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dave said:
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what was it?
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There's a YouTube-based news channel, based in India, called WION (World is one - news). They post usually short clips, and seem to report mostly facts, without the BS.
That vid was about a small country, can't now remember its name, that had produced a drink to cure Covid19. Apparently tested on several people, less than 30 I think, but all had recovered faster after drinking it. Made from some plant extract. All schoolchildren were being given one drink daily, two other countries, in Africa I think, had sent planes to collect large shipments.

I can understand plant stuff working with some bacteria, but am sceptical about it affecting a virus. Might help boost the immune system though. Not a proper controlled scientific experiment, and declared as such, but still they were excited about it.
 
I used to work on washing machines and this system used to be very popular to give an extra boost in spin speed beyond the expedient of switching field windings (say 800 rpm as opposed to 500rpm)

When the motor rpm increased the weights inside the motor pulley swivelled out to squeeze the pulley sides together and so effectively increase its diameter and therefore 'change gear' to give a higher drum speed for the same motor speed.

When the spin cycle is over the low speed windings were switched back in and the pulley dropped back to wash speed.

It was a very reliable system, I don't remember changing any motor pulleys and my 26 year old machine is still performing to this day (it can be beaten by Mrs CK putting in too many heavy towels or mats so the motor can't get up to 'gear change' speed and I get the complaint "the machine hasn't spun properly, again!")

I've been out of the game for many years so don't know if these pulleys are still used but I suspect electronic speed control has superseded them.
 
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portland_bill said:
There's a YouTube-based news channel, based in India, called WION (World is one - news). They post usually short clips, and seem to report mostly facts, without the BS.
That vid was about a small country, can't now remember its name, that had produced a drink to cure Covid19. Apparently tested on several people, less than 30 I think, but all had recovered faster after drinking it. Made from some plant extract. All schoolchildren were being given one drink daily, two other countries, in Africa I think, had sent planes to collect large shipments.

I can understand plant stuff working with some bacteria, but am sceptical about it affecting a virus. Might help boost the immune system though. Not a proper controlled scientific experiment, and declared as such, but still they were excited about it.
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That’s been all over the place https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/mad...rses-herbal-drink-to-combat-covid-19/1822383#
 
Crossingkeeper said:
switching field windings (say 800 rpm as opposed to 500rpm)

It was a very reliable system, I don't remember changing any motor pulleys and my 26 year old machine is still performing to this day (it can be beaten by Mrs CK putting in too many heavy towels or mats so the motor can't get up to 'gear change' speed and I get the complaint "the machine hasn't spun properly, again!")
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Hi Crossingkeeper - great name by the way.

I've always liked mending things - By necessity when I was younger and impecunious, but now just because I really hate to scrap anything which isn't really goosed. Washing machines I find give most trouble and I've repaired every one we've ever owned. Most often it's the pumps which get noisy and then leak. Mrs J "prevailed" upon me to have our kitchen refitted about 8 years ago (must admit it looks good, but I wouldn't have bothered if she hadn't pushed for it, I couldn't see anything wrong with the old one - no broken doors etc, just not up to date and no built in white goods)

Anyway the job was done by our friend who is a kitchen fitter to trade - he's made a lovely job with a far higher standard of fit compared to the old one, ie door gaps and really flush fitting panels.- He has a contract with the local Hotpoint distributor so we went with that brand as he gave us really good prices. However our previous appliances were all Bosch except our old whirlpool clothes washing machine (had to change due to new stuff being all built in - looks lovely but I'm not looking forward to when something needs mended!). I have to say I'm not especially impressed with the Hotpoint stuff. Already we've had a grill control switch fail (built in oven/grill) and the dishwasher is about 3 times as noisy as the old Bosch, really drones! Wish I'd gone with the Bosch brand again which was so quiet you could hardly hear it running! The new fridge is more noisy too.

