Harpur Hill

Thank you all for your helpful input. 203 it will be. Cheers HH

Thank you for the info, however:- " Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock". Thanks for the recommendation and the caution re 'E' designation duly noted.

My very old test meter has, sadly, finally expired and I need a replacement. Regrettably, my boating days are done but I would like a multi-function device for general use around the house/workshop/car. I have done a forum and other searches and come up with the following three possibles:- UNI-T UT210E True RMS AC/DC Current Mini Clamp Meters w/ Capacitance Tester: Amazon.co.uk: Amazon.co.uk: Digital Clamp Meter TRMS Auto Ranging 5999 Counts Multimeter with Alligator Clip Batteries And Bag Multi Tester with Light for Voltage Current Resistance Capacitance Frequency Temperature Diode Test: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools UNI-T UT203 400-600A Digital Clamp Meter: Amazon.co.uk: Welcome Does anyone have experience of the above or a recommendation? (or contra-indications even) Thanks HH

I too used work for the NHS. At one point I became responsible, amongst other things, for a revenue budget of £73M, at my annual review I had under-spent by £8K. I was very pleased. My boss gave me a hard time saying I should have overspent to help the case for a larger budget next year. To no avail did I argue that I did not need a bigger budget. After being told I was being reorganised (along with several others) for the fourth time in five years I retired. I was then asked if I would come back for three days per week. No chance. HH

I well remember doing this in my canal restoration days (1970's) I didn't mind so much scraping out the shrubbery but got really 'fed up' then having to redo the pointing - an 'orrible job. I still have the hawk I used to use. HH

Why is acid always added to water, and not the reverse? A large amount of heat is released when strong acids are mixed with water. Adding more acid releases more heat. If you add water to acid, you form an extremely concentrated solution of acid initially. So much heat is released that the solution may boil very violently, splashing concentrated acid out of the container! If you add acid to water, the solution that forms is very dilute and the small amount of heat released is not enough to vaporize and spatter it. So Always Add Acid to water, and never the reverse. Author: Fred Senese senese@antoine.frostburg.edu

Thought the electrical types on here may be interested in this - https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/07/giant-batteries-and-cheap-solar-power-are-shoving-fossil-fuels-grid HH

Thank you for that information.

Where is this 7 - 10% available, please.

Though not 'boaty' these folk may be able to help. https://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/category/337/seals

Many years ago, when I was young I had a 105E Anglia, over a few days the oil warning light started to flicker & then came on full time. Received wisdom from my friends that knew about these things was that it was merely the sender. I bought & fitted a new sender & all was well for about a week, then one morning on my way to work the oil light came on and shortly after the engine began making the most awful screeching noises. I had to be towed home! On taking the thing to bits I found the big end bearings hammered flat & the actual bearing metal melted in places. The crankshaft didn't seem too bad so new bearings were fitted, the engine reassembled and all was well. Some weeks later the oil light came on again whilst on holiday and a long way from home, this time I went direct to a garage where they told me the oil pump had expired. Just sayin' like, be careful! HH

In the days of yore when ale was sold direct from the barrel behind the bar it was cooled by draping a wet towel over the barrel. If the ale was not ready to drink the barmaid would say "Sorry the towel's on". That expression is still used when you can't get a pint, thought usually now due to the bar closing.

A soft water area, Mum routinely used Brillo but may have used another brand depending on what what her "shopper" brought, all that remained was a tangled rusty mass. Twas very fine wire as found in Brillo, other pads always seemed to be of coarser material. They were confused, bless 'em, I once found Dad's teeth in the tea pot!

When my aged parents were in mental & physical decline they kept complaining that the tea didn't taste "right." Eventually, I thought I'd better investigate. I found two rusty, disintegrating Brillo pads in the bottom of the kettle! Dad lived to 86 & Mum to 97

COSHH data sheet http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/416313.pdf