Maffi

Why worry you will only spend it on bricks and mortar, and I dont think you will have half as much fun.

Why is there no 'shaking head' smilie when you need one! You're doing a good impression of an oil level indicator.

Like I said those without a modicum of technical ability will take one look at something like THIS and go out and buy a SPSU.

Daniel you missed the 4th option. 4. No TV

What you are saying is start with 12 VDC invert that to 230 VAC then let the TV transform and rectify 230VAC back down to 12 VDC. Why when you have 12 VDC to start with?

Then you don't understand.

It is really simple. Those people that have a modicum of technical ability will read up, assess their competence to carry out such a task and act accordingly. Those people that have no modicum of technical ability will read up and decide it is way past their skill/knowledge level. A detailed description of how to use a Zener Diode to achieve a simple stabilised supply would have gone over most peoples heads. If you took the time to read and understand what I write you would see there is a method. Your quote of what I said indicates to me that you did not read what I said. Given that you seem to have an inability to read and understand I would suggest that you don't have the skill/knowledge level to follow any bona fide instructions I could have put here. I have spent more than thirty years in the aircraft avionic industry. I am well aware that wiring up a thirteen amp plug is beyond most people, hence why I chose to be very basic and advise to read. Most people will read and go off and buy a SPSU. Those with the smarts would have known about Zener Diodes anyway and saved themselves 30 quid already. If you are going to quote, please quote properly. is not what I said.

Which is why I said: "However if you are going to do this I would suggest reading up on Zener Diodes". Why is a series resistor 'not' feasible in this instance?

What you are looking for is a 12V Zener Diode. If you pay more than a quid I would be surprised. Placed between the 12V+ and 12V- any voltage in excess of 12V will be by-passed to the negative lead ensuring that what turns up at the TV is 12V. If you are running the TV from a 12V socket it could be placed across the back of the socket. However if you are going to do this I would suggest reading up on Zener Diodes.

If there was only gears in the gearbox surely gearbox oil would be the order of the day. However given that there is a hydraulic function to operate the clutches which operate the gears, engine oil is the norm. So in effect there must be some 'trade off' which is what I was trying to get at. For Billy (a bit confusing to we non mechanics) and others. I found this More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Motor Oil

Well der! I knew that but it doesn't answer the question.

Have we? mmmmmm I don't recall. It just seemed strange to me that, what on the surface should be a simple mechanism (1 fwd and 1 rev gear), does not use 'gear' oil. My cars used gear oil in the gear box and those GB's that I encounter through my job actually use grease. What do I know I'm a lecky Whatever the book says is good enough for me, follow the book, that's my job, but it doesn't stop me from asking the most important question every one should ask whatever their skill/knowledge level. Why? We should question everything if it doesn't ring true. That IIRC is why we no longer suscribe to the flat earth theory or the idea of the sun revolving around the earth.

So what you are saying is that the pump is not up to the job of pumping hydraulic oil in the gearbox. Is that detrimental to the gears?

I am living in Saudi Arabia, at the moment we don't have bird flu here so they say. With a press that is totally controlled by the government, to the extent that even guilty people can demand an apology and retraction of any unfavourable stories (even the true ones) I would be at odds to believe them if they said the sun was shining, I would have to go out and have a look. I work in a large aircraft hanger that not only has a population of several hundred pigeon and countless numbers of sparrows and at least one blue heron (don't ask). The floor is covered in about a 1/4 ton of droppings even if there is no bird flu here the danger that exists from the droppings is substantial. As far as being at risk on the canals goes the major cause of spread of the disease is the dust of dried droppings, of which I'm sure you all get a lot (the dropping here dry before they hit the floor)Whatever you do don't scrape it off. I would think that if you wash off the droppings there is not a problem. Personally I would don a face mask and rubber gloves to do this, just to be on the safe side. What I really don't understand is why, given the rapid world wide spread of the disease, is the UK still importing birds? Most if not all countries have a blanket ban. What is wrong with our leaders? Are they all suffering from the effects of BSE. My mind boggles.

So I assume that you don't bother collecting the 'pittance' then? The financial advantage of a large family today is a large one. Not many would shudder at the prospect of unemployment. Single White Male unemployment benefit zero (no sorry they pay your stamp) White Male Single parent 5 kids 2-10 benefit £1700 per month, and no tax!.

Well said that man (student). How many bullets would you like? I can do you a good deal!

Hoist that flag and salute it. There goes a man that says what he means. I wonder if he will be able to afford the price increase that will come with all the shiney new boatyards that he proposes.

Ok I don't mind admitting to be at a loss. Gearboxes are by their very nature filled with gears, so why do we not use gearbox oil?

Surely the guy just wants to be left alone. Seems to me that would be the best plan. Not everyone wants to be 'fussed' over. He has made his decision, leave him alone.

There seem to be a lot of interest in Castle Mill over at NBW. British Waterways are, by their very title, about the waterways in Britain. They are the custodians of a heritage that is irreplaceable. Why then, when executing its 'duty', does it seem hell bent on destroying that which many have laboured long and hard over? A case in point is the Castle Mill Boatyard, which has a history going back nearly two hundred years. It is an integral part of the heritage of our waterways system and an integral part of the local community. That British Waterways can even think to destroy it in favour of modern apartment blocks is not only a sad day for Jericho, but also the waterways in general. The destruction of this historical location is, in itself, against their own edict in 2001, reference the 'establishment' of 60 new residential moorings in Oxford' LA21), that, 'A crucial factor in this innovative, low-impact scheme was the presence of a convenient boatyard'. What has changed? The boats are still there and so is the need for this 'convenient boatyard'. There is a whole community of 'water folk' that rely heavily on the continued existence of Castle Mill not to mention its effect on the locals community, and our masters will obliterate it at a stroke. Has British Waterways lost sight of its mission, or is it that British Waterways is no longer the custodian of the waterways heritage, but just another bunch of bean counters. It would do well to remember the cost to the nation of everyone they would put out of work with this scheme. As if to add insult to injury Bellway have included narrow boats in it's drawings! I cannot believe that there are no other suitable places in Oxford for Bellway to build its blocks of flats. Castle Mill is not the end, nor it is the beginning of the end, of that which we hold most dear. Unless we stand shoulder to shoulder on this there will be other irreplaceable historical sites going under the bulldozer and our National Heritage will dwindle into the history books. Castle Mill Boatyard must survive. Stephen Russell

Is this a guy thing Daniel?

Well I have to have somewhere nice to grow my 'special' plants.

John, you have just described both my ex-wives..................to a 'T'