From what I've seen at BOC gasses, it's with x-rays then in a fk-off big stronk containment cage behind a blast shield. or two...
Math being universal and undeniable, it's the most reliable way of eliminating confusing.
Ask people what is "1+2*3"? Include teachersI ask them back---"Where are the brackets?"
The slightly more clued up ask that, and I reply "no brackets, just the normal laws of arithmetic".
Yes, after I wrote that, I remembered the order of operations, (it's been a long time) but still think it is a Smartarse trick to omit them.
After all, if clarity can be best served by using brackets, why "spoil the boat for a Hap'orth of tar"?
Someone please tell me this idiot is trolling: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/heres-a-gas-pressure-vessel-can-i-get-some-advice/
I took a quick scan of that person's posts in general. It does look like they have a habit of trolling, or at least playing the role of acting like an idiot.
The topic in that thread is concerning enough that I am a bit surprised it has gone for 4 pages without a moderator getting involved?Or anyone advising how to properly test a pressure vessel.
I think you missed the point, the item is not sold so no money paid, no gain no fraud.
The "no gain no fraud" doesn't wash, as anyone jailed for attempted fraud will tell you. [Criminal Attempts Act 1981 and previously common law]QuoteThe only time it is illegal is if there is a single real bidder and the auctioneer does not sell as soon as the reserve is met. No one is making the real bidder bid more. I agree it's not good practice but its done. The moral issue is that it could make the unwary bidder think th item is worh more because someone else is bidding - auction fever.
Yes exactly, that's the deception and it's sufficient for mens rhea that one is reckless as to the consequences of an actus rheus. Although the auctioneer might be intending to merely 'puff up' to the reserve and not intending to inflate the price beyond what is reasonable, if they do so it's misrepresentation caused purely by their acts.QuoteAlso remember consumer and retail law does not apply to auctions in the UK.
Yes, but criminal law does.QuoteIt is indeed very similar to proxy bidding on an item with a reserve on ebay. For example consider an item listed at 99p start and £60 reserve. If I Bid £10 the bid stays at 99p and reserve not met. If someone else bids £9.99 it goes to me at £10 but still reserve not met. If I then increse my limit to £55 nothing changes, but if I increase to £65 the bid will jump to £60 to me with reserve met even if no one else bids.
The difference is that you know that you are bidding up to find the reserve and deliberately accepting the risk of placing a bid knowing that you have granted eBay permission to place proxy bids on your behalf. If the reserve is crazy you won't bid up to it, and nobody else's bids are convincing you that you have underestimated the true price of the item in question. That's a world of difference from the auctioneer inserting a fictitious bid with the hope that a real bidder will follow.
Any way you cut this if the auctioneer deliberate drives up the price, that is what they are doing, deliberately driving up the price. Their rôle is to be an impartial arbiter between the sellers and buyers. As soon as they act partially, while still presenting an apparent facade of impartiality, they are engaging in deception. That is behaviour that reaches the standard of criminality, ask anyone who's passed their criminal law and jurisprudence exams.
Yes current clamps good... I need one or two. Problem is that prices have skyrocketed due to a shortage on the used market, caused by Robert collecting them all selfishly.
Even with his garage completely full, he still buys more and more of them, there is no stopping him. It's the Putin of current clamps. Only way to make him let his TE go is to cut his income (will talk to his boss about that), so that he is forced to sell all of his TE to get money for food. I think that's the only way to solve the problem... we need to starve him....
I had a good look around, and was very tempted for the PZ 58 pliers. I could only find them in the UK or Japan, far far away from the GWN.
Add in shipping, and it became just too much. I will be watching these in case anything does show up closer to home at a more reasonable price (which means still expensive).
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Yeah that would be great, keep me updated !
Your pics show a two row connector but otherwise looks very similar to what I need ! right angle, round pins, PCB mount, one bolt at each end, same shape same colour... must be it.
