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And don't forget , it doesn't end there.

It is essential to get the draught/blower system correctly set up too.

A few more summers like this one and the problems of wood-burning deforestation in Europe will be solved.

Rolster , do pass on my regards to Philip de Clerq and Rita if you meet them in the vicinity of Tourtour.

John Hancock/ ex-Synthomer.Belgium.

I''m afraid nameplate outputs on new nuclear designs are a bit hopeful too.

The AGR's were rated at 1320MW, 1000MW was nearer the mark over their life .

If this was treated as a problem in a control system then the cause is too much positive feedback, ie +ve compound growth , in everything, for too long.

Geronimo saw this happening many years ago, with his famous , " When you 've eaten everything else, eat your money ".

Sailing ships and windmills seemed quite successful at the time.

I wonder what is the biggest difference between then ............. and now ?

Surely , the most inefficient use of electrical energy in the home is to create heat directly , ie the oven and immersion heater ?

Still a bargain compared to the price of bottled water.

And the other end of air-conditioning , the jet engines placed around the vineyards to keep the frost at bay.

Apologies for 'exaggerating ' the likely necessity of burning more gas to make up for losing another 'nuke'

before time.

As said before , running these 'creaking gates' flat out will do nothing towards increasing their remaining life.

QED

I pay 7p/Kwh for gas, 28p/ Kwh for electricity.

Why is that ?

Oh dear , another 1GW nuclear generation has just gone .

All over for Hinkley B ,by Aug 1st.

That's another 4GW of gas we need to burn .

Absolutely fascinating video.

The vital importance of balance and yet in full size , I do believe the roots of the blades of some stages are

floating.

How does that work ?

The 'chime' whistle of the Britannia's , especially at night on the Norwich - L'pool St line.

Significant over pressure on a shut ball valve will drive the ball right through the seat material and damage the ball

such that it will leak in further use.

Thermal expansion of trapped product in a long line proved that , until we fitted the proper units to stop the problem.

Let's be honest, we are only where we are today because our early relatives did things 'empirically ' , without

the precise knowledge of 'mathematics ' to predict what would happen if they built them that way.

Sometimes they went wrong , Tay Bridge , Tacoma , Comet 1, etc.

Nothing so bad as what happens if you send a standard letter/birthday card to Belgium correctly.

That is with a the Customs Declaration CN22 properly attached.

The recipient will get sent a Demand to Pay 18 euros for onward delivery.

Totally illegal for items of less than 18 euro value but they do it anyway.

However , if you IGNORE the rules and simply send the letter WITHOUT the CN 22 form , it will go through

their system to the address without problems.

I would try to find a design with outside valve gear , valve sitting on top of cylinder.

You will know why when you come to .make minor changes to your inside valve gear .settings.

Being brutally honest here , don't confuse small with easy. And if you do decide on Tich make sure EVERY drawing dimension is right because LBSC used a very special ruler for his dimensions.

A Gauge 1 Project is a guaranteed confidence builder , and it works.

Then build your bigger locomotive.

As said, too late to stop the problem now but the 'ignorance' of designers ' to foresee the problem continues.

Entry of moisture /electrolyte down to molecular size is the enemy , permanent contact of oil/grease the friend ..