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On Sun, 27 Aug 2017 20:05:18 +0100, Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson"),
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And if you use a towel, it doesn't get a chance.


I never suggested a towel. What are they for?


Prick!

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I have been known to stand naked in my garden using a hose.


Of course, attention whore!

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On Sun, 27 Aug 2017 21:03:53 +0100, Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson"),
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You tried to encourage your dog to pee by doing so yourself? I wonder
what was going through the dog's mind.


Most likely the dog got the same impression as everyone else here, "what a
senile idiot"!

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On Sun, 27 Aug 2017 20:04:27 +0100, Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson"),
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"Where's the TV Guide" was a really common question when I was growing up.


Not for me, it was large enough to see. The remote however kept going missing.


Was your "brain" missing already back then, Birdbrain?

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On Sun, 27 Aug 2017 11:03:53 +0100, Uncle Monster wrote:

On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 8:33:24 PM UTC-5, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Sun, 27 Aug 2017 01:10:19 +0100, wrote:

On Sun, 20 Aug 2017 21:38:32 -0500, Unquestionably Confused
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On 8/20/2017 9:27 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 21 Aug 2017 02:04:17 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword"
wrote:

I buy my UPSs on Ebay for **** all then buy new batteries for them.

I am full up on UPS units. My wife brings the dead ones home from work
and it is usually just batteries. They do not even try to fix them
there.

Ssssh! Don't let it get out. That may dissuade them, then where will be.

I've got a handful of APC Back-Up XS 1500's doing a wonderful job of
keeping all kinds of stuff up and running and provided pure power.

Thanks to a client who refuses to replace batteries rather than UPS's
I'll never buy another UPS unless I'm unfortunate enough to take a LOT
of lightning strikes that blows them up.

You've gotta love people with more money than brains!

Inly problem is, a "backUps" does not "provide pure power" as it is a
"standby" unit. All it gives you is "filtered" power like a good power
bar.

I've got a smart-ups. How pure is the power from that?


I'd guess it a modified square wave which means it's a square wave pretending to be a sine wave. Most modern electronic gear doesn't care about the waveform as long as it's being fed alternating current. ヽ(ヅ)ノ

http://www.minutemanups.com/support/pwr_un10.php

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I do notice the lighting (mostly LEDs) changes brightness slightly when it switches to battery. There's also a slight dip in brightness every second, so it's not that even an output. But the main thing is I lose less LED bulbs due to the excessively high voltage I have here, as the smartups drops the voltage with a transformer as necessary. 256V when you're meant to get 230V is rather ****.
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If I measure a voltage out of my outlets at home that's too high, I can call the power company and they'll send out a tech who will check the voltage and take action to correct the problem. Most of the transformers around here have selectable taps that the power company can change so the voltage supplied to homes can be adjusted so it falls within specs. If I saw 256 volts across the phases at my home I would be a bit concerned but if I saw 265 volts I'd call my power company. As I recall, the last time I measured the voltage across the phases at my home, it was below 240 volts which means there was just under 120 volts at the standard receptacles. That was three Summers ago when the central AC was running. None of the LED bulbs I've bought have failed but a lot of the CFL lamps I've owned have died. I think it may have to do with whether a lamp is rated for base up or base down operation. One of my desk lamps at home has vent slits at the top of the bell shaped reflector and the CFL lamps lasted longer in that desk lamp than in the other desk lamps I have that aren't vented. All my desk lamps have LED bulbs in them now and are barely warm to the touch with the bell shaped reflector pointing down. ヽ(ヅ)ノ

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My friend used the technique of allowing it to pee where it wants, then
rubbing it's nose in it when it got it wrong. Seemed to work.


You DON'T have any "friend", driveling sociopath and attention whore! At
best you know some co-patients from the mental health clinics you stayed in.

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FLUSH all usual sick idiotic DRIVEL unread

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Are you goona show him how to **** the neighbor's dog too?


He could, by ****ing the neighbour's wife.


YOU could only show him how to wank, ******!

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On Sun, 27 Aug 2017 21:15:11 +0100, wrote:

On Sun, 27 Aug 2017 21:03:53 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword"
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I was naked in the yard last night using the hose god gave me, trying
to get the dog to get with the program.

You tried to encourage your dog to pee by doing so yourself? I wonder what was going through the dog's mind.


