To ALL the folks that said "Thank You", You are ALL entirely welcome, and I'd do it again. Actually I was hoping to see it run today, but oh well. Cheers to all.
I certainly hope so! His donation has saved Aus Armour literally thousands of dollars and many hours of labour in fixing the problem with the Leopard. Again, well done Chuck! Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
Steve deserves a double PhD in mechanics. Auto mechanic to a self taught tank mechanic. What a truly gifted and skilled craftsman of the trade. Totally impressed. And thank you to Chuck for providing parts.
Superb way to go, a German tank repaired in Australia with parts and tools supplied by a very generous American whilst being watched by this enthralled Englishman, just love TH-cam and it’s worldwide following. Looking forward to next week to see Chucks parts and help bring the wonderful Leopard back to life.
I keep showing things like this to my wife to convince her not to throw away any of the things I am collecting. You never know when someone needs it. So anyone in need of a couple of used tires (bold and flat spots) of a Dacia sandero and a left headlight (broken) hit me up!
I am surprised that the L3 Corporation did not spring for some good PR. I know that they have hundreds of these crimpers at their Greenville, Tx plant. They also build and rebuild mil spec connectors there every day. You might reach out to them to see if they would become a sponsor of your repair facility.
Well at the very least he has earned himself a Special Leopard VIP Package. He has just saved Aus Armour thousands of dollars in parts, search time and figuring out time! Well done Chuck! Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
Welcome to the world of aviation electronics. That crimper is a staple tool. FYI, if I remember correctly, you are only allowed 1.5 the diameter of the wire from the exposed conductor to the back of the terminal. One of the biggest struggles is determining if a connector is a 'push from front' or 'rear release' connector. Basically how the 'locking mechanism' latches into the plug
More stupid fun facts, the 'collar' of the pins usually have a color coding system that is similar to electrical resistor coding. Goggle it for some fun acronyms. This will tell you what crimper to use, and what 'locator' to use for a proper crimp
I love how some guy in the US casually has these millspec connectors and tools just in the shed! XD You sir sound like you have some interesting stories to tell! What a legend!
The continued "SILLY" intro, is what first caught my attention and got me to watch. It is the correct measure of hopeful joy and enthusiasm, Kurt. And after many episodes and getting to know who is who and who does what I am still watching and laughing along. You folks do a hell of a lot of very good specialized work, and your part of documenting and inquisitive camera work does well to showcase these projects being done. Yes the Tanks are sometime a blown up basket case, but so far not more than the crew can handle, and fun to watch fellows stretch their talents. This channel is in my must watch group of channels I follow. As I said before I found you guys by ACCIDENT, and STAYED after I heard " HIGH!. I'M KURT FROM AUS ARMOUR... WECOME TO WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY!!". Even Dimitri did a fair job of imitating Kurt's line, and after the disbelief ended I saw you guys in the back ground, I thought "the guy's good but he is not Kurt.
Kurt … it’s not “silly”. “Welcome to Workshop Wednesday” brings a smile to my face knowing that for at least a few minutes I’m going learn something, see something interesting and maybe see a part history preserved. It’s not silly… it’s a trademark.
Excellent job brings back memories. As someone who’s changed the coolant in diesel engines 100’s of times I can recommend a 12v pump and mix the coolant into a 25ltr container and not lifting dozens of buckets 👍. Plus some lubricant on the wires helps too.
This generous gift is a testament to every member of the Australian Armor staff. We the audience love y’all like a neighbor. We see a need - and sacrifice our own rare parts to keep your operation going. A shout out to the owner of the museum - he has chosen a top notch staff to represent his dream🤠😍
Yep. Chuck. You're a star. There's a whole bunch of us guys that you'll never meet but are indebted to you for your generosity in helping Aus Armour !!!!
I've wired up looms using those crimps before, in a previous job. Just that crimp tool itself is worth a fair bit of money. Very kind of Chuck to donate that and everything else to you. Well done to Steve for his work in fixing the transmission too!
