kevinlms

So yes, you are only supplying DC to the CDU. If it was 16 Volts AC, the voltage at the output of the CDU would be more like 22 Volts DC. Having said that, the point motors should be at least attempting to throw. Have you a spare point motor that you can temporarily connect to the CDU output and see if that works?

Maybe, but that is up to the company themselves to decide. Some companies are also VERY particular about how their liveries are depicted and any slight inaccuracy, will attract a 'correct or else' formal letter.

Of course it's a guess, but almost certainly Australia would receive far more containers directly from the US, than central America.

Yes I know that they aren't native to the USA, but it was believed that they came via the USA. Here's the relevant quote from the same article. The ants were first detected in Australia in Brisbane in 2001 and it's likely the pest arrived in shipping containers from the US.

Can't you find a larger photo? We were watching the club cameras the other evening and almost immediately a spider crawled across the lens, filling the screen!

Yes, we usually have a couple of Huntsmen, running around the interior walls. Rather that, then when I go out the front door sometimes and get a mouth full of spider web!

He wants to end up on the motorcycle club's 'eBay Madness' thread sometime in the future, when he goes to sell it!

This rather kills off the idea that ANY entry level modelling, is better than going to a shop and buying the latest highly detailed new model.

I would avoid knowingly buying ANY product associated with Elon Musk. Do a search on X and the Bishop that was stabbed in Sydney, Australia. Musk refuses so far in removing the recording of the stabbing, even though a federal Australian agency has taken legal action against X. Wot a w****r keep calling it 'X' formerly known as Twitter'. Was it really such a bad business decision to rename it?

It's an HST in disguise! Let's see how many don't get that?

The one of the spider, reminds me of a late friend. If she saw one of those, she'd empty a whole can of spray on it, because she reckoned it was still moving - yes the blast of gas from the can, made it appear to move!

That's the problem, a lot of invasive pests have been brought in deliberately to 'solve' another problem and end up being worse than the original problem - although this isn't true of Fire Ants, they've sneaked in on containers, apparently. I'd rather the snakes, because most of the worst, are safely up in Queensland! The European Wasps are another nasty one, I was stung multiple times a few years ago and they are spreading too. Invasive too and their biggest problem, is that they can sting multiple times each, unlike natives and bees.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-24/canberra-prisoner-sentenced-pours-boiling-tea/103765608

But you're supposed to set up your navigation BEFORE you start the vehicle, not afterwards. At my club we recently installed a camera system and a short while ago, we had the police come to clubrooms. We had good footage of a 90 year old, being hit by a car driven by an 18 year old. The car couldn't have been driven more than 20 metres and went straight ahead across the grass, instead of around the bend. Police said she was distracted, so almost certainly setting up the navigation.

I believe that while they were included in that set, the vast majority were available separately.

It isn't like it's the first time this has occurred. Plenty of similar events of railway bridges.

An import apparently via the USA. Nasty things and no natural enemy. The fire ants are I believe the type that appeared in Tom & Jerry cartoons. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-23/fire-ants-threat-to-outdoor-lifestyle-economy-environment/103740690

That is much better than the other items, except in price!

Sounds as successful as the Melbourne Star! Except that it hasn't been dismantled yet, due to the cost. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Star

Why, do they still have Lucas 'Prince of Darkness' electrics in them?

Another seller of 30 Class 86? We had one exposed last week!

All this makes the discussion on the Indicator Shelters elsewhere, look like luxury and a dream job!

Yes I know, that's why I suggested it!

150 quid to dismantle it? You must have more money than sense!

That's not fair to the late David Shepherd, who was well known for his paintings of both railway locomotives and wildlife, especially African.