Today I acquired...........

[DAPPH]

Compacts like that are usually under rated or discarded due to "not enough megapixels"

In reality they are often better than most phones (yes I know, your phone camera is awesome) but they use ai and processing to achieve it, blown up or viewed on a calibrated monitor most phone camera pics look like phone camera pics, and the new ai bokeh modes just look wrong

Compare a shot taken on an f1.4 50mm lens and a phone camera with fake bokeh and you will see what I mean

I was in Canada in 1997 .. In Toronto in the Eaton centre we went to a big camera shop to buy my birthday present camera as there wasn't much available in the UK for sensible prices .

I go into the shop and am approached by a middle aged intelligent looking guy , smart as a button , dressed in a blazer & tie type uniform .

" I'd like to buy a digital camera please."

" How big do you want it Sir ?"

" 6 mega pixels " says I .

" Six Sir , Oh no Sir , no one will ever be using that much memory ,it's just so enormous . "


He was gobsmacked when I told him that Fuji had brought out a 24 mega pixel camera a fortnight ago and it was to cost about £24,00 pounds UK Now look at things 24 mega pixel is as good as the indsurry standard / norm for a decent camera .
I ended up with the very latest release 2.2 mega pixel with the sliding barn door similar to the one below , I thought it was crap when I took pictures of our new born in late Dec 2001 as they were so grainy & blurred when put on Alison's brand new Nov 2001 work computer that was used for high spec scanning & enlarging etc. .

Olympus CAMEDIA D-360L 1.2MP Digital Camera - Silver​

Not long after this camera buying I became friends with a guy who travelled the world for Rolls Royce engines , flying over crash sites & photographing them from many angles then stitching the pictures together to form 3D pictures if needed. He wouldn't tell me how many pixels his cameras had or who made them but said they might be on the non military market in five or so years . He was able to show me a picture of a coke bottle from over four miles away on his enormous unbranded 30 x 35 square inch monitor with the size of the bottle as big & the logo as clear as if it were in my hand .

 

[DAPPH]

Yes I agree.

The future of this camera is for Mini MIS.
It is cheep. 3Gb is big enough for their needs. Plus it will replace the dead one.
That means the MIS can document teir projects, with an In house camera.

Make sure they don't picture anything that contravenes the HASAW or any other legislation and publish it to the internet. Should anything go wrong & some one is seriously injured or killed you can bet your bottom dollar that such published pictures if found will be used against you guys & the shed.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Make sure they don't picture anything that contravenes the HASAW or any other legislation and publish it to the internet. Should anything go wrong & some one is seriously injured or killed you can bet your bottom dollar that such published pictures if found will be used against you guys & the shed.

The camera is only to be used by Mini MIS, all images are owned by them.
They have rules on what can, can't or will not taken.

Hence why some of my post when I am involveing them will not have pictures attached.

 

[Kayos]

I was in Canada in 1997 .. In Toronto in the Eaton centre we went to a big camera shop to buy my birthday present camera as there wasn't much available in the UK for sensible prices .

I go into the shop and am approached by a middle aged intelligent looking guy , smart as a button , dressed in a blazer & tie type uniform .

" I'd like to buy a digital camera please."

" How big do you want it Sir ?"

" 6 mega pixels " says I .

" Six Sir , Oh no Sir , no one will ever be using that much memory ,it's just so enormous . "


He was gobsmacked when I told him that Fuji had brought out a 24 mega pixel camera a fortnight ago and it was to cost about £24,00 pounds UK Now look at things 24 mega pixel is as good as the indsurry standard / norm for a decent camera .
I ended up with the very latest release 2.2 mega pixel with the sliding barn door similar to the one below , I thought it was crap when I took pictures of our new born in late Dec 2001 as they were so grainy & blurred when put on Alison's brand new Nov 2001 work computer that was used for high spec scanning & enlarging etc. .