I have just buttoned up the donour and took some macro shots of the connectors then took a few measurements with the calipers so I can post a thread about that on the forum, somewhere.
I measured, on the male/plugin board connector :
- Single row, 16 pins.
- Round pins, diameter 1.5mm
- Length of the pins (max length, including the conical/rounded tip ) : about 6.5mm.
- Pitch : about 4mm. Should be quite accurate : measured the overall length of all 16 pins, 61.3mm, remove one diameter, about 60mm, divided by 15 intervals... 4mm.
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Yeah that would be great, keep me updated !
Your pics show a two row connector but otherwise looks very similar to what I need ! right angle, round pins, PCB mount, one bolt at each end, same shape same colour... must be it.
I have just buttoned up the donour and took some macro shots of the connectors then took a few measurements with the calipers so I can post a thread about that on the forum, somewhere.
I measured, on the male/plugin board connector :
- Single row, 16 pins.
- Round pins, diameter 1.5mm
- Length of the pins (max length, including the conical/rounded tip ) : about 6.5mm.
- Pitch : about 4mm. Should be quite accurate : measured the overall length of all 16 pins, 61.3mm, remove one diameter, about 60mm, divided by 15 intervals... 4mm.
Some bad news, measured the Smiths connector on the MM/INS readout board, the overall length of the 16 pins is 77.7mm (pitch is5.08mm0.1") , pin length & diameter is the same however. They are two separate connectors stacked, top one has longer right angle pins.
David
An item that I want has a reserve (value not to be revealed to bidders, but lets say £50) I want the item at up to £100. Other bidders drop out at £30. Unless the auctioneer bids to the back wall I don't get to buy the item so I loose out. If he bids the wall until I hit reserve I win because I get the item and the reserve confidentiality is preserved.
Yes current clamps good... I need one or two. Problem is that prices have skyrocketed due to a shortage on the used market, caused by Robert collecting them all selfishly.
Even with his garage completely full, he still buys more and more of them, there is no stopping him. It's the Putin of current clamps. Only way to make him let his TE go is to cut his income (will talk to his boss about that), so that he is forced to sell all of his TE to get money for food. I think that's the only way to solve the problem... we need to starve him....
I had a good look around, and was very tempted for the PZ 58 pliers. I could only find them in the UK or Japan, far far away from the GWN.
Add in shipping, and it became just too much. I will be watching these in case anything does show up closer to home at a more reasonable price (which means still expensive).
Are Knipex available there? Their TwinGrip design might be a copy of the Japanese original, but they are still a fine quality tool.
Only reason to buy a brand new Chinese meter would be...
1) You don't mind the cheap and childish look and feel.
2) You absolutely want a warranty on your product.
3) You don't care about reputation / track record / reliability.
4) You want it right now, in brand new condition, you don't want to search for month and month for a used item.... which is very understandable !Well, then, you clearly haven't bothered to do your research (amazing what you'll find here on eevBlog ) , or you'd know that there are a number of Chinesium meters that stand up every bit as well as the "name brands", and many that do so at 10% the price.
Sorry dood... dismissing them out of hand is exactly as nonsensical as the "brand loyalty" you claim not to have, yet exhibit in spades. You know them The Metrix product line), you like them, and you feel they provide good value for dollar. That is a form of brand loyalty, whether you want to admit it or not.
mnem
Looks like you again did not read me, be it about brand loyalty or chinese stuff. The old Dwagon is back
Think what you want as always, I don't care... unlike some, I don't enjoy arguing endlessly with you, who alwya swnat to have the final word, when you clearly don't understand / read / ignore what I write and instead just want to force your narrative on me. That will be without me, I quit right there, have fun.
Give me the new 2022 Dwagon back please.
I had a good look around, and was very tempted for the PZ 58 pliers. I could only find them in the UK or Japan, far far away from the GWN.
Add in shipping, and it became just too much. I will be watching these in case anything does show up closer to home at a more reasonable price (which means still expensive).