Firstly, thanks to Chuck for being a star and helping the chaps. Secondly thanks to Kurt and his no doubt small team, all the guys on the shop floor and the big boss of the museum. These videos have created a world wide community of people fascinated by what you all do,so much so that people send their advice and now even parts. This is down to the great Australian personalities of all concerned. Good on ya fellas......
Very well done to all of you and the generous subscriber ! (it always surprises me to see gems like that crimping tool being hoarded/ treasured/ donated)
I posted this as a reply elsewhere, but thought it might be useful information for those wondering about 'repair manuals' for Australian military equipment. I'm ex RAEME and worked on the Leopards in Australian service, not very long after we received the final deliveries of them. Getting a set of 'manuals' as suggested isn't that simple. All in service equipment had Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Instructions (EMEIs) and the EMEIs were held by repair units at authorised levels of repair - i.e. unit levels of repair only carried EMEIs and special tooling needed to carry out necessary tasks. There are other levels of service and each carried EMEIs and special tooling commensurate with those levels of repair. There were only a couple of full sets of EMEIs for the highest level of repair (huge volumes - this was pre computer systems for such things, remember) held by the Australian Army. Even these did not break down every single component as we had access to current (at the time) factory expertise if needed as well as support from other nations using the Leopard 1 in service. Once the Australian Army divested ourselves of the Leopard those full sets of EMEIs were in demand from our allies still using Leopards in active service, so they got 'first dibs' on the EMEIs as you would expect. Even the EMEIs that covered the highest level of repair would not cover complete breakdown of components that were ordinarily replaced as an assembly. In a case like the repairs here we would have replaced the electrical assemblies and the components removed may have gone back for factory overhaul. It's very unlikely we would have seen repairs like this anyway as the repairs undertaken here are examples of vehicles reaching time in service Australian Army equipment simply wouldn't reach.
Rewatching the video, there's two different type of connectors depicted here. The first one that he tore apart is a 'solder cup' type, where the pins are permantently soldered in the connector. There is a rubber boot that isolates each wire from it's neighbor. The 'Daniels' crimper is used on a newer style of connector where the wires are crimped onto a pin and then locked into the connector
Thanks to Chuck, he spent more than a Buck, saved AusArmour from some serious Muck, ..that cool guy Chuck, needs a free ride in this whence repaired battle-Truck !!
I have to give Steve a lot of credit for stepping up to a challenge like that with little documentation and learning it on his own. Well done sir! Shout out to Chuck for leaning in and providing some much needed assistance with parts and video knowledge transfer.
Just FYI those cannon plugs are standard across many civilian and commercial aircraft, you should look at aircraft scrappers for spares, where I use to work had 2 5 gallon buckets of various sized cannon plugs from small to huge, 1 pin to over 100, just a matter of getting the right set, also just about any A&P mechanic would be comfortable repinning or rebuilding a connector or harness like that. Might be an avenue of support you haven't thought of perusing before.
When I saw the cable connector crimp tool, it brought back so many memories of repairing cable harnesses in everything from M-113 to M1A1 tanks. A true godsend that.
Bravo Chuck for the assist. I dabbled in this stuff for 50 years, yet I'm still all eyes and ears when the Aus Armour lads are at it. You just never stop learning. Well done Steve.
Yes, thanks Chuck from St. James, Mo. Having worked on these connections in the USAF and also medical ewuipment over the last 50+ years you really saved the day, week, month, year!
Well that was fun...For me. Enjoyed that!!! Best group of men you can see here working together. I can watch, I don't know for sure what's going on, but I know what I am seeing and I know its right. If I ever decide to go abroad, I might travel to Australia to this museum, to see everyone in person. See their work!!! Always a great show to watch!!! Thanks men! I enjoyed it!!!
Always looking forward to Workshop Wednesdays. Never thought I'd be so interested in all the repairs and assembly of tanks. Makes my day seeing lads who enjoy their jobs and are all good at explaining what they are doing. Kurt the beard is spot on . Thanks to Chuck for coming to the rescue. Be safe and thanks for making Wednesday lunch time so much better.
