Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

[Darkwood]

Right ... Just been nudged to set this up by Paul.M and sounds a good idea following recent threads I've done in the Arms..

Rules....No Offensive material... edit if required before posting as this is the public arena.
Anything to do with the trade or in and around it ...H&S pic's welcome.



I've posted this a few times and this is at a mates house following a kitchen refirb several yrs ago. mg_smile:

 

[LewisM]

DIY Split load board from an all mcb unit

 

[Strima]

DIY Split load board from an all mcb unit
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To be fair I've seen a lot worse than that. At least they've used crimps.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Sometimes you just have to sit back and applaud the ingenuity

 

[telectrix]

van back , working clutch. old one was just about down to the rivets. only done 212,000 miles.

 

[Dartlec]

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DIY Split load board from an all mcb unit
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Basics is an interesting marketing choice for a life saving piece of equipment. Do you get nectar points with them?

This is clearly someone who is tired of waiting around for the manufacturers to develop the nirvana of standard switchgear that you can mix and match.

Not sure about the type testing, but looks like it's actually coping quite well with the loads on an engineering level... almost impressive to take the time to do that rather than pop to Screwfix and pick up their cheapest board.

 

[telectrix]

Basics is an interesting marketing choice for a life saving piece of equipment. Do you get nectar points with them?

This is clearly someone who is tired of waiting around for the manufacturers to develop the nirvana of standard switchgear that you can mix and match.

Not sure about the type testing, but looks like it's actually coping quite well with the loads on an engineering level... almost impressive to take the time to do that rather than pop to Screwfix and pick up their cheapest board.

seen worse cobble ups.

 

[LewisM]

What would the age of this be? Never seen one

 

[Dustydazzler]

Judging by the round pin socket and black rubber cable I would hazard a guess at early 1950s

 

[telectrix]

BS 1363 introduced 1947. round pin sockets and plugs phased out late 50's maybe early 60's for some. usually replaced on rewiring VIR cabling or to match the new fangled plugs available. at the time it was not usual for appliances to come with fitted plugs, so you fitted whatever suited your installation, or just stuffed the wires in the round holes with whatever suitable packing was available.

 

[stevethesparks]

You still putting them in Tel? ?

 

[Dave OCD]

I still fit round pin sockets occasionally, but usually 2 amp for lamps operated from a light switch. ?

 

[Let me think]

I had a 500mm lens with a 3x converter when I was a lot younger . I used to love to scan the moon . It stemmed back from my upbringing on a farm, especially in the winter nights in the days of the heavy snow searching for missing livestock.

We should an astrophotography group Neighbour and myself many years ago managed to take this photo of Jupiter - along with some of it's moons - using Dobsonian telescoped (pictured) with webcam attached and handheld tracked. So bunch of stacked images from webcam to get this.

 

[telectrix]

You still putting them in Tel? ?

finally had to stop when i did 17th in 2011. shame as you could trap at least 5 wires in with the pins. can't do that with these half plastic square pin things.

 

[Let me think]

And moon from iPhone placed up to eye piece of telescope. Neighbour's photo.

 

[telectrix]

And moon from iPhone placed up to eye piece of telescope. Neighbour's photo.

you sure that's the moon and not your eyeball with the phone camera on selfie?

 

[freddo]

What would the age of this be? Never seen one


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Don't know the age but for some reason I have 2 of those here, they look nice cleaned and polished... I'm sure I also have the matching model with 13A socket.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Tonight space station pass: Time: Wed Mar 31 9:27 PM, Visible: 5 min, Max Height: 57°, Appears: 10° above WNW, Disappears: 21° above E

 

[ruston]

Is it easy to see?

 

[Mike Johnson]

On a clear night the speed it moves across the sky makes it easy to distinguish from other objects, this also depends on how much light pollution is in the area you are viewing from.

 

[ruston]

Thank You , It is usually quite clear here at night.

 

[David Prosser]

Thank You , It is usually quite clear here at night.

That's quite a bold statement !!??

 

[ruston]

That's quite a bold statement !!??

I know , I have just changed computers , This one is Windows 10 and I have no idea why it does that.
Also it will not open some photograph links.
I am not sure if we are going to be friends. ??

 

[David Prosser]

I know , I have just changed computers , This one is Windows 10 and I have no idea why it does that.
Also it will not open some photograph links.
I am not sure if we are going to be friends. ??

I'll be your friend !! (Kia-Ora crow emojie).

 

[littlespark]

That's quite a bold statement !!??

And this is quite an italics statement!

 

[ruston]

And this is quite an italics statement!

And to top it all it was an untrue statement. The sky has clouded over now , so no viewing the Space Station tonight.

 

[Doomed]

Walking the dog at 5am the other day on a clear night got to see the spacce X sky train - freaked me out at first, had to go home and google what I had just seen

 

[pc1966]

Walking the dog at 5am the other day on a clear night got to see the spacce X sky train - freaked me out at first, had to go home and google what I had just seen

Could have been worse, you know, the aliens abducting you and the KY coming out....

 

[ruston]

Walking the dog at 5am the other day on a clear night got to see the spacce X sky train - freaked me out at first, had to go home and google what I had just seen

Same here. I had seen it a couple of times when out walking late in the lane.
I did not know what it was until @Mike Johnson cleared it up.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Todays viewing: Time: Fri Apr 02 9:29 PM, Visible: 6 min, Max Height: 67°, Appears: 10° above WNW, Disappears: 19° above SE

 

[ElectricSeamus]

I made some lovely beef fajitas last night. Washed down with a couple of San Miguel.