16th Oct 2020, 8:45 am | #241 |
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Brilliant!
This reminds me, when doing some work in the garden and disposing of a lot of old concrete, the amount of old plugs that I found set into the concrete did amuse me. I mean I know they put all sorts in with old ballast, like bits of glass or crockery, but plugs?! |
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16th Oct 2020, 10:35 am | #243 |
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If they still had truncated cables attached to them, encased in concrete seems the safest place for them.
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I notice the buried Duraplug has the 'lazy man's snip' caused by forgetting to slide the cover onto the cable before wiring the plug..
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16th Oct 2020, 11:03 pm | #249 |
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I ordered a computer from a very well known manufacturer and it came with a mains powered speaker system. It used a 6A hard wired power cord with a 13A fuse in the plug. Sent them an email but heard nothing back.
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The UK is, internationally, very unusual in having such a guarantee of neutral and live being so clearly identifiable. The rest of the world isn't like that. Chris
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20th Oct 2020, 11:30 am | #251 |
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This gives extra emphasis then to the term "live chassis" outside the UK.
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20th Oct 2020, 12:12 pm | #253 |
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I wouldn’t say very unusual. In Australia the live and neutral are clearly identified, also in the US. In the US even recent 2 pin plugs are polarised with the neutral blade wider.
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23rd Oct 2020, 11:55 am | #254 |
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Going back to bodges, just found this gem in an old TV mag. The cowboy 'repairman' strikes again!
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Here's my contribution to the bodge thread... I am amassing a collection of speakers with rubbing voicecoils. In the meantime I have temporarily bodged a Altai PC speaker into this Murphy A192 using a plywood baffle. I could not resist adding a chocblock as a finishing touch.
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31st Jan 2021, 12:36 am | #256 |
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I wouldn't say that was a bodge. Looks pretty functional, gets the radio working. And the set looks in really nice condition inside and out.
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Three phase, 4 wire, at 127/220 volt. Neutral earthed. A 220 volt circuit derived from such a system will have both sides live at 127 volts to earth. Three phase, 3 wire, with 220 volts between conductors. Both sides of a 2 wire circuit will be live to earth, the figure depending on the degree of leakage and capacitive coupling. Single phase, 3 wire, at 110/220 volts. Center tap earthed. Both sides of a 220 volt circuit live at 110 volts to earth. Single phase, 3 wire at 220/440 volts. Center tap earthed. A 220 volt circuit from such a system will have one side earthed. 3 phase, 4 wire, at 220/380 volts. Neutral earthed. A 2 wire 220 volt circuit derived from such a system will have one side earthed. This last has been the standard for new installations for decades, though now called 230/400 volts. But a few older supplies may STILL exist. |
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31st Jan 2021, 1:53 am | #258 |
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Thanks Craig. This set is indeed in amazing condition and I will attempt to get an exact replacement or mend the Celestion speaker. It has had the usual wax and Hunts caps replaced plus a few resistors, a UCH42 replaced a weak 10C1 and some fettling of a intermittent valveholder on the 10f9.
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31st Jan 2021, 2:18 am | #259 |
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Not really a bodge but someone who owned the scope before me plugged it into 230 volts mains - which considering it was a US made Eico 460 set up for 115 volts was not the brightest of actions. I've never seen a mains fuse so absolutely melted inside the glass and a 220k 5 w resistor inside (off the 1V2 ht valve) was literally blasted in half - you could see both wires going to the carbon compound bit in the centre.
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I think about the “work arounds” that were used in WW2 to keep all the wireless sets working with few correct spares available. As long as is safe, works and can be reversed that’s OK in my book. The radio looks really good.
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