Thanks, Chuck, from the USA! Faced with a similar situation in the US Army, we had little choice but to order a new wiring harness. If one wasn't available, we tended to rob (cannibalize) the necessary assembly off of another vehicle that was already "down" waiting for parts. This was a bad business as we had to be careful that vehicles were not transformed into parts queens that were likely to never run again.
So great that that connector had the terminals letter coded. Too many times I have started replacing a simple Molex connector and lost my orientation and started wiring it backwards.
Thnx for the shout out about the missing bolts for the identification plate, maybe I wasn’t the only one who noticed. As always, I can’t wait till Thursday afternoon here in NL for my new Workshop Wednesday video.
What a valuable addition Steve has been to the crew at Aus Armour!! Just cant imagine fixing a Leopard in battle field conditions. Hey Kurt, if you keep zooming in on those repairs they are going to get you on the other side of the camera. Cheers from Canada
I love this community! You guys did another great job and thanks Chuck for sharing the parts! So cool to watch this all come together every week. Can't wait for next weeks episode!
To ALL the folks that said "Thank You", You are ALL entirely welcome, and I'd do it again. Actually I was hoping to see it run today, but oh well. Cheers to all.
There will be a part III for sure, Chuck! 😉
Thank you Chuck you are the man!
You deserve a ride in the Beast!
Thanks, Chuck, from one history fan to another.
Well done, Chuck! Top man!
Big shout out to Chuck for coming to the rescue
I really hope Chuck reads the comments below and sees how many people from all over Australia (and the world) are thanking him.
I certainly hope so! His donation has saved Aus Armour literally thousands of dollars and many hours of labour in fixing the problem with the Leopard.
Again, well done Chuck!
Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
Massive thanks to Chuck for saving this piece of history
Chuck, I’m hoisting my coffee cup to you sir!
Chuck is a champion! What an awesome help to the team.
Steve deserves a double PhD in mechanics. Auto mechanic to a self taught tank mechanic. What a truly gifted and skilled craftsman of the trade. Totally impressed. And thank you to Chuck for providing parts.
THANKS CHUCK!
Way to go Chuck! It is also very impressive how Steve can figure it out without a manual. Great video as usual, Kurt.
Three cheers for Chuck!
Superb way to go, a German tank repaired in Australia with parts and tools supplied by a very generous American whilst being watched by this enthralled Englishman, just love TH-cam and it’s worldwide following. Looking forward to next week to see Chucks parts and help bring the wonderful Leopard back to life.
A German tank from a Belgian cavalry unit ...
That special moment of vindication for Chuck and everyone else who keeps boxes with interesting old bits in the back of the shed.
I keep showing things like this to my wife to convince her not to throw away any of the things I am collecting. You never know when someone needs it.
So anyone in need of a couple of used tires (bold and flat spots) of a Dacia sandero and a left headlight (broken) hit me up!
Thank Chuck!! Absorbing videos about some complicated wiring. 26 minutes of clear viewing.
You guys are very lucky to have a Steve on hand.
I wish he was my neighbor
Steve is a legend - pragmatic thinker and problem solver
Chuck is a legend
Your generosity makes you an honorary Aussie in my book, Chuck!
We want to honor you Chuck, though we want to say honour. The intention is the same and the feelings are genuine 😎.
Awesome for Chuck to send over those components and a video on how to use them.
I am a little shocked that Ausarmour couldn’t get a complete set of leopard manuals from the Australian military as we used the leopards for decades.
Are they in dual language?
@@Charners I would highly doubt the Australian military would train there mechanics to read German 🤔
@@jeffreypurcell4681one would obviously expect these manuals werwere translated to english for aussies.
Google it
I am surprised that the L3 Corporation did not spring for some good PR. I know that they have hundreds of these crimpers at their Greenville, Tx plant. They also build and rebuild mil spec connectors there every day. You might reach out to them to see if they would become a sponsor of your repair facility.
Good on ya Chuck!
