermostat failure leading to over cooled condition at first idle stage. This is why make it difficult to keep idle motor control. Most of air-cooled have some failed thermostat that is relatively fail, in addition, this parts never appear in the market, so grasp it without hesitation if you come across wherever and whenever it might be.

Consequently, idle speed control is not always depended only on the construction of choke controlling system installed in the carburetor body, this mechanism is controlled by coiled bi-metal heating electrically. I make it a rule to cut the circuitry at the beginning of first idle while cold season to extend warming up stage.

What I wanna say here is next stage to know the relation with idling stop tendency between BTDC 5 degree and TDC zero. As for my fortune telling, first idle will turn worse because choke control is done under advanced combustion condition. More investigation would be required on this point. This marvelous mechanical controlling system was invented by the German engineers over 50 years ago, interesting don't you think?

Double diaphragm vacuum advancer

Once the steering feel was far improved by lubrication, too sensitive accel feel was appeared up. I have been in the thought that distributor should be equipped both vacuum advancer and centrifugal one and they work well in harmony. Vacuum advancer react more quickly than mechanical centrifugal advancer, so the former one is indispensable to obtain smooth and sensitive accel feel. Consequently, BTDC 5 degree was applied as a common sense. Remembering past, I applied TDC 0 degree on the way back home from Kobe Transport Bureau, acceleration became better. The bad habit to have a tendency to cough and stall if accel pedal was pushed down too much. Consequently, I determined to think it over combustion timing consulting VW manual for '72 Super Beetle manual.

The diaphragm vacuum advancer equipped on 34PICT3 carburetor was so strange as to have double diaphragm, they are for advance and delay construction respectively! Also, dash-pod was set at idle stopper point to prevent sudden low down of rotation. Double diaphragm construction is aimed at keep ATDC 5 degree idle rotation. All of these measures are purposed for Anti Pollution exhaust gas controlling.

Judging from the vacuum control performance appeared in the manual, they always act antagonistically leading to no advance nor delay as a matter of fact.

According to the information from manual description, no vacuum control and centrifugal advance controlling only is done!

Then I close vacuum hose for advance only diaphragm activation with 5mm dia. brass material and the combustion timing was set at zero degree TDC. It means that only centrifugal advancer is alive from TDC 0 degree. 

The impression of AD motor I have been in my mind for long time has completely revolved---now no complain at all! Bingo!!

No hesitation to push down accel pedal, no coughing nor stall down. Probably most of my elder brothers might know that 009 distributor has no vacuum advancer, this is why this one is so popular in US. A 10-year mystery has solved!

This description is done under happiest emotional condition.

11AD Steering gear box rubricant

 

Extraordinary resiting fliction on the steering wheel obliged me to feed hard gear oil. Though such kind of symptom was observed for long time ago, I thought the criminal of heavy steering must be caused by 15minites minus camber value instead of positive standard camber. Application of #90 gear oil wiped out all the strange and unpleasant reaction occurred in the steering gear box. The eye opening phenomena in my Super Beetle enhanced me to endure to keep this vehicle much longer.

Civic RS arrived

Civic RS arrived at hand to compensate a lack caused by sold Golf 7 GTI. Manual transmission and 40% profile tire are equipped standard. This model is so designed to meet with a bit softer suspension. But, from a geriatric standing point of view, too hard for daily use. This kind of driving taste is decided after several trials with desperate effort by the engineers in the specific division, so any changing or parts replacement by some another method are not preferable if we admire professionals. Tire pressure distribution might be permissible a bit?

Old Tokina RMC 80-200/f4.0 zoom lens

While tidying the shelves, I came across with an old, cloudy zoom lens. I probably won it at Yahoo auction for 1 yen. It's a useless lens that doesn't let light through properly. It only captures images that look hazy.

Tokina RMC 80-200/f4.0. It has an in-tube zoom adjustment system and does not extend. The internal cam structure is simple and the movement is light. I disassembled it and wiped down the entire lens surface, and now it forms an image properly, transparently! It will produce a classic image that is different from modern recent products, so I'm looking forward to it.

I plan to take it with me for my next shooting journey.

Stupid decision

As a matter for regret, my Golf 7 GTI was sold away a few hours ago. No damage was observed even small scratch, no history of repair except engine mount replacement and car battery. It was like new as to surpize the buyer. The value was about a quarter of my payment 11 years ago.

Then new commer tomorrow is New Civic with manual transmission.

My son will realize how stupid it will be to replace cars into more troublesome model?

 

Cataract surgery

I had my right eye operated yesterday, crystal tissue was replaced into artificial one. 2mm width surgical cutting on cornea was required to insert ultrasonic instrument insertion and that for artificial crystal material setting on the adequate place. It was done not under general anesthesia but local one, so all the steps were felt one by one---that was threatening at all. Though under anesthetic condition, I felt dull pain twice, on every instrument insertion. While the operation felt I extraordinary sparkling scenery that I have never experienced, ultimate highlight. After removing eye protecting gauge cover today, the scenery was dramatically changed like a new world---lighter, clear and transparent. Remembering my old good days about 30 years ago, I was so active in Radio control model airplane in F3A pattern field and I was selected as one of the representatives in Kansai area. The contest pattern is drawn at three positions, left, center and right, 120m distance with 120 angle degree area. Yes, I was not good at right side pattern. Now I have realized the reason why right side, lack of eyesight was the reason.
 

D-day tomorrow

 Cherry blossom season is closing in my garden this year, a bit earlier than the ordinary places. The period of time to be good for cherry is very short like sparkling, it's exactly the same as that of human being.

I'm going to have medical operation on my eye tomorrow because of tinting in the crystal tissue. Most of the cases are successfully done, so I'm heard, but I'm so threatened! I've never invaded by any artificial surgical operation except impacted third molar extractions. Remembering the saying by my aunt who went away tens year ago, "Any surgical operation whatever reason it might be is no good for sound body condition.".

As for myself, I'll accept any result if it the worst. It must be my own destiny. To tell the truth, I was introduced the practitioner by my intimate friend, who had been the representative of the optical division of a famous big hospital. Consequently, the eye doctor is well trained and skillful person.

Anyway, I will go to bed earlier than usual taking hypertensive drug and dropping antibiotics eye medicine.

Good luck to myself.