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Lost Electrical Skills. Rough Justice.

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I went to give an estimate today. Fuse board renewal. A holiday chalet. Some family members had stayed, aged early 20s. A rewireable fuse had previously blown on a lighting circuit. The young guests had no idea how to replace the fuse wire even though  a new fuse wire card was there.


 I am feeling very old. I am listening to Bananarama's "Rough Justice," 12 inch version, 1984.

It still sounds good on vinyl.


Fuse wire is dead....long live fuse wire.


Oh, to be young again.


Z.




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    The new building had wall mounted gas heaters with an odd control system, whereby the heater was turned OFF by applying 8 volts, this being obtained from a time switch and a bell transformer. It took a six year old a long time to work out the operating principle.


    Was that a short pulse 8 Volts, or did the supply have to be maintained to keep the gas off? Perhaps it latched off after the 8 Volts was supplied?


    Z.


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    The new building had wall mounted gas heaters with an odd control system, whereby the heater was turned OFF by applying 8 volts, this being obtained from a time switch and a bell transformer. It took a six year old a long time to work out the operating principle.


    Was that a short pulse 8 Volts, or did the supply have to be maintained to keep the gas off? Perhaps it latched off after the 8 Volts was supplied?


    Z.


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