I think Chuck just earned him a trip to aus armour 24'
🎉🎉
Well at the very least he has earned himself a Special Leopard VIP Package. He has just saved Aus Armour thousands of dollars in parts, search time and figuring out time!
Well done Chuck!
Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
@@markfryer9880 right!
Thanks Chuck! What a legend. Great show tonight, Steve is such a great presenter.
Chuck, you’re a legend ❤❤❤
Thank you Chuck for your generosity! We all appreciate your donation..
Well played Chuck 🫡
Steve’s a “wiring whisperer” - awesome!
Welcome to the world of aviation electronics. That crimper is a staple tool. FYI, if I remember correctly, you are only allowed 1.5 the diameter of the wire from the exposed conductor to the back of the terminal. One of the biggest struggles is determining if a connector is a 'push from front' or 'rear release' connector. Basically how the 'locking mechanism' latches into the plug
More stupid fun facts, the 'collar' of the pins usually have a color coding system that is similar to electrical resistor coding. Goggle it for some fun acronyms. This will tell you what crimper to use, and what 'locator' to use for a proper crimp
I love how some guy in the US casually has these millspec connectors and tools just in the shed! XD
You sir sound like you have some interesting stories to tell!
What a legend!
The continued "SILLY" intro, is what first caught my attention and got me to watch. It is the correct measure of hopeful joy and enthusiasm, Kurt. And after many episodes and getting to know who is who and who does what I am still watching and laughing along. You folks do a hell of a lot of very good specialized work, and your part of documenting and inquisitive camera work does well to showcase these projects being done. Yes the Tanks are sometime a blown up basket case, but so far not more than the crew can handle, and fun to watch fellows stretch their talents. This channel is in my must watch group of channels I follow. As I said before I found you guys by ACCIDENT, and STAYED after I heard " HIGH!. I'M KURT FROM AUS ARMOUR... WECOME TO WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY!!".
Even Dimitri did a fair job of imitating Kurt's line, and after the disbelief ended I saw you guys in the back ground, I thought "the guy's good but he is not Kurt.
Kurt … it’s not “silly”. “Welcome to Workshop Wednesday” brings a smile to my face knowing that for at least a few minutes I’m going learn something, see something interesting and maybe see a part history preserved.
It’s not silly… it’s a trademark.
Thanks Chuck, Kurt and Steve, another brilliant Workshop Wednesday. I reckon Chuck must have a really interesting shed. Cheers
A special thanks from Arizona to chuck for helping out with the parts and tool and to steve you do excellent work and to the museum for saving history
Excellent job brings back memories. As someone who’s changed the coolant in diesel engines 100’s of times I can recommend a 12v pump and mix the coolant into a 25ltr container and not lifting dozens of buckets 👍. Plus some lubricant on the wires helps too.
What a legend.
Well done Chuck🤓🏆🏅
I can tell you the states are one of your biggest fan bases for sure, We love you guys and what you do.
Thank you Chuck!
What a wonderful fan Chuck is!
Excellent news, well done Chuck and Steve. 👍
This generous gift is a testament to every member of the Australian Armor staff.
We the audience love y’all like a neighbor.
We see a need - and sacrifice our own rare parts to keep your operation going.
A shout out to the owner of the museum - he has chosen a top notch staff to represent his dream🤠😍
Yep. Chuck. You're a star. There's a whole bunch of us guys that you'll never meet but are indebted to you for your generosity in helping Aus Armour !!!!
I've wired up looms using those crimps before, in a previous job. Just that crimp tool itself is worth a fair bit of money. Very kind of Chuck to donate that and everything else to you. Well done to Steve for his work in fixing the transmission too!
Without Chuck no big cat. Nice work, preferably the small detail of a fuse when testing, Steve is incredibly thoughtful in everything he does.
Firstly, thanks to Chuck for being a star and helping the chaps. Secondly thanks to Kurt and his no doubt small team, all the guys on the shop floor and the big boss of the museum. These videos have created a world wide community of people fascinated by what you all do,so much so that people send their advice and now even parts.
