Shaun Walsh

Posted by PeterF on 01/11/2020 10:07:31: The most detailed advice so far on gov.uk does not answer things exactly but it does not sound good. From that website To reduce social contact, the Government has ordered certain businesses and venues to close. These include: indoor and outdoor leisure facilities such as bowling alleys, leisure centres and gyms, sports facilities including swimming pools, golf courses and driving ranges, dance studios, stables and riding centres, soft play facilities, climbing walls and climbing centres, archery and shooting ranges, water and theme parks, The detail at this stage can not be expected to cover each and every case, however, the intent to close organised outdoor sport / recreational facilities is clear, and I expect that we fall under that guise. I fully expect that the exemptions for COVID secure sport will not apply during this semi-lockdown. Then there is the catch all "stay at home except for essential travel". I am sure the detail will emerge over the next few days. Just shows you how badly thought out these instructions are, you can't just close stables, you may be able to not give riding lessons at riding centres but people still have to go there to care for the horses.

Posted by Doc Marten on 27/10/2020 14:28:41: Posted by Shaun Walsh on 27/10/2020 12:07:44: Posted by Doc Marten on 27/10/2020 10:47:01: Posted by Shaun Walsh on 27/10/2020 08:40:12: Some people replace their standard headlight bulbs with HID or LED bulbs which are illegal unless fitted in a type approved headlamp because the beam pattern is incorrect and in the case of HID require headlamp washers and self levelling in order to prevent blinding oncoming drivers. Xenon lamps require self leveling and washers (and are over £100 a pair for genuine), not sure it's a legal requirement for HID though? They are one and the same. I was under the impression that although all HID work on the same principle and are halogen there is a difference which sub categorises Xenon, hence the difference in terminology? HID lamps work by striking a high voltage arc through a noble gas, Xenon is most commonly used, no halogen elements  involved. Quartz halogen lamps heat a tungsten filament to produce light. The tungsten would normally gradually vaporise and deposit on the bulb envelope darkening the bulb and thinning the filament to the point of breaking. However the presence of a halogen, usually Bromine or Iodine and the use of a close fitting quartz envelope means that the deposited Tungsten is hot enough to react with the Halogen and evaporate from the envelope keeping it clear. The Tungsten Halogen compound eventually contacts the hotter filament where it decomposes and deposits the Tungsten back onto the filament. A very neat cycle of chemical reactions. Edited By Shaun Walsh on 27/10/2020 14:56:22

Posted by Doc Marten on 27/10/2020 10:47:01: Posted by Shaun Walsh on 27/10/2020 08:40:12: Some people replace their standard headlight bulbs with HID or LED bulbs which are illegal unless fitted in a type approved headlamp because the beam pattern is incorrect and in the case of HID require headlamp washers and self levelling in order to prevent blinding oncoming drivers. Xenon lamps require self leveling and washers (and are over £100 a pair for genuine), not sure it's a legal requirement for HID though? They are one and the same.

Posted by Jon - Laser Engines on 27/10/2020 08:18:20: Clocks have changed so sort your bloomin headlights out. Half the cars on the road either have dead bulbs or they have their lights pointed in all sorts of exciting directions. Usually this means they point straight in my eyes and i cant see anything. How do you even end up with bent headlights anyway? has a bloke been running around all summer tweaking them in the night? Also, main beams are not for use when there is oncoming traffic. Everyone in my area seems to have forgotten this, along with what their indicators are for and how roundabouts work. Some people replace their standard headlight bulbs with HID or LED bulbs which are illegal unless fitted in a type approved headlamp because the beam pattern is incorrect and in the case of HID require headlamp washers and self levelling in order to prevent blinding oncoming drivers. Also, if you have stopped at traffic lights or junctions take your foot off the brake pedal, its just plain ignorant to keep your brake lights on when there are cars behind you.