The Whirlpool washing machine we had for years and I repaired at least 4 times, maybe more. It was noisy and never sorted out it's load properly before spinning so would attempt to "waltz" it's way around the utility room if given the chance. It was so bad at this I feared for the floor joists! However I made it last for around 18 years I think it was? Spares availability was becoming a problem though. The "new" Bosch Classixx 7 which we replaced it with is an absolute revelation. It runs so quietly and hardly vibrates at all when spinning. It's top spin is 1200 rpm which Mrs J uses a lot. Our fitter friend told me that it's best not to run any washing machine consistently at max revs if you want the main drum bearing to last but Mrs J does because it cuts drying time! Oh well, it's lasted nearly 6 years now and sounds as good as new. - shouldn't have said that should I. I've heard that these newer machines are now quite difficult to split the main tub on (so you can extract the drum to fit a new bearing) due to the tubs now being plastic, so they break off bits. Also some tubs are actually plastic welded together and on these you've no hope at all. So although a lot of "stuff" is still do-able a drum bearing failure may well condemn the machine?

One of the things I really hate about washing machines and dishwashers is that the pump can leak from it's spindle - ussually gives a bit of warning by "rattling" a bit beforehand. So when I heard the Bosch "rattling" quietly to itself on pump out the other day I feared the worst and slid an opened out cardboard cereal packet under the pump to see if it got wet. I was pleased to see it remained dry. So then I unscrewed the front pump cover only to find a miniature fairy/angel with a bruised wing tip which had obviously been rattling off the pump impeller! My grand daughter will be glad to see that again! Anyway, as I was worried about the pump I researched a new one - looks very easy to change - and it looks as if the pump is now a sealed unit so probably can't leak even if the shaft seal fails? Wonderful!

Regarding wash vs spin speeds. I noticed the motor pulley - multi "V" belt type - is little more than the diameter of the motor spindle whereas the drum pulley is diameter is huge by comparison. I can see no mechanical variator of any kind which would alter the pulley relative ratios. The motor rpm at a full 1200 spin must be astronomic - it sounds like a jet turbine when spooling up! Interestingly I also notice that whilst motor pulley is a grooved pulley - like an alternator pulley - the drum pulley is smooth and flat, no grooves, drives by friction on the inside of the belt. That surprised me.
 
The WHO and CDC told china to keep its borders open and advised most other countries including the uk not to shut the borders, this was the advice the governent took from the assumed experts and acted on accordingly..
The uk government is also using imperial college for their advice of what to do, all three of these have backtracked various times and changed the rules/advice almost weekly after giving the wrong advice in the first place.
The goverment is still basing its covid19 fight/lockdown/healthcare advice/easing of lockdown on advice given by these three agencies so god help us all because they dont seem to have had a clue what they are doing from the start.
 
Without these 'experts' who's advice should the Government have taken then?
Nobody knew how this would/will pan out, at least there is effort in making the best out of unquantified advice.
 
sandeel999 said:
The WHO and CDC told china to keep its borders open and advised most other countries including the uk not to shut the borders, this was the advice the governent took from the assumed experts and acted on accordingly..
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You don't have to shut borders to act promptly, other countries were screening, people entering. Other countries also were testing, tracing and isolating. We now have the highest number of deaths in Europe its unbelievable people are still trying to defend an incompetent government.

It will be interesting to see when Andy gets his test results, because others have reported that having been tested 5 weeks ago they still have not got results. its useless trying to reach a target number of tests if there is no target to process them.

oh and they didnt take the experts advice. they just say they did, but when you see the real experts speaking themselves in front of a camera, not what some one has said they said then its clear to see that.
 
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The members of government rarely know their a##e from their elbow, advice is taken on almost everything, think tanks, lobbyist groups, strategy planning groups, quangos, experts the list is endless, almost all the government does is dictated from many agencies thats where the decisions are made and the ideas come from, the government is just a mouthpiece.
To blame government whoever is in power is a misguided judgement as they have probably only acted on advice from perceived experts.
Little story on experts.
Crowded sunny day premier norfolk resort.
Thousands on seafront, beach and in town.
A military war expert on holiday finds a 500lb bomb on the beach. Police cleared beach, promenade, houses, shops, carparks within a half mile radius maybe 3000 people whilst awaiting the 4 to 6 hour arrival time of the bomb squad from portsmouth.
The police were advised of what the item on the beach was by a member of the public a keen metal dectorist who over 35 years had seen it in several different places, and told them of a story in the local press in 1967 a picture with a policeman standing beside what had washed ashore after a storm and its identity had been announced in the paper after identification.
In the mean time the tide had come in and covered the said item, an item described as a 500lber from the 2nd world war according to the military expert who was 110% sure.
The police were not even interested in the gentlemans information well who would be with their advice taken from a military expert no less 110% sure.
10 hours later with the tide receding again the bomb squad aprroached the item and found it to be as described and in the place they were advised by the member of the public.
The police apologised but they had been shown the said item by a military expert stating it was a 500lb bomb and on his advice shut off half the town.
Not all expert advice given to government is right either but they act on what they are advised on by experts right or wrong because they dont know any better.
The people who need investigating are the people who have been advising the government wrongly, whoever was in power would have acted on the advice given by the perceived experts and the strategy would have been the same. The opposition whoever they were would be blaming those in power, parading after the fact saying they would have done things differently. Thats politics.
No one will take the fall same as The WMD advice given by experts to the goverment which has claimed millions of lives and still rages on in the middle east despite no evidence ever being found.
 
