Solex 34PICT3 overhaul

Replacement of diaphragm valve in Solex 34 PICT 3 carburetor set on air-cooled VW 1302 Super Beetle AD Boxer motor brought remarkable better change especially while acceleration. Because, this drive feel has much to do with not only accelerating pump performance but the ignition timing advance system, the adjustment should be done in relation with this critical impact element. As the motor response reaction had made progress, a newer playing subject have to be enjoyed so much seeking the best and sweetest point of them. In the phase of critical adjustment and setting, I should prepare some cylindrical temperature scaling device, although I can know it by discerning the note of combustion, also, some improvement of transient characteristics should be established, slow to middle and middle to hi. It is true that the change of the motor performance affect on the character of the vehicle itself exactly.
I feel sorry for the drivers who does modern improved cars that is fully computerized motor control combustion, because that is previously set by the factory engineers and the area is closed by black box ECU, there is no way to change them. From a distorted point of view, they had stolen some enjoyment from the users by supplying well balanced and best adjusted motor combustion with electrically controlled modernistic system.

Solex 34PICT3 on VW1302

Gasoline smell from the engine room of VW 1302 Super Beetle obliged me to unburden and disassemble Solex 34 PICT 3 carburetor at last. To tell the truth, such kind of tendency has been recognized for relatively long time, just have I been neglecting it, but, fire with flammable and volatile organic solvent like gasoline might cause a result of irreparable, so made up my mind this afternoon to do that. All the screws were not tightened enough, this might be a reason for the smell, all the diaphragm valves and the gasket between the intake manifold were placed into prepared replacement parts. As a matter of fact, all the problems were wiped out and disappeared thoroughly. I will continue this Super Beetle at least for more two years, because the Legal Inspection has been passed 3 months ago. Fully mechanically controlled machinery like this vehicle produced over 40 years ago tells me what is the origin of the human using tool, without any power assists, power steering, power window, brake vacuum diaphragm enhancer and even without blower motor, electric motor is applied only for wiper arm movement and starter motor just 2 pieces?

2A3 Single Amp broke!

2A3 single stereo amplifier is out of order now, right channel does not exert signal, 5Z3 rectifier, 12AU7 SRPP and self bias simple circuitry probably makes it possible for me to find out some defect anywhere. Long period of time interval makes me difficult to remember the circuitry and the actual way to find the error, but I will do that, though there are some feeling of tiredness. This low-frequency amplifier was assembled by myself 20 years ago, I was familiar with this kind of hobby and was skillful in this field at that time. There must something new by remembering old good days. "Know the new expressions asking the old." I prefer Triode power tube to Pentode, because of the critical reason, Second harmonic distortion that a triode has, on the other hand the Third one. The latter one causes ear drum fatigue after some long listening period of time. Not because of loudness but because of the innate Third distortion.

F3A Kansai qualify & SXE10 thrust

An attendance to F3A Kansai district qualifying competition yesterday gave me some motivation to proceed to F3A field. Most of the applicants and the organized executive were all my friends. Still now they are all in trial and error condition, especially, in motor and belt rotation down mechanics. I felt some stupid longer sound drawn in the Eye break-flight, because of the 2 m full size and over power setting? Anyway, they are all some experts on Earth, but I would like to catch them up and overtake their revel to win out the selection. I can see the direction of the choice. The D-day would be yesterday of next year!

As I felt some lack of straight running stability in SXE10 Altezza on the Highway road to Iwaya Awaji Island, adjusted I the thrust angle discrepancy on the rear axle adjuster, the angle value was 14,0 second. It goes without writing that the independence stability while straight running was recovered as usual and I made up my mind that this SXE10 would be continued more two years by having legal continuous inspection. Examination reservation at Kobe Land Transportation Office would be done today, the head light direction has tendency to be slightly up, so the fuel tank on rear portion should be near empty condition for the inspection. Comparison of the degree of difficulty to pass the inspection with Talbot Peugeot 205 Rallye, there is a heaven and earth difference between them. No paying attention is required to be checked the emission exhaust gas condition for SXE10 that is precisely computer controlled, on the other hand, 205 Rallye did ultimately keen concentration to adjust WEBER 40 DCOM twin carburetors to pass the ordinary inspection line. This kind of memory in good days is recalled fondly these days.

Ashiya Symphony Orchestra

Ashiya Symphony Orchestra 83rd regular concert was held at The Symphony Hall in Fukushima Osaka the day before yesterday on Sunday. Fist of all must I report about very sad news, the string trainer Toru Inaniwa had gone away on the end of this April, who had been contributing as long as 30 years to the Orchestra. We want to express the best condolences so respectfully for him. And at the beginning, the memorial music was played prior to the event.
The conductor was Yoko Matsuo as usual and she did it perfectly.

The program were followings;

E. Chabrier: Espana, rhapsodie pour orchestre

N. Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte

J Ibert: Escales.....
1 phrase Roma palermo
2 phrase Tunis nefta
3 phase Valencia

H . Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op.14
1phrase Reveries Passions phrase Un Bal phrase Scene aux Champs
2phrase Marche us Supplice
3phrase Songe d'une Nuit du Sabbat
As a bonus program replying the biggest applause by the audiences, Gypsy Festival was played, also good enough to be satisfied.

If I declare some candid advice here, the performance sound pressure level was too high for my eardrum being caused some saturation, the independence of the delicate sound of every instrument was not discerned. It should be a little more gentle, probably the instruments themselves might be caused so to speak saturation, above their capabilities?
It's regrettable to describe like this, because the capability and the potential of the Ashiya Orchestra are not the second to any other professionals.
Anyway we enjoyed enough that evening.

YaHoo Auction as a seller

In order to clean my garage, started I YaHoo Auction as a seller and my holidays the other day had been occupied by the work with contacting with buyers, packing and shipping, as shown in the photo. Short period of time like this is OK, but as a main business, I wanna refuse this work. This situation would continue more two or three weeks, it is troublesome and tiresome so much.

Bad day today

I had some bad failure today, though I was asked to take photography record of the amateur Japanese Dance at Southern Osaka this noon, I could not come the place in time, my arrival was delayed over 30 minutes. To tell the truth, from the beginning my departure was not in good condition, missed I one train with losing 10 minutes, over riding one station returning back with 15 minutes, final train I took could not come to the desired station 3 in front of that being obliged to wait next one 10 minutes loss, so 35 minutes was lost in total. Just losing one train affects so much to the result in total. It was a bad day today to have made trifle mistakes, how come?