This is down to the great Australian personalities of all concerned.
Good on ya fellas......
Chuck you legend!
Very well done to all of you and the generous subscriber ! (it always surprises me to see gems like that crimping tool being hoarded/ treasured/ donated)
Thanks Chuck, very generous, 🇦🇺
I posted this as a reply elsewhere, but thought it might be useful information for those wondering about 'repair manuals' for Australian military equipment.
I'm ex RAEME and worked on the Leopards in Australian service, not very long after we received the final deliveries of them. Getting a set of 'manuals' as suggested isn't that simple. All in service equipment had Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Instructions (EMEIs) and the EMEIs were held by repair units at authorised levels of repair - i.e. unit levels of repair only carried EMEIs and special tooling needed to carry out necessary tasks. There are other levels of service and each carried EMEIs and special tooling commensurate with those levels of repair. There were only a couple of full sets of EMEIs for the highest level of repair (huge volumes - this was pre computer systems for such things, remember) held by the Australian Army. Even these did not break down every single component as we had access to current (at the time) factory expertise if needed as well as support from other nations using the Leopard 1 in service.
Once the Australian Army divested ourselves of the Leopard those full sets of EMEIs were in demand from our allies still using Leopards in active service, so they got 'first dibs' on the EMEIs as you would expect. Even the EMEIs that covered the highest level of repair would not cover complete breakdown of components that were ordinarily replaced as an assembly. In a case like the repairs here we would have replaced the electrical assemblies and the components removed may have gone back for factory overhaul. It's very unlikely we would have seen repairs like this anyway as the repairs undertaken here are examples of vehicles reaching time in service Australian Army equipment simply wouldn't reach.
You all make great work to restore the tanks. Thanks alot. Greetings from Germany.
Rewatching the video, there's two different type of connectors depicted here. The first one that he tore apart is a 'solder cup' type, where the pins are permantently soldered in the connector. There is a rubber boot that isolates each wire from it's neighbor. The 'Daniels' crimper is used on a newer style of connector where the wires are crimped onto a pin and then locked into the connector
A big thank you from the UK to Chuck . Your a member of the World i want to live in.
Well done Steve! Reminded me of the time that I've spent repairing those multi-pin connectors, never greasy and oily like that though!
Thanks to Chuck, he spent more than a Buck, saved AusArmour from some serious Muck, ..that cool guy Chuck, needs a free ride in this whence repaired battle-Truck !!
Oh wow thank you guys for allowing us to watch and learn from you. What a treat!!!!
I have to give Steve a lot of credit for stepping up to a challenge like that with little documentation and learning it on his own. Well done sir! Shout out to Chuck for leaning in and providing some much needed assistance with parts and video knowledge transfer.
What a mission!!! Good to see Al working hard in the background, would love to see an update video on his progress
Coming soon!😉
Just FYI those cannon plugs are standard across many civilian and commercial aircraft, you should look at aircraft scrappers for spares, where I use to work had 2 5 gallon buckets of various sized cannon plugs from small to huge, 1 pin to over 100, just a matter of getting the right set, also just about any A&P mechanic would be comfortable repinning or rebuilding a connector or harness like that. Might be an avenue of support you haven't thought of perusing before.
God bless Steve !!! Love his addition to the team !
What an excellent example of the positive power social media. Thank you Chuck.
We certainly have some very talented people.
Good morning from Virginia USA. Miracle worker Steve dose it again! Chuck and his hands across the seas package, cannot be thanked enough!
When I saw the cable connector crimp tool, it brought back so many memories of repairing cable harnesses in everything from M-113 to M1A1 tanks. A true godsend that.
Great video Kurt thank you. Very interesting to watch Steve's work ethics to the electrical repairs. Well done.
3:39 Oh wow, cooked, in the bad sense. Super nice of Chuck to send airlift for you guys.
Could you imagine doing a power pack change in the field and repair. Hats off to all military mechanic’s.