dave said:
censorship sucks how the government are handling this is more relevant to the thread topic than rubber belt cvt gearboxes and washing machines.
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The key word is "rants" - sure it can be mentioned, but going on and on about the same thing - or just starting fights that's not helpful to the thread.

Same as any other thread on here!

(I'm not saying this is what you're doing - just in general :))
 
ben said:
The key word is "rants" ...
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my turn to learn a new word...

Actually one of the reasons I follow this forum is the richness of many forumer's vocabulary together with mutli origins 'phrase tournure'.
From my very personal point of view, having traveled all my working live, the best English speaking peoples -I mean the most understandable for non-english natives - are the Indians, IF they want ot be understood ...
Beside the BBC speakrins(ers) of course !

BRs, Bernie.
 
ben said:
The key word is "rants" - sure it can be mentioned, but going on and on about the same thing - or just starting fights that's not helpful to the thread.

Same as any other thread on here!

(I'm not saying this is what you're doing - just in general :))
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how is this hepful to the thread, who would click a thread titled coronavirus and wast to read this
As the MGO is front wheel drive the rear wheels sit on a single U shaped torsion trailing arm so is semi independent. (front fully independent)
The diesel version uses a low powered Kuboto engine, although economical is limited in power/speed (45mph at most).
The UK Petrol's use Lombardini LGW523 MPI engines, economy is less than you would expect at 45mpg and only has a 3 gallon tank.
Mine will get to 60mph in 0.4 miles (2 up plus dog),so enough to keep up with the 'normal' flow of traffic, and will climb the steepest of slopes.
So, to the drive Pulleys
engine pully is fitted to a taper shaft with a fixed pully side, then under the bell housing is the moving side this is controlled by weights in plastic housings that are forced against the bell cover allowing the side to move in and out dependant on rotation speed, there is also a bearing on the shaft to allow the belt to spin when 'freewheeling' downhill without throttle as well as ensure the belt is free from the pully when selecting neutral or reverse.
The Comex Gearbox/diff end is controlled by the spring (in the middle of the petals), the greater torque and the spring is compressed allowing the inner pully side to twist and slide down the ramps, distance between pully centre is 14"
this is the same drive as used on Snow Mobiles.

The whole body is made from ABS plastic (which is why they transmit a lot of engine noise)fitted/bonded to an Aluminium crash survival frame, the floor is made from carbon fibre.
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Pugglt Auld Jock said:
Well yes, it's off topic I agree, but more interesting than a lot of the stuff I'm running into on this thread?
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Just because you dont find it interesting is no need to trash the thread.
others members working with out ppe or with friends and family on the front line may however feel the need to discus that and why they are not supported.
Today i found out another forum members sister if now fighting for her life in hospital she is a paramedic.

it might bore people tucked away nice and safe up in the highlands or in isolation, but some of us are working with the risk every day some more so than others.

today i had to deliver to a 90 year old man, i need to make sure he can safely use his equipment, but also protect my self and more importantly him and his wife. Very hard when supplies are low. some people may just think its a rant moaning about the government missing out on mass orders of PPE with the EU but its a serious concern for others. Not only does that make less supplies for everyone it also pushes prices up.
 
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What is your actual job Dave. In plain terms please, I am not that bright sometimes.

It might let us understand your points of view a bit better, and hopefully prevent some aggressive posts between members.


Do agree that we need some cheery bits to laugh at just now and take our minds off it, even if only for 5 minutes.


The dramatists on the TV reporting the news are managing to depress us enough as it is.
 
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