Member postings for John Flack

OK Toby and Nick

I am a dum dum where electrical definitions are concerned , so I employ a professional electrician to solve my problems of ignorence , if I can't use domestic and workshop equipment after paying for his services what are my options to remedy what seems to be a problem???

OK Toby and Nick

I am a dum dum where electrical definitions are concerned , so I employ a professional electrician to solve my problems of ignorence , if I can't use domestic and workshop equipment after paying for his services what are my options to remedy what seems to be a problem???

If GOD wanted us to go metric surely there would have been only 10 disciples???????????

Thanks toby

But exactly what is the problem that causes the fuse to trip. The concept that I and my good lady have to liaise as to what 'Ration' of the power supply each wishes to use is not my idea of wedded bliss!!!!!!!!!

Thanks toby

But exactly what is the problem that causes the fuse to trip. The concept that I and my good lady have to liaise as to what 'Ration' of the power supply each wishes to use is not my idea of wedded bliss!!!!!!!!!

Interesting this CU discussion. Last year had to call out a sparkie to change a light bulb which could not be removed

by conventional means. He then gave detailed reasons that our fuse box was not up to code and required replacing, though it had been OK for the 30 years. He was given the job to replace and all was well until I switched some workshop equipment on and was plunged into darkness. He was recalled and fitted an uprated fuse. This appeared to solve that problem, however on Xmas day with the domestic cooking were halted due to loss of power which was located as a tripped fuse unit. The domestic equipment has been the same for the past few years on the old fuse box and worked OK. Why would a new CU make the fuses trip?????

My amateur logic suggests that modern CU s are a touch sensitive to power surge!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Phil............... If there was a local club I would be a member, out on a limb in the colonial South west peninsular.

Thanks for the post..............john

Going into reverse. My new year project is how to dispose of my workshop contents.Having survived three medical/Surgical mishaps I am now not safe to be left alone in my retirement custom built workshop. I have via local advts. sold a mill lathe and half a ton of metal stock, local secondhand dealers have made derisory offers for the tooling and hand tools. Has the forum any sensible ideas on how such items can be recycled. My difficulty is to avoid the need to create a packaging industry due the physical difficulties involved . Any helpful advice would be welcome. Sorry if this is gloomy post but 'stuff' like this happens in life.

New year greetings to all forum members

Increasing age brings a need for increased lighting of the workpiece. This has nothing to do with reduced visual function.if your eyesight is causing a problem consult an optician, explain your need, and he will come up with ideas that will meet your requirements in respect of focal length requirements etc etc. This seems a better option than tinkering with patent products. The downside is remembering to change over to 'normal' specs mode when you move in or out of the workshop!!! A similar discipline to remembering where you left the vernier, scriber etc is necessary!!!!