Posted by David H on 25/10/2020 12:52:47: DX range being superseded - some models have already been discontinued: https://spektrumrc.com/Air/Radios.aspx The latest Spektrum range of Tx are the NX:range: https://alshobbies.co.uk/radio-sets/aircraft-radio-sets Is the entire DX range being discontinued or is the NX range being added as a top tier above the DX range?

Comparison of Spektrum Tx models here. Tx comparison I have a DX6 G3 and a DX7 G2 both have voice alerts which I find useful/reassuring (yes I did chose the right switch/ the motor is off). Also the DX6e does not have diversity antennae.

Posted by GrumpyGnome on 24/10/2020 13:40:51: good point.... Hats in cars UNLESS the car is a PROPER Land Rover, and the hat is not a baseball cap (worn any way.... actually baseball hats worn with the peak anywhere other than straight ahead can be added to the list) GG Can we have an exemption for balding men driving open top sports cars for one of 2 reasons? 1) To prevent sunburn. 2) To keep the head warm. Although I am not completely decided on the second, seems to me that if it's cold enough to need a hat you shouldn't be driving a car with the top down. Extra points given for wearing a top hat in these circumstances and keeping it on. Edited By Shaun Walsh on 24/10/2020 15:10:30

Posted by J D 8 on 23/10/2020 16:01:03: The limits to growth was published 48 years ago on behalf of The Club of Rome Its predictions of where would be at today are uncomfortably close. The availability of fresh water will limit human [ and other ] life in many parts of the world [ Just today America and Mexico are squabbling over how much is taken from the Rio Grand for irrigation ect ] No water no life. Indeed, disputes over fresh water, rights to fisheries, illegal logging, migration, adverse weather, changing patterns of crop diseases, these are all things my children have to look forward to

Posted by Bruce Collinson on 23/10/2020 13:24:32: Anyway, so like basically reverting to the title, the Honda Jazz driven at a constannt 36 mph regardless of location, usually with a dozen vehicles queueing behind it. BTC And a driver struggling to see over the steering wheel

Can I just point out that at no point did I blame "the poor" for the problem. The earth has a finite carrying capacity for both human and other life. The more the human population consumes, the bigger the problem. By consume, I include use of energy, materials food and land. Human consumption depends upon both the world population and lifestyle. If everyone currently alive had a western European lifestyle (which they do not) we would require 3 earths to fulfil demand. If everyone had a North American lifestyle we would require approx. 5 earths to fulfil demand. It is perfectly reasonable for anyone to have (or aspire to) a reasonable lifestyle. In which case, the human population is limited by the lifestyle defined as "reasonable", the "better" the lifestyle, the fewer the people sustainable. Many years ago, my daughter complained that "life isn't fair" to which I replied that she should be grateful, if life was fair we would be living in a small wooden house with a few acres of land to grow our food on, it made her think.

Posted by john stones 1 on 23/10/2020 11:47:17: A family of 8, small home 1 car, can't afford holidays, eat to live, no dining out, use as little energy as their money will allow. A family of 4, wealthy 4 cars, motorbike, big house, lights/heating on all day, holidays aplenty etc, etc, etc. Who's doing the damage, the Elephant is a smoke screen, a fraud, a lie. In the short term, the family of 4, in the long term, the family of 8 unless they forgo having children and do not aspire to being wealthy.

Posted by john stones 1 on 23/10/2020 11:47:17: A family of 8, small home 1 car, can't afford holidays, eat to live, no dining out, use as little energy as their money will allow. A family of 4, wealthy 4 cars, motorbike, big house, lights/heating on all day, holidays aplenty etc, etc, etc. Who's doing the damage, the Elephant is a smoke screen, a fraud, a lie. In the short term, the family of 4, in the long term, the family of 8 unless they forgo having children and do not aspire to being wealthy.

