RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted October 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2021 Green phase? = yellow and blue?? 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 29 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said: Green phase? = yellow and blue?? We have a red, a yellow and a green Or rather we only have a red and yellow Andy 4 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted October 21, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 21, 2021 4 hours ago, Dave Hunt said: Since it's an MPD layout I'm trying to simulate ash/cinder ballast employing Steve Fay's method using kiln dried sand and boy, I know where I can get the kiln dried sand, but where are you getting the boys from? 1 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said: I know where I can get the kiln dried sand, but where are you getting the boys from? Probably best not to know Andy 4 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SM42 Posted October 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2021 Well the lights came back on 20 minutes ago. Keeping fingers crossed that it's for keeps this time. We had 3 minutes worth at around half one, so this is an improvement on that. Mrs SM42 was about to sit next to a candle for warmth. I was considering letting her light it too. Andy 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted October 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2021 I had always thought the red-blue-yellow phases were international. Shows how much I know! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 16 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said: I had always thought the red-blue-yellow phases were international. Shows how much I know! They may well be, but I only have a red yellow and green indicators on my consumer unit Perhaps they didn't have any blues left in the shop. I'm not an electrician but was aware of the 3 phases but not the colours I wasn't expecting a 3 phase domestic supply. It was very confusing having a partial power cut with all the circuit breakers in. Andy 4 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted October 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2021 41 minutes ago, SM42 said: They may well be, but I only have a red yellow and green indicators on my consumer unit Perhaps they didn't have any blues left in the shop. I'm not an electrician but was aware of the 3 phases but not the colours I wasn't expecting a 3 phase domestic supply. It was very confusing having a partial power cut with all the circuit breakers in. Andy Having 3 phase into a domestic property is very unusual! This is due to the higher voltage across two phases as opposed to one phase and neutral. 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 39 minutes ago, SM42 said: They may well be, but I only have a red yellow and green indicators on my consumer unit Perhaps they didn't have any blues left in the shop. I'm not an electrician but was aware of the 3 phases but not the colours I wasn't expecting a 3 phase domestic supply. It was very confusing having a partial power cut with all the circuit breakers in. Andy Do Gaugemaster make a controller than runs on three-phase? We only have two phases to the house (really just 240 and a center-tap). It conked-out yesterday for about an hour. We had some heavy rain and a fir tree likely leaned over a bit and made contact with one phase of the high-tension three-phase distribution system. 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 1 hour ago, New Haven Neil said: I had always thought the red-blue-yellow phases were international. Shows how much I know! I was a bit surprised to learn that I could use the same color (black) for both "hot" sides from the main distribution panel to my shop despite the 180 degree phase-difference 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said: Having 3 phase into a domestic property is very unusual! This is due to the higher voltage across two phases as opposed to one phase and neutral. I don't know the exact details, except I have 3 lights on the consumer board and one went out along with some of the house circuits. The in laws said we had lost a phase. Seems like the house is wired up like a street in the UK with different bits on different phases. It's all very odd, but seemingly normal.* We were one of 50,000 households affected in Poznan today Andy * I find it odd that switching off our main circuit breaker switches off our adjoining neighbours TV signal They don't find it odd at all Edited October 21, 2021 by SM42 1 1 5 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted October 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2021 Managed to get appointments for flu jabs today in keeping with HMG's exhortations to get them done ASAP. The earliest we could get? - December 11th! Now that we have passed the six months since our second Covid jabs, the next thing is to see whether we can book for boosters. Wonder when that will be - 2024 maybe? Dave 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDMJ Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, AndyID said: Do Gaugemaster make a controller than runs on three-phase? No! Only 230V (or 16V for panel mounts and hand-helds) 50Hz~ input. Edited October 21, 2021 by JohnDMJ 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 (edited) The wind is playing havoc with PKP 5 hours late is not unusual tonight Andy Edited October 21, 2021 by SM42 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, JohnDMJ said: No! Only 230V (or 16V for panel mounts and hand-helds) 50Hz~ input. Thanks John. (My question was intentionally bl00dy silly ) 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2021 At a swap meet last Sunday I purchased what looked like an old Matchbox petrol pumps model. These were made by Matchbox to fit on their filling station models. Only it wasn't a Matchbox one but a plastic copy made in Hong Kong. It is a bit cruder than the model it was copied from especially the globes on top of the pumps. I was thinking of perhaps replacing them with LED's and have them lit up. I do recall reading somewhere that LED's can be cut and filed to shape, is this so can anyone tell me? 35 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said: Managed to get appointments for flu jabs today in keeping with HMG's exhortations to get them done ASAP. The earliest we could get? - December 11th! Now that we have passed the six months since our second Covid jabs, the next thing is to see whether we can book for boosters. Wonder when that will be - 2024 maybe? Dave I've been told that I can't have a booster shot until the 16th November, 6 months after my second jab. