and these guys run nuclear power stations....
in [UK Motorcycles]
|
From: Catman on 6 Dec 2009 10:18 Simon Wilson wrote: > Simes wrote: >> Simon Wilson wrote: >> >>> The SO[1] Renault's heater fan finally gave up the ghost this weekend. >>> >>> Thought I'd have a go at fixing it. >>> >>> The 'proper' procedure for getting at the fan is to take the entire >>> dash out. Sod. That. Googling reveals a shortcut to get at the >>> relevant connector. >>> >>> I got it out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/58125090(a)N00/4162292449/ >>> >>> What's so dang hard about using the right sort of connector for the >>> right amount of current. Don't these plankers ever learn? >> >> Chances are that they have done exactly that. A common cause of >> failure of the connectors is people not changing the pollen filters, >> they get bunged up, the fan motor is then struggling to move any air, >> and drawing more current that then burns out the connectors... >> >> >> 50p on filters would have saved you all that work and worry... >> ...and the ship was lost > > I doubt that's the case very much. The replacement (modified) connector > and resistor pack have doubled up on the main power connectors. > Ahh, so *everyone* failed to change the filters, then? ;) -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
From: Andy Bonwick on 6 Dec 2009 10:34 On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:42:27 +0000, Simon Wilson <siwilson(a)NODAMNSPAMN.hotmail.com> wrote: >The SO[1] Renault's heater fan finally gave up the ghost this weekend. > What have Renault got to do with nuclear power stations? If you wanted to rate technical ability to run a power station against ability to build an up to date means of transport then I wouldn't look any further than our cousins across the water and HD. <waves> Hi guys.
From: S'mee on 6 Dec 2009 11:45 On Dec 6, 8:34 am, Andy Bonwick <nos...(a)bonwick.me.uk> wrote: > On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:42:27 +0000, Simon Wilson > > <siwil...(a)NODAMNSPAMN.hotmail.com> wrote: > >The SO[1] Renault's heater fan finally gave up the ghost this weekend. > > What have Renault got to do with nuclear power stations? > > If you wanted to rate technical ability to run a power station against > ability to build an up to date means of transport then I wouldn't look > any further than our cousins across the water and HD. > > <waves> > > Hi guys. HA! At least we haven't any Lucas electrics...well excepting the occasional vintage vehicle. 8^) To be fair their (french) reactors seem safe and reliable compared to others...well they seem safe from a safe distance. 8^)
From: Pip Luscher on 6 Dec 2009 12:12 On Sun, 6 Dec 2009 14:16:59 +0000, "Simes" <Simes(a)privacy.net> wrote: >Chances are that they have done exactly that. A common cause of >failure of the connectors is people not changing the pollen filters, >they get bunged up, the fan motor is then struggling to move any air, >and drawing more current that then burns out the connectors... Err, usually an unloaded fan will rev up and if it's a parallel-wound motor (or permanent magnet type) will draw less current, not more. Think of what a vacuum cleaner does when you plug the hose, or how a Concept II rowing machine load control works. -- -Pip
From: 'Hog on 6 Dec 2009 12:56
Andy Bonwick <nospam(a)bonwick.me.uk> wrote: > On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:48:44 +1300, BrianNZ <brian(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote: >> Where did you put them when you got rid of them? > > NVT imploded and I suspect the debris from Windscale will have gone > into drums encased in concrete before they were chucked over the side > of a ship in the middle of the night. Oh I thought we just dumped it all in a Welsh layby -- 'Hog CO2 - Just hot air |