Anyone for a Soylent Green snack with a cup of ersatz tea? Edited By Shaun Walsh on 23/10/2020 11:12:20

My central heating is over 20 years old, but the thermostat still has a simple type of remote control: My wife says "I'm cold", I get up off the sofa and turn the temperature up

Posted by J D 8 on 23/10/2020 09:20:15: Save the planet. Is what people say. The planet has been around for some 4.5 billion years and according to professor Brian Cox [ and others ] it will go on existing for about the same again until the sun becomes a red giant and swallows it up. I guess Save the human race does not have the same ring to it. But it. is the human race that needs saving [from its self ]along with many of the plants and creatures that live alongside us. On a similar note, I despair when programmes or interviews pontificate on the causes of Global Warming without ever touching on the fact that there are three times as many people on the planet as can be sustainably supported in the long term. I suppose that global overpopulation is the elephant in the room, unfortunately in 50 years it may be the only type of elephant left. Unless we bite the bullet and take steps to drastically reduce the population "we're doomed" (said in a cod Scottish accent with apologies to Private Frazer). I shall stop now as I am in danger of exceeding this month's idiom quotient.

And to those for whom English Is their first language and did not get the pun 😊

Posted by Doc Marten on 22/10/2020 20:49:20: Flemish Phlegmish An English play on words. Indeed, apologies to those for whom English is a second language and did not get the pun.

Last year I had Belgian 'flu. How do I know it was Belgian 'flu? It left me with a Flemish cough, took ages to get it off my chest!

People writing "should of" instead of "should have" 🙄

Posted by Robin Colbourne on 13/10/2020 21:17:42: Have you ever had the feeling that your boss set you up to fail? Edited By Robin Colbourne on 13/10/2020 21:19:44 Pandamonium!

Posted by Peter Etherington 1 on 16/10/2020 10:30:00: I just plugged in the battery then the esc into the receiver and the black wire of the esc blew. Maybe I got the esc plug the wrong way round. The battery is a T2200 and the radio is a TGY-16 the motor is a 36-48 700kv out runner. I bought this from new a couple of years ago and have never used it. Hobbyking Grasshopper L1 When you say the "black wire blew" what exactly happened, can you post a picture?

How about an Aerostar 50A ESC from Hobbyking UK warehouse, I have a couple, they seem fine. Areostar 50A ESC

Posted by kc on 15/10/2020 14:13:17: The leading edge is tapered isn't it? So Paul's measurement may be at fuselage sides and that could be near or same as 160 to 175 at the mid point of wing. Could be worth re- calculating using formula for tapered wing in various books. Also check for double taper - maybe TE is also tapered as it is in the larger Loaded Dice ( that plan is on Outerzone and shows CG position for that version ) The leading edge is swept back and the trailing edge is perpendicular to the fuselage centre line. However, the wing sweep starts at the wing/fuselage junction so it should not make a difference to the COG measurement.

Hi Paul Many thanks for that I shall note it on the plan. Shaun

The recommendations from George were: Motor PO-3541-1070, 11x6 prop, 40A ESC, 3s battery. Static thrust approx. 4.5 Lbs, Approx. max speed 47 MPH   Motor PO-3547-960, 12x7 prop, 40A ESC, 3s battery Static thrust approx.4.4Lbs, approx. max speed 48MPH     I opted for the 3541-1070.as I have this in a Riot with a 50 ESC and a 12x6 prop and the performance is excellent.   Also, there is no COG marked on the plan and no mention in the printed magazine article so I put the dimensions into cgCalc and it gave a suggested range of 16.0-17.5cm from the LE. Measuring this on the plan shows a line drawn with no annotation at 17cm from the LE so I am guessing that this represents the recommended COG. Edited By Shaun Walsh on 15/10/2020 11:52:32 Edited By Shaun Walsh on 15/10/2020 11:53:23 Edited By Shaun Walsh on 15/10/2020 11:54:19 Edited By Shaun Walsh on 15/10/2020 11:54:44 Edited By Shaun Walsh on 15/10/2020 11:56:58