Thermal Detonator

Original thermal detonator pictures.

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Hmmmmmmmm..never noticed this before but on those pics it is difficult tto tell wether the nipple is an innie or an outie?

Its an innie


This is somewhat of an optical illusion ~ sometime the minds eye makes it look like its an outie, but its defo concave..

That's what I thought, I have a RT mod one in front of me that I'm fixing for someone and it's an outie!

Great photos for reference! Thanks!

Important note: according to TM (who supplied me with some superb accurate-lookign aluminium clips for my detonator) the clips were attached with machien screws and not rivets.

Look how wide the metal strips are. I had a faint inkling of that on some other pics, but that confirms it. Great stuff! :D

synaptyx wrote:

Look how wide the metal strips are. I had a faint inkling of that on some other pics, but that confirms it. Great stuff! :D

Im sure their are pictures of the machine screws that are holding the brackets on,which i believe to be around an inch wide.Brackets that is not the screws!

Imagine inch screws?? What size would they be.... size M8993?

nice reference! would these be the same for ANH and ESB? I always assumed yes, but since im building a "dual" ATA kit, im curious if ill need 2 dif ones.

The ANH and ESB would be the same for the reused suits - the so called ESB 2 would most likely be more like the rotj version.. more investigation is needed me thinks

cool...thanks Mark! Ill be going with the "reused" suit most likely

Most of the archive photos are suits used in ANH and ESB.The troopers in the ESB mark ll lids still have ANH suits,so me thinks that the TDs would be ANH versions also.

about optical illusion,thought the 'ridges' are sharper
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Or there's another own kind for backpackers?

Pappy
Nice spot mate
The back pack TD control panel definitely looks different, the capsule shapes seem to overlap
on a central base instaed of sitting flush all in a row
Perhaps the wardrope Department when they got back in England decided to refine it along
with other tweaks like the sniper plate.

firebladejedi wrote:

Imagine inch screws??

They call 'em bolts!

Is the pipe made of gray plastic?

Ripcode wrote:

Is the pipe made of gray plastic?

Yep!

Old plumbing pipe.

locitus wrote:

Ripcode wrote:

Is the pipe made of gray plastic?

Yep!

Old plumbing pipe.

So why is everyone using white PVC pipe and painting it gray as opposed to buying gray PVC pipe. Is it a color issue?

Electrical conduit pipe is gray, but is not as readily available in the states as white plumbing PVC pipe, but they are the same size ID and OD.

The correct diameter grey pipe (68mm) iirc is outside waste pipe here in the uk. I think the te lineage td parts were a fan sculpt and smaller hense why most people use the wrong pipe.

firebladejedi wrote:

The correct diameter grey pipe (68mm) iirc is outside waste pipe here in the uk. I think the te lineage td parts were a fan sculpt and smaller hense why most people use the wrong pipe.

ARGH!

Finding out new information is both exciting, yet frustrating.

Billhag wrote:

Pappy
Nice spot mate
The back pack TD control panel definitely looks different, the capsule shapes seem to overlap
on a central base instaed of sitting flush all in a row

Thank you sir! Hey where you have been all this years?

Billhag wrote:

Perhaps the wardrope Department when they got back in England decided to refine it along
with other tweaks like the sniper plate.

hope we can find out one day!

it looks like what te used for his rotj td's
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Wow nice one Rob- is it a found pic or one you set up?

i got it from another forum gary i think its actually te matts hand in the pic not 100% sure though ?