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  1. ancient puffer

    Holy fracking REO Batman!

    It's all intended as good natured humor, in case anyone was wondering. I've even seen Robert refer to himself as a hoople.....but of course, being a hoople, I could be completely wrong about that :)
  2. ancient puffer

    REO'S: Timeline Pictures

    My guess is that making a clone of a REO that actually worked would be too labor intensive for the clone makers to make enough profit on it. Besides, sometimes, you get what you pay for, and to my mind, the quality and the support you get with a genuine REO, can't be matched by ANYONE. But...
  3. ancient puffer

    Going to order my reo, what else do I need?

    My thought is, even with the new 510, it's one more "link in the chain" that can go sideways. Better to avoid adapters altogether if possible.
  4. ancient puffer

    battery arching

    And, as long as you have the spring retainer screw out, put some noalox/deoxit on the threads before you reinstall the spring.
  5. ancient puffer

    Reo Roll Call

  6. ancient puffer

    Jwraps

    Way too logical for ME to have come up with, and 'sides, I can't do circles :)
  7. ancient puffer

    Jwraps

    Just an added note from experience, I wouldn't even bother with the "bottom" piece, it covers the spring retainer screw, and no one sees the bottom much anyway. I put it on when I did a JWrap, but wound up taking it back off to upgrade the contacts and just left it off. And if it's any help, I...
  8. ancient puffer

    The rm2 question.

    Don't worry, Raynman, a LOT of us are "not right" in REOville :)
  9. ancient puffer

    My first day in sunny REOVILLE!

    Welcome, Niten :) We know you'll enjoy your REO(s), and, as you already know, there's a wealth of information here, both for correcting any initial problems you may have, and also for "fine tuning" these wonderful devices to your liking. Unfortunately, there's almost too MUCH information here...
  10. ancient puffer

    Micro coils and ohms description

    It's hardly "dead", however, not many have posted their results using dual coils, which seem to be getting more popular each day. Trust me, if someone posts a new configuration, with all the information for the spreadsheet, it will be updated. Even so, it is still a handy "reference" for...
  11. ancient puffer

    How to prepare for the next Woodvil sale night...

    Quite correct, my understanding is, when the payment goes through (checkout), it's yours and yours alone and is no longer in inventory for purchase. If someone purchased it seconds before you did, I *think* you get a message to the effect the item is no longer in stock. I've never heard of an...
  12. ancient puffer

    Help!

    Just be aware, that video is for the "old" contacts, you should never file the newer (gold colored) ones. For the new ones, after it's dry, use a pencil eraser, then apply the deoxit. Don't forget to put a bit of deoxit (or noalox, whichever is appropriate) to the spring where it contacts the...
  13. ancient puffer

    Woodvils finish sanded pics

    Robert has ramped up his production noticably, my guess is there's no rush like in the old days, when they sold out in minutes, or at most, hours. If I'm not mistaken, there were a few left the next day or so. And there will be several in the classies on the days following the sale due to...
  14. ancient puffer

    How to prepare for the next Woodvil sale night...

    It's true, the thread is completely useless, but it gives us something to do while we're waiting for the sale. Hopefully, once Robert posts pics of the finished mods, someone will copy the pics and "index" them, so we can oooh and aaah about them by column and row. Now that said, yes it is...
  15. ancient puffer

    Reo Roll Call

  16. ancient puffer

    Gold vs Silver contacts

    If you don't already have one, Robert sells a "parts" kit that contains the new contact, new spring, and anything else you might need in case of a disaster, like a short. Good to have, even if you don't change out the parts until (if ever) needed. You know how it goes, if you have the parts...
  17. ancient puffer

    Reo Roll Call

  18. ancient puffer

    Reo Roll Call

  19. ancient puffer

    REOs not performing well?

    I think it was Zmauls that posted to use a "Machine screws, Phillips flat head, Stainless steel 18-8, #2-56 x 7/8" " He gave a link HERE, I've just been too lazy to make a special trip to Lowes/Home Depot to snag a few. The really nice part about having multiple REOs is that there's no rush...
  20. ancient puffer

    REOs not performing well?

    Going under the hood sounds a lot scarier than it is. It's nothing compared to a carburetor. The only real "gotcha" is putting the cover back on, it's SUPER easy to strip the threads in the back of the mod that the delrin attachment screw goes into. It needs to be lined up perfectly straight...