Thank you Chuck, for helping Steve out. You are a gentleman and a scholar. Cheers from NZ🇳🇿.
I hope we can see one of the spare engines started outside of a hull at some point!
A sparky that gets his hands dirty…..never thought I’d see the day❤
AusArmour Wednesday. My own guilty pleasure. Chuck, you are a legend! 👍
I think we need more cameos of people saying "Hi, I'm X from Y and welcome to Workshop Wednesdaaaaaaayyyyy"
Bravo Chuck ! You Rock Sir ! Ty.. Steve job well done sir !
Bravo Chuck for the assist. I dabbled in this stuff for 50 years, yet I'm still all eyes and ears when the Aus Armour lads are at it. You just never stop learning. Well done Steve.
Thank you Chuck, many hands make light work, many minds overcome obstacles and Steve gives me inspiration to crack on.
Yes, thanks Chuck from St. James, Mo. Having worked on these connections in the USAF and also medical ewuipment over the last 50+ years you really saved the day, week, month, year!
Well that was fun...For me. Enjoyed that!!! Best group of men you can see here working together. I can watch, I don't know for sure what's going on, but I know what I am seeing and I know its right. If I ever decide to go abroad, I might travel to Australia to this museum, to see everyone in person. See their work!!! Always a great show to watch!!! Thanks men! I enjoyed it!!!
Awesome restoration work as always. Huge thanks to Chuck who made this work possible !.🙏
"Three blokes, one transmission." 🤣
I really enjoy watching these videos. Steve is an amazing mechanic & thanks to Kirk for recording, narrating and presenting the footage.
Curt we love our "Welcome to workshop Wednesday" never stop. Shout out to Chuck, your the man.....
Seeing that crimper brought back some memories. +1 to Chuck
Great to see more work on the Leopard!
wow! chucks a superstar!
Get in Chuck!!
Electrical work takes a special person, Bravo Steve!
Thank you to Chuck, reckon you have save them a lot of money, and many hours of horrible fiddling, remaking those plugs and wires.
Always looking forward to Workshop Wednesdays. Never thought I'd be so interested in all the repairs and assembly of tanks. Makes my day seeing lads who enjoy their jobs and are all good at explaining what they are doing. Kurt the beard is spot on . Thanks to Chuck for coming to the rescue. Be safe and thanks for making Wednesday lunch time so much better.
Always leave the audience hungry for more... I wanted to hear it start up. 🤔
10/10 👍🏼
Thanks, Chuck, from the USA! Faced with a similar situation in the US Army, we had little choice but to order a new wiring harness. If one wasn't available, we tended to rob (cannibalize) the necessary assembly off of another vehicle that was already "down" waiting for parts. This was a bad business as we had to be careful that vehicles were not transformed into parts queens that were likely to never run again.
Outstanding Chuck! You are the man! Good job!
Steve is a wonderment!!! Tank saver!
🤗🏆💙🙏
Thank you for sharing this
Only stating the obvious but you've got some fantastic guys on the team, kudos to their dedication and fortitude.
So great that that connector had the terminals letter coded. Too many times I have started replacing a simple Molex connector and lost my orientation and started wiring it backwards.
Great job Steve. Thank you, Chuck, I checked my tooling, but it is made for 22ga pins only.
Wow so cool to have people like chuck to donate his knowledge and the parts to fix the tank😁👍🏻
Thnx for the shout out about the missing bolts for the identification plate, maybe I wasn’t the only one who noticed. As always, I can’t wait till Thursday afternoon here in NL for my new Workshop Wednesday video.
What a valuable addition Steve has been to the crew at Aus Armour!! Just cant imagine fixing a Leopard in battle field conditions. Hey Kurt, if you keep zooming in on those repairs they are going to get you on the other side of the camera. Cheers from Canada
Good video, and a great donation from one of your viewers, we had similar connectors at work made by Amphenol.
I love this community! You guys did another great job and thanks Chuck for sharing the parts! So cool to watch this all come together every week. Can't wait for next weeks episode!
Chuck is an absolute legend