It appeared to be "This is where we pee" because he let one go right
there are we could go back into the house. This is a puppy and he is
still trying to figure this stuff out.


My friend used the technique of allowing it to pee where it wants, then rubbing it's nose in it when it got it wrong. Seemed to work.


That trial and error method involves a lot of pee in the house.


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On Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 9:04:54 AM UTC-5, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:


I do notice the lighting (mostly LEDs) changes brightness slightly when it switches to battery. There's also a slight dip in brightness every second, so it's not that even an output. But the main thing is I lose less LED bulbs due to the excessively high voltage I have here, as the smartups drops the voltage with a transformer as necessary. 256V when you're meant to get 230V is rather ****.
--


If I measure a voltage out of my outlets at home that's too high, I can call the power company and they'll send out a tech who will check the voltage and take action to correct the problem. Most of the transformers around here have selectable taps that the power company can change so the voltage supplied to homes can be adjusted so it falls within specs. If I saw 256 volts across the phases at my home I would be a bit concerned but if I saw 265 volts I'd call my power company. As I recall, the last time I measured the voltage across the phases at my home, it was below 240 volts which means there was just under 120 volts at the standard receptacles. That was three Summers ago when the central AC was running. None of the LED bulbs I've bought have failed but a lot of the CFL lamps I've owned have died. I think it may have to do with whether a lamp is rated for base up or base down operation. One of my desk lamps at home has vent slits at the top of the bell shaped reflector and the

CFL
lamps lasted longer in that desk lamp than in the other desk lamps I have that aren't vented. All my desk lamps have LED bulbs in them now and are barely warm to the touch with the bell shaped reflector pointing down. ?(?)?


I always have 124 and the PoCo says that is within the nominal limits.
I am also not sure you can tap these transformers. There is a selector
but it is only for the medium voltage inputs.
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/50_kva_label.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/50%2...ransformer.jpg

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FLUSH the attention whore's troll

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And the satisfaction of corporal punishment.


That's about the ONLY satisfaction you'll EVER get in your life, ******!

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I thought


THERE's the snag again, Birdbrain!

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On Mon, 28 Aug 2017 00:02:56 +0100, wrote:


I always have 124 and the PoCo says that is within the nominal limits.
I am also not sure you can tap these transformers. There is a selector
but it is only for the medium voltage inputs.
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/50_kva_label.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/50%2...ransformer.jpg


Why do Americans have such piddly little transformers? We have nice big things that serve 100 houses:
http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/...7_33574f8d.jpg

Found this by mistake: https://youtu.be/wd-_C6pSmOY


Our houses were usually farther apart and it made more sense to do the
distribution over long distances with medium voltage. Once they got
started that way it was better to only have a few basic transformers.
It does limit the number of customers who are dark when one fails.
After hurricane Charley, my neighbor was out, I had power so I could
string a couple of cords over to her house to get the essential things
going for her (water, refrigeration, lights, TV and a little window
shaker). I had enough cords and circuits available outside to get her
around 7 KVA.

That is still just 1 &2 family or small commercial.
Multi family and office buildings will be served by bigger
transformers.

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"Where's the TV Guide" was a really common question when I was growing
up.


Not for me, it was large enough to see.


Even underneath piles of junk?

The remote however kept going
missing.


I've seen a remote finder system. You stick one part to the TV remote,
and use the other part to find it. You've just made the problem worse.
That "other part" is smaller and harder to find. Then when you find it,
you STLLL can't turn on the TV.

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wrong I will have enjoyed my life, the existence of which is under
little dispute." -- Dan Barker, "Losing Faith in Faith"
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On Sun, 27 Aug 2017 14:12:49 -0700 (PDT), Uncle Monster
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On Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 9:04:54 AM UTC-5, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:


I do notice the lighting (mostly LEDs) changes brightness slightly when it switches to battery. There's also a slight dip in brightness every second, so it's not that even an output. But the main thing is I lose less LED bulbs due to the excessively high voltage I have here, as the smartups drops the voltage with a transformer as necessary. 256V when you're meant to get 230V is rather ****.
--

If I measure a voltage out of my outlets at home that's too high, I can call the power company and they'll send out a tech who will check the voltage and take action to correct the problem. Most of the transformers around here have selectable taps that the power company can change so the voltage supplied to homes can be adjusted so it falls within specs. If I saw 256 volts across the phases at my home I would be a bit concerned but if I saw 265 volts I'd call my power company. As I recall, the last time I measured the voltage across the phases at my home, it was below 240 volts which means there was just under 120 volts at the standard receptacles. That was three Summers ago when the central AC was running. None of the LED bulbs I've bought have failed but a lot of the CFL lamps I've owned have died. I think it may have to do with whether a lamp is rated for base up or base down operation. One of my desk lamps at home has vent slits at the top of the bell shaped reflector and the

CFL
lamps lasted longer in that desk lamp than in the other desk lamps I have that aren't vented. All my desk lamps have LED bulbs in them now and are barely warm to the touch with the bell shaped reflector pointing down. ?(?)?


