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'Older' UK installations Going back to Reply #46, as BS546 plugs were unfused, in larger intallations, sockets of the correct rating fused appropriately at the distribution board would be used. In reality 'small' installations (ie most 2/3 bedroom terraced / semi-detached houses) had two...

Photographs I will dig out a few of the more 'interesting' adaptors, etc, and take/post some pictures. One (if I can find it) was sold as a 'Universal' adaptor..... Theoretically, it converts 'most things' to 'most things'.... But is fiddly to use, and looks fairly lethal!! All best Dave T

Older UK installations Sorry to boost this thread back to the top, but only just spotted it... I have been incredibly busy over the Summer with work and domestic committments :-( The house I grew up in (built and wired in the mid 1930s had BS546 15 amp sockets downstairs (usually 1 per room)...

The other side of the 'Pond' Planter's were my FAVE dry roasted peanuts! Sadly, they are pretty much unobtainable here now..... Everything is KP or 'store's own' it seems. Though from the sound of the OP I'm not missing much at the moment. Love cashews and macadamias, too, but macadamias are...

Thanks, guys. Great suggestions. I think (on closer examination) that mine may have a film of mould over them, they have certainly been very damp. I will have a go at a couple of them with Isoprop, and see what happens. I am lucky in that I have now found quite a few which I can 'experiment' on...

Mantle type kerosene (paraffin) lamps My late father had one, which was a real Godsend during the power outages to which most of the UK was prone during the 1970s (these being entirely due to 'industrial action' on the part of workers in some 'essential industries', rather than actual faults on...

I have just found a large box of my Grandfather's 35mm slides (several hundred of them) in a lockup garage which I am clearing out. The garage is unheated, and gets very damp during the winter months. I thought that all the slides, 8mm film, and projectors were in the house (several more large...

Internet speed for 'mere mortals' Here in the U.K. I'm on British Telecom's cheapest option..... Download speed around 3.5 MBPS..... Upload speed around 200 KBPS !! That's seriously sloooooooooooooooow!! It is cheap, though!! ;-) All best Dave T

'Odd' motors Thanks for the information, Gizmo.... I'll try to find out more. On the subject of 'workarounds' to get higher spin speeds in the days of induction motors.... Somewhere in my collection I have a simple 2 speed motor (from a commercial washer I would assume, judging by the size of...

Interesting thread! I have the feeling that it's about time that someone developed a 'Universal' controller, usable to 'resurrect' older machines with 'dead' controllers. Very useful for those of us who don't have 'component-level' testing/servicing skills. I am also interested by the mention...

Thanks for the replies I managed to log in on Sunday evening, and read the posts mentioning 'Sta-Bil' and similar additives, then spent the rest of the evening and into the night reading up on stabilisers and the sub-standard, ethanol rich petrol/gasoline which we are now having foisted upon...

Power outages, generators, and fuel Whilst most of the UK has stable, reliable power, the old mining village and 'satellite' estates where I live have started having more frequent outages in the last few years. This is almost certainly because the infrastructure can no longer cope with the ever...

Vile stickiness It's probably the surface of the rubber breaking down due to oxidation. Many natural and synthetic rubbers are 'chlorinated' or 'halogenated' to help reduce the rate of oxidation. You could try gently abrading the surface to get back to 'fresh' rubber, then apply neat chlorine...

Servis and other motors That type of motor didn't use a start capacitor. There is a centrifugally operated switch at the 'wiring end' of the motor, operated by a weight and 'slipper' on the shaft. The contacts have probably burned (a common fault) or the shaft mounted assembly has broken down...

M.R. Astral I'll have a look around - See what I can find All best Dave T

Fax/Telex A bit of background information for anyone who may not be aware... 'A few die-hard users' stuck with Telex (mainly in the financial and legal professions) because a Telex message was regarded as a 'legal document'. The header and footer of every message listed the sender's and...

UK 'party line' service Just for information...... I have no idea whether 'multi-party' lines were ever used over here for very rural areas in the manual board era, but for Strowger and crossbar switched exchanges the system here worked as follows... One pair of wires - two subscribers...

Of possible interest to UK members..... A good friend of mine 'inherited' this stove when a neighbour's house was cleared. It was in good working order when removed from the house, but has now spent several months standing outside under tarpaulin covers. She has decided that it will not fit in...

Thanks again........ Had a quick look at the diagrams, especially the position of the various sensors.... I will look at the dryer again at the weekend, and let you know how I get on ;-) Best wishes Dave T

Thanks, Henene4 .... For a rapid and detailed reply. :-) The condensate pump is running. I will make another visit to my friend soon, and look for a label in the door area. The data plate on the back gives WT46E381GB/48 as the model number. Does this sound right?? Many thanks Dave T