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The LED headlights on my Cupra illuminate the bit of road directly ahead of the car very well indeed, but they don't light up the road on dipped beam anything like as far ahead as the conventional lights on my Yeti does.
In my opinion they are a fashion statement that doesn't work as well.as they solution they replaced, unless you habitually only look just past the end of your bonnet, whilst simultaneously blinding every other road user!
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3 hours ago, MtB said:
Slight phase angle, not frequency surely?
If the frequency isn't matched perfectly then surely with the passage of time the phases would get to oppose and all hell would break loose!
Just my view of what might happen. I know nothing about is as a plumber...
No, the speed of one generator is slowed slightly and frequency is dependent on the speed of the generator and the number of poles on the alternator.
The frequency of both generators is actually the same but the load is shared disproportionately according the the governor speed settings
If you try to run them at exactly the same speed with mechanical governors, then the network becomes unstable as the generators attached to the network fight each other for control.
With modern control systems the reactive component of the load can be shared as well as the resistive component.
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20 hours ago, nicknorman said:
No it definitely isn't trying to generate a slightly higher voltage, it is as I said all about pushing the phase. The phase doesn't actually change significantly of course.
This, in the days before electronic isochronous governors it was known as "droop", the tiny difference in speed and hence frequency between the lead and following generators.
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Anyone lost a dog?
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A couple of inches here in South Staffordshire.
The cut has been frozen for about 10 days now.
Thawing rapidly now but forecast to drop to -4°C tonight.
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13 hours ago, GUMPY said:
Some 30 years ago at the Wendover Arm festival I was sitting on a box outside the boat polishing the portholes. A dog owner let his dog crap right behind me. I said "Oi mate you've forgotten something" .
He replied with a comment about dirty boaters.
I went inside picked up the coal shovel and then the crap. Followed him down the towpath until I was in range then flicked the crap off the shovel at him.
It hit him on the back of the head and neatly dropped down his open shirt neck. He carried on walking and said no more. I don't suppose he did it again.
As a responsible dog owner I always have spare dog poo bags in my pocket
If I see a dog owner not picking up I remind them of their responsibility. Often they say "oh I've run out of poo bags", the look on their face when I offer them one of mine is often priceless! 🤣
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1 hour ago, MtB said:
Just like books, it depends on the author.
Was it one of the Marx Bros who said "I don't like books, I know this because I read one once and I didn't like it"?
Same applies to videos.
And forum posts!
This is why I said "many" not "all".
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2 hours ago, robtheplod said:
Glad you had a good christmas.... can you see my point also, if people dont watch the video, instead posting about not watching the video then its also not effective....
If many YouTube videos had informed and accurate content rather than the opposite more people on here would watch them rather than mistrust them.
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Thanks @rmo for all your hard work. It really is appreciated.
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1 hour ago, Chris John said:
Canterbury from sofa bed barn is a good bet
Indeed, I have one, very comfortable as a bed and as a sofa.
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3 hours ago, TunnelTiger said:
Absolute nonsense. When you fall, you fall. You have no control over how or where you land.
Rubbish, if you step off a railess deck you are likely to go in feet first, rather then being tipped over by the taff rail.
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The low taff rails are one reason why I don't like cruiser sterns.
Once when we were moored back to back with a cruiser stern boat, the owner, who was enjoying a drink with friends on his cruiser stern, stepped backwards and was tipped head first into the cut by the taff rail. Fortunately he didn't suffer any injury other than to his pride. If the prop had been turning it could have been very different.
If the the boat hadn't had a taff rail, then at least he would have fallen in feet first.
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1 hour ago, Tony Brooks said:
Back to the original question. As far as I can see, all the stoves you have mentioned use the same or very similar oil flow regulators and also very similar burner pots, They probably require more maintenance that Eberbastos, but that is basically regularly decarbonising the burner pot and ensuring a ring of small, not easy to see air holes around the burner are clear. Apart from setting the regulators, which it seems can be a bit fiddly at first, there is not much else to worry about.
Exactly this.
I have a Kabola Old Dutch.
The only problem is that there aren't many people around the network who will service them, so it is best to learn to do it yourself.
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1 hour ago, Rob-M said:
Crossing the pontcysyllte aqueduct in a strong breeze was not much fun, closed the stern doors behind me as thought I was going to get blown off.
I almost strangled myself with my Tilly hat crossing the aqueduct in a strong wind!
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17 hours ago, Chris Lowe said:
There's a lot of armchair experts filming this with drones & putting it on youtube.
Surely if they tied enough drones to the two trapped boats they could lift them out? ... 🤔
But then how would they film the rescue? ... 🤣
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12 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:
These are the ones I have on my sea-going cruiser.
Breaking waves rolling over them - not a drip enters the boat.
Yeah but will they survive the notorious waterfall in the Blissworth Tunnell?
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Sam behaves like this when he can hear thunder, fireworks or gun shots in the distance, even though us mere humans can't hear anything
Is there a source of loud noise a couple of miles away?
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46 minutes ago, jonathanA said:
use the Caravan type connector Tony posted about and then get a cheap log periodic aerial to use with it- job done for 90% of the time and the other 10% probably no mobile signal either, SWMBO and i have to resort to speaking to each other when there is no tv/internet signal - horrific...
I'm impressed. When I can't get reception on the TV I get shouted at... 🤣😂
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I used to use the Ullysse Speedometer App but it no longer available for devices using Android 8 or later.
It had an excellent slow speedometer which showed the boat slowing through bridge holes and recorded total distance per journey.
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2 hours ago, magnetman said:
Looks like about 60ft in the photos assuming estate agents sign is on the right bit of land.
One imagines with visit moorings opposite there would be quite a lot of 0800 noise nuisance when people start their engines to warm the water up.
Do the CRT automatically allow EOG mooring or do they needs to assess for things like proximity to bridges?
They need to assess, but usually allow subject to.an environmental survey (The end of my EoG is approximately 35 feet from where the bank begins to move in for the bridge).
The environmental survey for my mooring prohibited me from removing the trees which used to border my garden next to the canal during the bird nesting season (March to August).
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6 hours ago, LadyG said:
Of course, but some customers just want somewhere more office like.
I suspect operating from.a boat will be the Unique Selling Point (USP) which differentiates them from others.
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17 hours ago, ditchcrawler said:
And sit it in a plastic tray with a cheapo battery powered water alarm so you know when it starts leaking
I have a water alarm for the water pump and one for each of my two bilge inspection points.
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Merry Christmas MP.
Concentrate on getting well so you can have a great 2026!
Are LED Tunnel Lights Really Necessary
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No I got my local dealer to check the settings and they are apparently OK
Glad you like your self dipping lights, personally I would ban them for two reasons.
1) they are reactive and dip too late, especially when meeting a car on a sharp bend, where a good driver with manually dipped lights would dip as soon as he saw the light pattern. (not the headlights themselves) of the car coming around the bend
2) they seem to not dip when following a car in the distance, forcing him to dip the interior mirror to minimise dazzle, although that doesn't stop you being dazzled by the door mirrors.
I wonder if the inventors of these "innovations" are actually drivers?