I always have 124 and the PoCo says that is within the nominal limits.
I am also not sure you can tap these transformers. There is a selector
but it is only for the medium voltage inputs.
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/50_kva_label.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/50%2...ransformer.jpg



I've no experience with pole mount transformers. All the high voltage stuff I've done has been underground to pad mounted transformers. It's been 30 years since I was out in The Marshall Islands running high voltage power. We used 15kv rated cable even though the system was 4160. The largest island was only 2.5 miles long and it was all coral we had to dig up to lay our 4" PVC conduit. I don't remember how many conduits we laid in the trenches but we added extra empty 4" PVC for future expansion. I think one of the digging crews found the body of a Japanese soldier from the time the Japanese military were on the island during WWII. There was quite a battle there when American forces took the island. There is a lot of history to see at the Kwajalein Atoll. Every time a crew started digging, they found some of it. ヽ(ヅ)ノ

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On Mon, 28 Aug 2017 00:02:56 +0100, wrote:


I always have 124 and the PoCo says that is within the nominal limits.
I am also not sure you can tap these transformers. There is a selector
but it is only for the medium voltage inputs.
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/50_kva_label.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/50%2...ransformer.jpg

Why do Americans have such piddly little transformers? We have nice big things that serve 100 houses:
http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/...7_33574f8d.jpg

Found this by mistake: https://youtu.be/wd-_C6pSmOY


Our houses were usually farther apart and it made more sense to do the
distribution over long distances with medium voltage. Once they got
started that way it was better to only have a few basic transformers.
It does limit the number of customers who are dark when one fails.
After hurricane Charley, my neighbor was out, I had power so I could
string a couple of cords over to her house to get the essential things
going for her (water, refrigeration, lights, TV and a little window
shaker). I had enough cords and circuits available outside to get her
around 7 KVA.

That is still just 1 &2 family or small commercial.
Multi family and office buildings will be served by bigger
transformers.


Never heard of a transformer failing here. Usually power lines.


This one was blown up in a hurricane, maybe struck by lightning but it
went up like a bomb and there was oil everywhere.
It only took out 2 houses tho.
They had to fix the primary but once they did the rest of the street
came up OK. It took a few days to get to that transformer tho. The
neighbor ran off of my house.


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On Sun, 27 Aug 2017 14:12:49 -0700 (PDT), Uncle Monster
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On Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 9:04:54 AM UTC-5, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:


I do notice the lighting (mostly LEDs) changes brightness slightly when it switches to battery. There's also a slight dip in brightness every second, so it's not that even an output. But the main thing is I lose less LED bulbs due to the excessively high voltage I have here, as the smartups drops the voltage with a transformer as necessary. 256V when you're meant to get 230V is rather ****.
--
If I measure a voltage out of my outlets at home that's too high, I can call the power company and they'll send out a tech who will check the voltage and take action to correct the problem. Most of the transformers around here have selectable taps that the power company can change so the voltage supplied to homes can be adjusted so it falls within specs. If I saw 256 volts across the phases at my home I would be a bit concerned but if I saw 265 volts I'd call my power company. As I recall, the last time I measured the voltage across the phases at my home, it was below 240 volts which means there was just under 120 volts at the standard receptacles. That was three Summers ago when the central AC was running. None of the LED bulbs I've bought have failed but a lot of the CFL lamps I've owned have died. I think it may have to do with whether a lamp is rated for base up or base down operation. One of my desk lamps at home has vent slits at the top of the bell shaped reflector and the

CFL
lamps lasted longer in that desk lamp than in the other desk lamps I have that aren't vented. All my desk lamps have LED bulbs in them now and are barely warm to the touch with the bell shaped reflector pointing down. ?(?)?


