Recent content by RickH

The existing Ni-Cad are AA I have AAA which are higher capacity Ni-MH I have just ordered a double AAA holder, maybe it will fit, worth trying.

Nope, if you look at picture, they are soldered to the board, and all this slides into a plastic module - part of the handle. Don't think any AAA holder would fit in space

The new ones I could use are defn. NiMH I'll try the swap.

I have a hair trimmer ... which is rechargeable, but has a life of about 1-2 mins max. Removed the power pack and it is fitted with 2 x AA 600mAh NiCAD batteries I have some new NiMH AAA batteries that have a larger capacity (850mAh) Anybody had experience of changing NiCAD to NiMh. The power...

Ok I’ll do some research, not heard of this ‘load shedding’ Thanks

I have 100A supply so that side is OK ... hadn't thought of Star Delta, was thinking of just double pole double throw - but I'll take a look may be cheaper. - Thanks

What would be logical is default power to Sauna .. then activating contractor would switch instead to Sauna heater, reverting to Sauna heater as soon as shower finished. So it would be 28A default load (when it’s required as on thermostat) Then a 40A for shower only if switch operated. At no...

I’d have electrician make the connection, but there is nothing to see, so no point having them come to look … it’s at design stage. Would not export the earth, but use local earth rod, same as I did for HotTub install.

Looking for a suggestion. Considering building a Sauna in garden Sauna heater would be a 6kW, the question I have is that it would be nice to also have a shower nearby … a typical electric shower is 9kW That is then quite a hefty load to supply - 68A A thought might be to have a contactor...

Property has 2 x CU’s off common Switch fuse. Neither has an SPD, and I know there is no requirement to fit retrospectively. However thinking it worthwhile due to amount of electronics in the house. Will a single SPD in a one of CU protect whole property… as ultimately common tails. Do you...

Since found out the solution .... if anyone else needs access. There is a free Usenet access via eternal-september.org You register for a free account, and then you get an email with all the settings .... I used Thunderbird email programme to access. https://www.eternal-september.org/

For many years I accessed usenet groups via my BT Internet service Since being moved to alternate servers .... no longer have access/ For a while you could access via Google Groups - but that has been shut down. (Feb 2024) Anybody know a way to access Newsgroups for free ? ...... any...

Have since found out what the thread is. It’s M16x1. (Metric fine). Standard fittings are M16x1.5 So looking for an M-F adapter similar to attached pic … but with M16X1 on the female end.

I’d take any male BSP .. as I can use reducers …. The big thing is Female M16 x 1 on one side.

I used to be a regular user of USENET Anybody know of any free servers to access this ? For a while Google Groups was the answer but they discontinued any new traffic last year.