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Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ?
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Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ? Are the floating min/max pins magnetic? try a few hot/cold cycles |
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On Tuesday, 15 January 2019 10:48:38 UTC, Andy Burns wrote:
fred wrote: Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ? Are the floating min/max pins magnetic? try a few hot/cold cycles +1 fwiw NT |
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fred writes: Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ? Sounds like an Astrology problem... ;-) Can you get it cold enough to pull all the mercury into the bulb, like maybe in your freezer? -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
Can you get it cold enough to pull all the mercury into the bulb, like maybe in your freezer? Might help to cool the bulb only, rather that the whole thermometer? |
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On 15/01/2019 12:43, Andy Burns wrote:
Andrew Gabriel wrote: Can you get it cold enough to pull all the mercury into the bulb, like maybe in your freezer? Might help to cool the bulb only, rather that the whole thermometer? Freezer spray? https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/freezer-sprays/0846682/ Probably much cheaper elsewhere. Also used for freezing water in plumbing pipes etc. -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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On 15/01/2019 10:46, fred wrote:
Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ? I found string tied to the end plus lots of room to swing it a quick method that had some effect. -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
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On 15/01/2019 10:46, fred wrote:
Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ? When mine did that I heated it up until most the mercury went into the expansion bulb. Then it cooled with the mercury unbroken. You have to be sure that none of the liquid passes the mercury. |
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On 15/01/2019 13:26, alan_m wrote:
On 15/01/2019 12:43, Andy Burns wrote: Andrew Gabriel wrote: Can you get it cold enough to pull all the mercury into the bulb, like maybe in your freezer? Might help to cool the bulb only, rather that the whole thermometer? Freezer spray? https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/freezer-sprays/0846682/ Probably much cheaper elsewhere. Also used for freezing water in plumbing pipes etc. I missed the OP but if its a thermomter with the little thingies that stay there to indicate max or min, maybe a really powerful magnet can reset them and pull the mercury back -- Any fool can believe in principles - and most of them do! |
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dennis@home wrote:
On 15/01/2019 10:46, fred wrote: Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ? When mine did that I heated it up until most the mercury went into the expansion bulb. Then it cooled with the mercury unbroken. You have to be sure that none of the liquid passes the mercury. What liquid? Tim -- Please don't feed the trolls |
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alan_m writes: On 15/01/2019 12:43, Andy Burns wrote: Andrew Gabriel wrote: Can you get it cold enough to pull all the mercury into the bulb, like maybe in your freezer? Might help to cool the bulb only, rather that the whole thermometer? Freezer spray? https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/freezer-sprays/0846682/ Probably much cheaper elsewhere. Also used for freezing water in plumbing pipes etc. Air duster cans used upside down also work (I buy in bulk from Costco), and also butane lighter refill cans (used outside, away from ignition sources). Never measured what temp they go down to though. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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On 15/01/2019 17:07, Tim+ wrote:
dennis@home wrote: On 15/01/2019 10:46, fred wrote: Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ? When mine did that I heated it up until most the mercury went into the expansion bulb. Then it cooled with the mercury unbroken. You have to be sure that none of the liquid passes the mercury. What liquid? The liquid (eg alcohol) in the bulb that pushes the mercury round the glass into the vacuum as the temperature rises. The mercury is just an indicator. -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
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It has a small leak somewhere.
Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "fred" wrote in message ... Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ? |
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On 15/01/2019 18:02, Tim+ wrote:
Robin Wrote in message: On 15/01/2019 17:07, Tim+ wrote: dennis@home wrote: On 15/01/2019 10:46, fred wrote: Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ? When mine did that I heated it up until most the mercury went into the expansion bulb. Then it cooled with the mercury unbroken. You have to be sure that none of the liquid passes the mercury. What liquid? The liquid (eg alcohol) in the bulb that pushes the mercury round the glass into the vacuum as the temperature rises. The mercury is just an indicator. Cheers. Not owned a min/max thermometer before. It's hard to see how they work if the ends are shrouded leaving what looks like 2 thermometers side by side. I remember a school A-level problem to explain by inspection how such a thing worked. IIRC I got there in the end; but that I thought the universe would be a better place if there were a liquid that looked like mercury but contracted as it got hotter. -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
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On 15/01/2019 17:23, Robin wrote:
On 15/01/2019 17:07, Tim+ wrote: dennis@home wrote: On 15/01/2019 10:46, fred wrote: Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ? When mine did that I heated it up until most the mercury went into the expansion bulb. Then it cooled with the mercury unbroken. You have to be sure that none of the liquid passes the mercury. What liquid? The liquid (eg alcohol) in the bulb that pushes the mercury round the glass into the vacuum as the temperature rises.Â* The mercury is just an indicator. No, it isn't -- €œPeople believe certain stories because everyone important tells them, and people tell those stories because everyone important believes them. Indeed, when a conventional wisdom is at its fullest strength, ones agreement with that conventional wisdom becomes almost a litmus test of ones suitability to be taken seriously.€ Paul Krugman |
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On 16/01/2019 05:19, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 15/01/2019 17:23, Robin wrote: On 15/01/2019 17:07, Tim+ wrote: dennis@home wrote: On 15/01/2019 10:46, fred wrote: Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ? When mine did that I heated it up until most the mercury went into the expansion bulb. Then it cooled with the mercury unbroken. You have to be sure that none of the liquid passes the mercury. What liquid? The liquid (eg alcohol) in the bulb that pushes the mercury round the glass into the vacuum as the temperature rises.Â* The mercury is just an indicator. No, it isn't Are you suggesting that it's not a "Six's thermometer"? Or are you taking the point that the length of the mercury will also change with temperature? (IIRC by about 1 mm for a temperature change of 50 degrees C in a typical small model.) -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
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On Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 1:27:59 PM UTC, Robin wrote:
On 15/01/2019 10:46, fred wrote: Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ? I found string tied to the end plus lots of room to swing it a quick method that had some effect. -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid Ill try the string ! |
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On Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 8:23:11 PM UTC, Brian Gaff wrote:
It has a small leak somewhere. Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "fred" wrote in message ... Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ? Over night in the freezer and all morning om a hot radiator/ Mercury stil has bubbles in it and I'm only seeing one tell tale Cheap Chinese (£5) so what could I expect ? Thought it worth a punt |
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On 16/01/2019 13:58, fred wrote:
On Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 1:27:59 PM UTC, Robin wrote: On 15/01/2019 10:46, fred wrote: Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ? I found string tied to the end plus lots of room to swing it a quick method that had some effect. -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid Ill try the string ! hang on tight or do it outdoors, or you'll be collecting mercury blobs from all over. |
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On 16/01/2019 16:22, Andrew wrote:
On 16/01/2019 13:58, fred wrote: On Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 1:27:59 PM UTC, Robin wrote: On 15/01/2019 10:46, fred wrote: Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ? I found string tied to the end plus lots of room to swing it a quick method that had some effect. -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid Ill try the string ! hang on tight or do it outdoors, or you'll be collecting mercury blobs from all over. also: a. you may need to attach the thermometer to something denser (I used a ring spanner) in order to swing it fast enough (overcoming air resistance). If so, think strong string attached to the spanner or whatever b. the pseudo force is proportional to radius x angular velocity squared so that's another reason for outside (unless you have a big house) c. some recommend practising with a cat. -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
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On Wednesday, 16 January 2019 16:23:52 UTC, Andrew wrote:
On 16/01/2019 13:58, fred wrote: On Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 1:27:59 PM UTC, Robin wrote: On 15/01/2019 10:46, fred wrote: Mercury has split and vigourous shaking is not effective. Any other solutions ? I found string tied to the end plus lots of room to swing it a quick method that had some effect. Ill try the string ! hang on tight or do it outdoors, or you'll be collecting mercury blobs from all over. You'll probably find that none of the parts are assembled robustly enough to swing it round. NT |
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