I always have 124 and the PoCo says that is within the nominal limits.
I am also not sure you can tap these transformers. There is a selector
but it is only for the medium voltage inputs.
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/50_kva_label.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/50%2...ransformer.jpg


Why do Americans have such piddly little transformers? We have nice big things that serve 100 houses:
http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/...7_33574f8d.jpg

Found this by mistake: https://youtu.be/wd-_C6pSmOY
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The country is a little bit larger and the population is more spread out than where you are. 325 million people in the U.S. dispersed in 3.53 million square miles vs 5.4 million crammed in Scotland's 30,414 square miles. The State of Alabama where I live has an area of 52,419 square miles and a population of less than 5 million. When I lived on the family farm, the closest neighbor was a quarter mile away. We had our own pole mounted transformer for the farm. In the big cities there are transformer vaults under the streets with very large transformers and the large buildings have their own transformers in the basement utility areas. I don't know about skyscrapers in the very large cities but I'd imagine there are transformers for every floor or every several floors. I'd have to do some research on the design of their power distribution systems to educate myself. We hear a 60hz buzz in our heads where you folks have a 50hz buzz between your ears. You can't compare our two countries and our power distribution systems because everything is too different but we do kind of speak the same language and many of us are your cousins. ヽ(ヅ)ノ

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Never heard of a transformer failing here. Usually power lines.


Thanks for talking to the lonely senile geezer, Birdbrain! Obviously no one
else in real life does anymore! VBG

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Same here.


Come on, Birdbrain, almost everyone here knows already what a ****** you
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FLUSH all the troll ****

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On Sun, 27 Aug 2017 20:25:11 +0100, wrote:

On Sun, 27 Aug 2017 20:04:59 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword"
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On Sun, 27 Aug 2017 18:30:34 +0100, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 08/26/2017 01:05 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

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I find a desk fan better at cooling me.


And even more so if you're wet.

Yes, but that doesn't last very long. I do have a spray bottle full of
water next to me in summer to spray on myself for a quick cool off, bu
it only lasts for 10 minutes. A desk fan continues.


During a recent* power outage, I used a squirt bottle full of water with
a battery-operated fan on it.

* - "recent" was more than 2 years ago. it was "now" when it happened.

I have been known to stand naked in my garden using a hose.


I was naked in the yard last night using the hose god gave me, trying
to get the dog to get with the program.


You tried to encourage your dog to pee by doing so yourself? I wonder what was going through the dog's mind.


Envy

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I thought


THERE's the snag again, Birdbrain!

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FLUSH idiot's DRIVEL

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On Mon, 28 Aug 2017 20:11:59 +0100, Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson"),
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Envy


Dog's cocks look weird, like someone's stripped the outer skin off them.


Even dogs' cocks cannot be as weird as you are, Birdbrain!

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On Mon, 28 Aug 2017 20:08:03 +0100, Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson"),
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Do yours use cheap Indians in the call centres who can't understand English?


Which Indians in call centres don't understand English, Birdbrain?

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On Mon, 28 Aug 2017 20:08:03 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword"
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Do yours use cheap Indians in the call centres who can't understand English?


That is an international call center, I imagine Japanese people get an
Indian saying "Arigato, my name is Hirouku" in a thick Indian accent.
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On Mon, 28 Aug 2017 20:21:54 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword"
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They should have made it something like 15Hz so we can't hear it.


Those induction motors would run really, really fast ;-)
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On Mon, 28 Aug 2017 20:28:30 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword"
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Do the government make electricity for me? No. The power company does. None of my electricity bill should go to the government.


The government doesn't make my whiskey either (you Scots do) but my
government still taxes the hell out of it. Yours probably gets a taste
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On 08/28/2017 02:21 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

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with very large transformers and the large buildings have their own
transformers in the basement utility areas. I don't know about
skyscrapers in the very large cities but I'd imagine there are
transformers for every floor or every several floors. I'd have to do
some research on the design of their power distribution systems to
educate myself. We hear a 60hz buzz in our heads where you folks have
a 50hz buzz between your ears.


They should have made it something like 15Hz so we can't hear it.


Once I went to see a movie called "Battlestar Galactica" because they
wore showing it in something called "Sensurround" and I wanted to find
out what that was. It's infrasonics, sound you can't hear because of the
low frequency but with enough power you feel it.

Also, 15Hz transformers would need to be bigger.

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