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  1. Moley

    Hobby Site problems?

    Is anyone else finding the forum is getting slow to load and getting 'Cloudflare' error messages? I've had problems on and off for a couple of days. And why, why why won't it let me post without a prefix???????
  2. Moley

    MCB strip down

    Big Clive has done a new video striping down and explaining how MCBs work. Well worth a watch Now I wounder what a clear CU with clear MCBs would look like. Obviously it wouldn't comply with current regs but you would know if it was a neat instal or not.
  3. Moley

    Hobby Why I?

    In a few minutes of boredom in a switchroom today we discussed why 'I' is used for current. If you think of Ohms law V & R are pretty obvious but why 'I' for current? If we were discussing inductance I could understand it but that's measured in henrys. So, without cheating and Googling it anyone...
  4. Moley

    Right lads, what do I need?????

    The daughter and her boyfriend are doing up a house. They bought it last year and have totally gutted it. At the moment they have knocked two rooms into one. It's just a shame it's a downstairs room and an upstairs room. Anyway, the floors and walls are being dealt with. Onwards comes the...
  5. Moley

    Anyone know what type of socket this is?

    These 3 pin sockets are used by Seaward on some of their PATesters, in this case an Apollo 600. I need to make up some leads but I can't find this socket listed anywhere. Anyone recognise them and point me in the right direction for some plugs? The socket is about 13mm diameter. I'll be taking...
  6. Moley

    Ultrasonic cleaner??

    Anyone use one and can recommend a smallish one? I'm looking to pay up to £100 but read a few reviews and there's a lot of fake ones out there. I watched a youtube strip down of one and the 'ultrasonics' consisted of a vibrating motor!
  7. Moley

    Old MK Sentry and RCBOs ?

    In our workshop/stores unit we've got an old MK Sentry CU with no RCD. The work benches all have RCD sockets. I'm planning on putting in a new radial for the washing machine and wondered if a current RCBO would fit in the old CU or if a RCD socket would be the only way forward. It's a nice size...
  8. Moley

    Confused!!!!!

    I've been tracking Santa on Flightradar24 and on the Norad sight. The thing that's confusing me is they are showing him in different places. How?
  9. Moley

    A nice basic question about old fluorescent tubes

    A nice simple (I hope) question. The Mother in Law has an old strip fluorescent light in her kitchen. The tube is starting to show it's age (starting to blacken on the ends) so I've been thinking of converting her to LED. Is it just a case of taking the ballast and starter out of circuit and...
  10. Moley

    Sky mobile anyone?

    Is anyone using Sky Mobile ? I'm currently with Tesco but their prices seem a lot higher than Sky. Both use the O2 network so no difference there. My contract is up so thinking of swapping over. Anyone have any 'don't do it' or general bad service comments? The carrying data over bit seems...
  11. Moley

    Transformer failure

    Have you ever wondered what happens to a big transformer when it fails? It's going to be stripped down to see what caused the failure.
  12. Moley

    Interesting video - how batteries are made.

    I found this video very interesting. I now know where the 's' in batteries comes from.
  13. Moley

    I want to go to Russia

    This looks like an interesting What3words location
  14. Moley

    W2D5 - lunch

    Well, I was going to update my DGA thread but something more important came up - my decision for lunch. Can't decide which of these :-
  15. Moley

    W2D4 - DGA What is it and why do we do it?

    What is DGA? Dissolved Gas Analysis. This is just a VERY basic explanation of DGA. Power transformers use oil as both an insulator and for cooling. Under normal conditions the oil will contain assorted gasses such as C0, C02 and Hydrogen. As the oil ages or under fault conditions the oil can...
  16. Moley

    W2D3 - A boring day

    Today has been mainly driving. Started off from home, 4+ hour drive to Kent, take 6 oil samples (about 1 hour) then 4+ hour drive home. Didn't enjoy it. Traffic was crap basically from M4/M32 junction until the Cardiff side of Newport. The transformers are in sound deadening enclosures. The temp...
  17. Moley

    W2D2 - Hitchcock film

    A random thought just came to me. I remember watching the Alfred Hitchcock film 'The Birds' many years ago. The birds all start attacking and killing humans. At the time it was a scarry film. I was just thinking, would it have had the same effect if it had been ducks?
  18. Moley

    W2D1 - Do I need one?

    Well, Week 2, Day 1. Been relaxing in our chalet near Minehead, thinking about life and what do do when I retire. I had planned on quiting at the end of the year but looking at the woodwork on the chalet that needs to be replaced it looks like I'll be working another year to pay for it. Anyway...
  19. Moley

    Day 5 - The new Transit :-(

    Well, I've had my new Transit for a few weeks now. It's only done aound 3000 miles so far but what do I think of it? Let's put it this way, if I could have my old Transit back I would. So, what's wrong with the new one? Well, I still hate the 'square' steering wheel. The fuel tank is a lot...
  20. Moley

    Day 3 - So what's that bit for?

    Well, this wasn't going to be my day 3 subject but today has been a long day and time is short. At power stations electricity is generated at one voltage then stepped up for distribution. The generator output is usually around 21kV. National Grid distribute at either 275kV or 400kV. DNOs go up...

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