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDMJ Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 13 minutes ago, AndyID said: Thanks John. (My question was intentionally bl00dy silly ) In my job, there is no such thing as a 'silly question'! However, how we answer the question depends on our perception of the questioner. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted October 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2021 5 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: I wonder if his first name might be Roly? With all the LDC he consumes it might be quite appropriate... Bang goes your Knighthood. Again. 1 hour ago, Dave Hunt said: Managed to get appointments for flu jabs today in keeping with HMG's exhortations to get them done ASAP. The earliest we could get? - December 11th! Can you get a quicker one in a Chemist? There's a good chance you won't have to pay either, 29 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: I do recall reading somewhere that LED's can be cut and filed to shape, is this so can anyone tell me? I'm pretty sure you can, so long as you don't go too mad on it; they're so cheap nowadays you can afford to experiment anyway. 5 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted October 21, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Dave Hunt said: Managed to get appointments for flu jabs today in keeping with HMG's exhortations to get them done ASAP. The earliest we could get? - December 11th! Now that we have passed the six months since our second Covid jabs, the next thing is to see whether we can book for boosters. Wonder when that will be - 2024 maybe? Dave We tried to book ours at the medical practice, but trying to book was hopeless so we went to the attached pharmacy. Virtually a walk in service! In and out in 5 minutes. 7 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted October 21, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 21, 2021 Yesterday I was looking on eBay and Amazon for battery containers to power an RC receiver and a pair of servos It had to be a flat one with all the batteries side by side in order to fit into the roof of a steam loco. They seemed to be a fairly constant price, and then I espied one with a built in switch on Amazon, with next day delivery. This type of built in switch would save some wire and would make a much neater installation, so I ordered two which would give me a spare in stock for the next time I needed one. Today the packet arrived. Inside were two packets..... Each containing x 5 battery containers with built in switches! I now have plenty of stock. 8 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted October 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2021 2 hours ago, New Haven Neil said: Having 3 phase into a domestic property is very unusual! This is due to the higher voltage across two phases as opposed to one phase and neutral. We have a 3 Phase supply as do many of the older properties in the village. The wTer heater is 3 phase but everything else is split across the phases for balance. However there are 6 curcuit breakers that I haven't a clue what they operate. I'm going to turn those off one day and see what happens. Jamie 2 1 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BSW01 Posted October 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2021 10 hours ago, Stubby47 said: Happy to: http://www.stubby47.com Can I ask if the signatures show if you hold the iPad in landscape view? My android phone shows them then, but not in portrait View. Hi Stu Your signature doesn’t show on my phone or my iPad regardless of the orientation. On both devices I’m using safari! Brian 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted October 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2021 17 minutes ago, jamie92208 said: We have a 3 Phase supply as do many of the older properties in the village. The wTer heater is 3 phase but everything else is split across the phases for balance. However there are 6 curcuit breakers that I haven't a clue what they operate. I'm going to turn those off one day and see what happens. Jamie the traffic lights up the road go dark! On a similar note, when I was stationed at NAS Pensacola and doing guard duty at the main gate, I wondered what a certain switch on the wall did so I did the appropriate thing. I turned it off. All the streetlights on the bridge just outside the gate went dark! I turned it back on and, being mercury vapor bulbs, it took about ten minutes for them to restart. I labeled the switch for future reference. Oh, and nobody ever said anything about the lights going out! 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 32 minutes ago, jamie92208 said: We have a 3 Phase supply as do many of the older properties in the village. The wTer heater is 3 phase but everything else is split across the phases for balance. However there are 6 curcuit breakers that I haven't a clue what they operate. I'm going to turn those off one day and see what happens. Jamie Just to be on the safe side I'd let your neighbours know ...hmmm on second thoughts make it the entire village. That way you'll hopefully avoid the rampaging mob of angry villagers turning up at your door wanting to know why they've not got any power. 3 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 13 minutes ago, J. S. Bach said: the traffic lights up the road go dark! On a similar note, when I was stationed at NAS Pensacola and doing guard duty at the main gate, I wondered what a certain switch on the wall did so I did the appropriate thing. I turned it off. All the streetlights on the bridge just outside the gate went dark! I turned it back on and, being mercury vapor bulbs, it took about ten minutes for them to restart. I labeled the switch for future reference. Oh, and nobody ever said anything about the lights going out! That's like being told on no circumstances to press the big red button. The temptation is just toooo much. 3 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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