Olympus CAMEDIA D-360L 1.2MP Digital Camera - Silver​

Not long after this camera buying I became friends with a guy who travelled the world for Rolls Royce engines , flying over crash sites & photographing them from many angles then stitching the pictures together to form 3D pictures if needed. He wouldn't tell me how many pixels his cameras had or who made them but said they might be on the non military market in five or so years . He was able to show me a picture of a coke bottle from over four miles away on his enormous unbranded 30 x 35 square inch monitor with the size of the bottle as big & the logo as clear as if it were in my hand .

97 was early for digital cameras, my Eos 3 (pro Canon film camera) was made in 2001

 

[MikeBB1970]

I got wood ! 'Will be moving it soon.

I also received a new logic probe a couple of days ago. It's ok, doesn't seem to work on my wife, but will do.

I'm five days into having a positive test for that Omicron thing and feel better, cough gone so it's time for some amber ale throat therapy.

 

[brewdexta]

I think I may have acquired Covid. The eldest daughter's got it. My LFT was clear this morning but since then I've developed a bit of scratchy throat and headache plus I can't smell the dog's farts and I've got this urge to wear those stupid trousers with the gusset round your knees and your boxers showing - so that's my sense of taste out of the window.

 

[dobbslc]

Sorry about the laughing emoji it's for the trouser trouble you're having!

 

[RWD3M]

Sorry the laughing emoji it's for the trouser trouble you're having!

Likewise!

 

[25.4_mechanic]

I also received a new logic probe a couple of days ago. It's ok, doesn't seem to work on my wife, but will do.

Sorry the laughing emoji it's for

I also felt a bit guilty after my laugh emoji in response to @MikeBB1970's post, although Ὄμικρον is not actually a funny thing -

- But the logic tester on his wife was just too good, I could not resist

Carsten

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[GRW]

That's why I think I can find out something about the motor for you, I know someone with original knowledge I could ask and it's easy for me to read the original technical documentation.

Anyone who does a lot with engines now has a digital boroscope, ask around.
Your tests were correct and important, but not enough.
You need to know what it looks like inside.

Many of the Chinese ebay-dealers of these boroscopes offer a return period, you have nothing more to lose than return postage at most.


Carsten

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Carsten,
Here's the pics of the data plates.
I have found that the motor and bearings seem spot on - the pulley is a loose fit but I sorted that.
It's now running nicely with the start and stop working (cuts in at just under 100psi and off at 145psi at the moment), new oil etc.
I do need a new air filter but overall I'm very pleased so far with how it runs.

 

[25.4_mechanic]

Here's the pics of the data plates.
I have found that the motor and bearings seem spot on - the pulley is a loose fit but I sorted that.
It's now running nicely with the start and stop working (cuts in at just under 100psi and off at 145psi at the moment), new oil etc.
I do need a new air filter but overall I'm very pleased so far with how it runs.

You hit the bull's eye, at least as far as the motor is concerned:
An impressive piece of GDR technology, designed for eternity - because there was a shortage of materials, things had to last.

The manufacturer of your motor is one of the rare exceptions of GDR-companies that were not liquidated (abgewickelt = "unwound") in the course of German unification, but continued in its area of expertise as EMG and made competitive through modernization.

Your motor formula 90LX4 still exists and is the top model in every category in which it appears.

A very, very informative bilingual brochure of the manufacturer with a bit of history can be found here.

For the other components of the overall engine, others should now enter here, the motor in any case can still serve your great-grandchildren. Congratulations!


Carsten

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[GRW]

You hit the bull's eye, at least as far as the motor is concerned:
An impressive piece of GDR technology, designed for eternity - because there was a shortage of materials, things had to last.

The manufacturer of your motor is one of the rare exceptions of GDR-companies that were not liquidated (abgewickelt = "unwound") in the course of German unification, but continued in its area of expertise as EMG and made competitive through modernization.

Your motor formula 90LX4 still exists and is the top model in every category in which it appears.

A very, very informative bilingual brochure of the manufacturer with a bit of history can be found here.

For the other components of the overall engine, others should now enter here, the motor in any case can still serve your great-grandchildren. Congratulations!


Carsten

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Wow! Thank you for that info Carsten. It really does look like I've got lucky with this motor .
The EB range with the 90LX4 in the info you sent is I noted now rated at 2.2kw, where mine is 1.5kw. The current units might well be the same windings, case etc as my much older unit, just refined so they can push the output higher I'm guessing (as that seems pretty common practice to eke more performance and push the design harder over time).

