The quick question thread

[dave]

what you want to know?

i need to make sure its wired right to run on 240v

and also what all these setting are, i used to know these as when i was in collage 25 years ago all the machines looked a bit like this but I've lost all my notes
not like today's machines with 1 knob and a window with stick size shown.

 

[PuntoHowTo]

Noticed electric valves are making a come back, been looking at Mercury arc valves, which got me thinking . .
What would happen if you ran your house on 240/230 DC?

If you fed 240v DC into your house then pretty much everything break burn out or explode.

 

[GrandeGuy]

i need to make sure its wired right to run on 240v

and also what all these setting are, i used to know these as when i was in collage 25 years ago all the machines looked a bit like this but I've lost all my notes
not like today's machines with 1 knob and a window with stick size shown.

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Proper old school
Imagine it as a 5 speed box (lower lever) with 7 splitters (top lever)
Each lever can give you multi amps,
So lower one on 1st setting (1st gear) is 20 amp then use the top to go up in fine increments (splitters)
Then to increase above that you switch the lower to 2nd then start again with the top lever back to fully anti clockwise.

And rule of thumb is 30amps per mm of rod so your average rod of 3mm would be 90 amps or there abouts, but every set is different.

 

[Dragon Man]

i need to make sure its wired right to run on 240v

and also what all these setting are, i used to know these as when i was in collage 25 years ago all the machines looked a bit like this but I've lost all my notes
not like today's machines with 1 knob and a window with stick size shown.

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looks simple stuff to me, they are just using 2 switches to select the amps.

quite a nice little setup that.

as you look at the panel, both switched turned all the way up would run the welder at full bore 190 amps (for welding digger bucket thick metal). having the bottom switch in the next along from"off" and the top switch turned all the way down would make the welder go the lowest setting.. welding bean tins.. mind you at 20 amps.. that would still make a mess :/


nice and selectable though.. i could mod that to do awesome things. like running the 240v in through the secondary winding.. heh you'd get some nice high voltage out of that

 

[dave]

thanks, wish i had my notes but i lent them to a bloke to build a boat with, he now lives on the boat but i don't know where its mored, probably some where nice and hot

 

[Fiatpuntomk2b]

Can additional drivers claim NCD on insurance.

 

[Eklipze3k]

Can additional drivers claim NCD on insurance.

Depends on the insurer.

 

[SeanW]

Likewise some insurers won't recognise NCD earnt as a named driver

 

[Ziggy122]

Likewise some insurers won't recognise NCD earnt as a named driver

unless you stay with them

So you do 1 year extra with them to claim your NCB - then bugger off the next

ziggy

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Can additional drivers claim NCD on insurance.

Nope, not as an industry recognised NCD, but some insurers will recognise it if the named driver then takes out a policy in their own name with the same company.

 

[wrightyy]

Quick question, how much do you think a full set of 100hp Panda seats are worth? (Reasonable condition)

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Quick question, how much do you think a full set of 100hp Panda seats are worth? (Reasonable condition)

Depends on market and location, probably about £200 delivered tops imo.

 

[StevenRB45]

Anyone know what it would cost to get this sorted?..currently have a quote for 500 quid wondering if I'm being taken for a ride.

 

[dave]

Anyone know what it would cost to get this sorted?..currently have a quote for 500 quid wondering if I'm being taken for a ride.

what do you want done re rendered or the rest stripped off and re point bricks?

should be how too's for both on you tube

 

[StevenRB45]

what do you want done re rendered or the rest stripped off and re point bricks?

should be how too's for both on you tube

Strip and both sides re rendered, wouldn't be comfortable doing it myself as it wobbles when the gate is slammed so it's pretty far gone.

 

[dave]

probably be better of knocking it down and rebuilding it with big bricks if you are rendering it no one will know what bricks are used, be vids to do that too

 

[StevenRB45]

probably be better of knocking it down and rebuilding it with big bricks if you are rendering it no one will know what bricks are used, be vids to do that too

I meant repointed lol the render is going.

 

[dave]

knock it down and put a fence up, if they are soft reds you can sell them

 

[lou5590]

Quick question. Can my employer take my booked holidays off me if im on sick before hand?

 

[dave]

Quick question. Can my employer take my booked holidays off me if im on sick before hand?

i'm no expert but don't think they can because if you are sick on holiday you can claim them days off back