Are Knipex available there? Their TwinGrip design might be a copy of the Japanese original, but they are still a fine quality tool.
This sucks. I thought we were done with this crap. Could be upwards of 6 inches or more and later the wind will kick up and blow it into drifts. Lots of fun.
Starting Monday supposedly temperatures will rise into the 50's F and near 60 F. I won't hold my breath.
Also, at least here tonight we go back to DST.
Huh? What happened to the existing snow? We got about 5 inches, and the wind is starting to pick up. Just in time to go to ski lessons.
However, our snow banks are still 4 feet high... there is no well head visible at my place.
...My goal for now is to fix the PSU ASAP before I forget how to put it back together. I don't te get distracted by adding other jobs to the mix. One thing at a time here...
If I am successful with the PSU I will be well happy and could then contemplate doing other jobs on this scope... but I want to focus on the PSU only right now...
I might still order green LEDs and a new battery along with the caps, but I am not attempting to pull the font panel until the PSU is recapped, put back together, re-installed, and assured it works fine.
I know my limits, want to try to minimize the risk of fucking things up, on a scope I care a lot about and managed to get for a good price.Obviously, you need a LEDtester like the one once sold by Mentor (panel elements company), where you have several current steps (2/10/15/20mA or so) and which allows you to place several LEDs side-by-side in sockets with the same current step, so that you can select them precisely for brightness and hue!
Hiding a reserve is not attempted fraud because they are not expecting a bid. If it is bid up to the reserve and sold the auctioneer / seller is not trying to make more money so no benefit and no intention to get benefit so no fraud or attempted fraud. If the bidder does not know what their limit is that is their probem.
I can't find anything to say that the presence of a reserve has to be declared. It is very clear however that the value of a reserve does not have to be revealed.
Another perspective:
An item that I want has a reserve (value not to be revealed to bidders, but lets say £50) I want the item at up to £100. Other bidders drop out at £30. Unless the auctioneer bids to the back wall I don't get to buy the item so I loose out. If he bids the wall until I hit reserve I win because I get the item and the reserve confidentiality is preserved. Yes it could be abused and tht would be fraud.
I guess we will have agree to disagree. I can't prove a negative and I'm not going looking for case law to prove your point
The defendant:
- made a false representation
- dishonestly
- knowing that the representation was or might be untrue or misleading
- with intent to make a gain for himself or another, to cause loss to another or to expose another to risk of loss.
The offence is entirely focused on the conduct of the defendant.
Sometimes, the auctioneer and/or the auction house can be prosecuted for criminal activity around an auction, including fraud. Fraud may arise where an auctioneer pretends to accept bids which have not been made, and you could have a claim against him in relation to the deposit (and interest). The buyer can take legal action for fraud, and criminal prosecution for fraud can also follow.
This sucks. I thought we were done with this crap. Could be upwards of 6 inches or more and later the wind will kick up and blow it into drifts. Lots of fun.
Starting Monday supposedly temperatures will rise into the 50's F and near 60 F. I won't hold my breath.
Also, at least here tonight we go back to DST.
Do you buy from a seller on Ebay who does not respond to your messages/questions?
Risky risky.....
This sucks. I thought we were done with this crap. Could be upwards of 6 inches or more and later the wind will kick up and blow it into drifts. Lots of fun.
Starting Monday supposedly temperatures will rise into the 50's F and near 60 F. I won't hold my breath.
Also, at least here tonight we go back to DST.
Let's face it, God's just got it in for you.
Huh? What happened to the existing snow? We got about 5 inches, and the wind is starting to pick up. Just in time to go to ski lessons.
However, our snow banks are still 4 feet high... there is no well head visible at my place.
Our snow pack completely melted except for the piles pushed up by the plows. Ground was bare and dry. Ice melted off ponds. I even heard one or two spring peepers yesterday. And now this.