I'm happy with that! Thanks again - it's nice to see some good news first thing in the morning

 

[Cuthy246]

Yesterday a nice wooden box arrived:

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This is what's inside

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A bit of furniture polish and some ACF50 on any bits going rusty.
My best buy of the week

We have a Moore and Wright set at work that is identical to that.

 

[25.4_mechanic]

Here's the pics of the data plates.

With your Danfoss pressure control switch you are not badly served either, they usually get quite old - at least the old ones ...

You said in the meantime it works again?!? Good!

You won't be surprised that the type you have is obsolete, but here you can find something about the possible successor.

And here you can find something about the construction and function of a very similar part.

The beauty of your current pressure switch is that it is a three-phase switch, but you only have to switch one phase.
So if after about 400,000 switching operations - for which it is designed - the currently used contact pair is burnt out , you should be able to switch to one of the two other contact pairs . Nice!

To you and all a successful week

Carsten

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[GRW]

With your Danfoss pressure control switch you are not badly served either, they usually get quite old - at least the old ones ...

You said in the meantime it works again?!? Good!

You won't be surprised that the type you have is obsolete, but here you can find something about the possible successor.

And here you can find something about the construction and function of a very similar part.

The beauty of your current pressure switch is that it is a three-phase switch, but you only have to switch one phase.
So if after about 400,000 switching operations - for which it is designed - the currently used contact pair is burnt out , you should be able to switch to one of the two other contact pairs . Nice!

To you and all a successful week

Carsten

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I continuity tested all 3 contact pairs (as you say only 1 is used pn my 1ph), so yes, I have 2 spares .
Fit an on/off override switch to go in place of the kaput one on the Danfoss body... and it'll all work correctly.

 

[25.4_mechanic]

Fit an on/off override switch to go in place of the kaput one on the Danfoss body... and it'll all work correctly.

I assume that's what you meant, but just to be sure:

If you replaced the built-in switch by paralleling it or removing it altogether,
then OFF = off altogether, compressor is de-energized,
and it's ON = Automatic pressure on/off.

Is that correct?

You didn't bypass the whole pressure switch with an on-off switch and the compressor would have the possibility to run dead or worse
if you forget it or fall over next to it, right???


Carsten

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[GRW]

I assume that's what you meant, but just to be sure:

If you replaced the built-in switch by paralleling it or removing it altogether,
then OFF = off altogether, compressor is de-energized,
and it's ON = Automatic pressure on/off.

Is that correct?

You didn't bypass the whole pressure switch with an on-off switch and the compressor would have the possibility to run dead or worse
if you forget it or fall over next to it, right???


Carsten

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Yes - I meant a switch to be able to turn the motor off (or back on), with On meaning the automatic refill and cutoff managed by the Danfoss are operational.
In other words, so I can choose to stop the compressor from running to a full fill/recharge at any point manually should I need/wish to - then re-establish the motor feed so it will then charge the receiver and automatically swith off and on as needed

 

[MattF]

A box, (in need of some attention), with contents.









Everything is sticky, movement wise, so the contents needs some attention too. The Baty gauge should make a good starting point for some practice in servicing these gauges.

 

[25.4_mechanic]

Everything is sticky, movement wise

In the instructions for these dial indicators I have already read several times: "Do not oil" - so I do not.
Although I do not know the reason for this for sure.

However, I have also never had to make a heavy dial gauge movable again .....

In light of what was said, I would probably try something quickly evaporating first, methyl ether or some other alcohol perhaps ...

Does anyone know why you shouldn't go after it with oil?

Carsten

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[JMS1972]

In the instructions for these dial indicators I have already read several times: "Do not oil" - so I do not.
Although I do not know the reason for this for sure.

However, I have also never had to make a heavy dial gauge movable again .....

In light of what was said, I would probably try something quickly evaporating first, methyl ether or some other alcohol perhaps ...

Does anyone know why you shouldn't go after it with oil?

Carsten

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Because oil will eventually deteriorate and gum up the works?