Did I mention no DPF or DMF in an older van or car?
Not sure about the YMCA, R2D2, RSVP or RSPCA though.
Not sure about the YMCA, R2D2, RSVP or RSPCA though.
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I really like my new motorhome
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. I like stuff that can be fixed with gaffa tape, tie wraps or WD40 ..
Totally agree - my rear lights have been held on with gaffa tape for at least 6 years
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Not strictly true...... as my hubby is related to Joseph Swan he gets VERY annoyed when people say Edison invented the light bulb.
"Starting in the early 1800s, inventors looked for ways to convert electricity into light. Sir Humphry Davy, an English physician, successfully passed an electric current through platinum strips in 1801. Unfortunately, the strips evaporated quickly and Davy was unable to create a light that lasted more than a few minutes.
In 1809 Davy created what would become known as the Arc lamp. He made an electrical connection between two charcoal rods connected to a battery. The light from this was very bright but small.
For the next 50 years, others sought ways to lengthen the amount of time the light source would remain. In 1840 Warren de la Rue, a British scientist, placed a platinum coil in a vaccum tube. When he passed an electric current through it, light was formed. This design was efficient and the light lasted longer, but platinum was very expensive which made it impossible to be distributed on a commercial level.
In 1841 Frederick de Moleyns of England was given the first patent for an incandescent lamp. His design used powdered charcoal. He heated this material between two platinum wires in a vacuum bulb.
Joseph Wilson Swan was born in 1828 in England. He worked as a physicist and chemist. Swan wanted to produce a practical, long-lasting light source. He used a carbon paper filament in his light bulbs. In 1878 he received a British patent for his light bulb. Swan began placing light bulbs in homes throughout England. By the early 1880s he had started his own light bulb company.
Thomas Edison was busy in the United States. He experimented with thousands of different filaments. His goal was to find materials that would light well and last for a long time. He brought in various metals and supplies from all over the world.
- When the question is asked,who invented the light bulb, Joseph Swan and Thomas Edison are usually given credit. However, both of these men worked off of previous inventions. Historians estimate that over twenty inventors worked toward the creation and design of the light bulb.
- It is appropriate to credit numerous inventors that lived during the 1800s. Even after Swan and Edison, others continued to improve the light source. The light bulb as we know it today, is a result of much time and effort.
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There is a Joseph Swan exhibition (or was in May) at Cragside house in Northumberland, and I believe two of his lights in the library which were originally run off hydro electric.
Martin
It's on until 1st November so we will be going (again) as it's quite local to us and we are NTS members so get in for free
Well worth a visit and the gardens are glorious at present.
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Ditto for us, except I have a piezo ignition on my hob/oven!I am totally with Mr ScotJimland on this where motorhomes are concerned.
My 1987 Hymer 660S has...
A 3 way, manually operated fridge.
If I want 12 volts, I switch the 12 volts on.
If I want mains, I switch the mains on.
If I want it on gas, I switch on the gas and operate the igniter by pushing the button to make a spark.
The gas hot water heats the hot water, thats all...
The room heater heats the interior.
A fan can be switched on to circulate the warm air around the space. I can control the speed OR I can switch it to automatic, thermostatic control.
The cooker rings light with a match or lighter thingy.
And this continues through the van with the air cooler and the kitchen extractor fan and so on.
If one item malfunctions (a rare occurrence) it doesn't stop anything else working.
In my opinion, all the gizmos and flashing lights are put in so the salesman in a suit, who has possibly never spent a night in a motorhome, can tell the prospective customer, who has possibly never spent a night in a motorhome, how ESSENTIAL they are.
It makes me think, "Lambs to slaughter".
JJ
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Ditto for us, except I have a piezo ignition on my hob/oven!
Thank you for reminding me, I will be in the area this weekend so will call in there, thanks again.There is a Joseph Swan exhibition (or was in May) at Cragside house in Northumberland, and I believe two of his lights in the library which were originally run off hydro electric.
Martin
I've never understood the need for AES. On some Dometic models the switches allowed you to leave both mains & 12v switched on. So if you were on EHU you were stationary so 12v wouldn't come on; if the 12v supply was forthcoming it meant you were moving so no EHU & therefore no mains. If you were stationary and not on EHU you needed the gas on. One decision for one particular set of circumstances. So I ask: what does AES do other than save you making one simple decision?Ditto for us, except I have a piezo ignition on my hob/oven!
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I've never understood the need for AES. On some Dometic models the switches allowed you to leave both mains & 12v switched on. So if you were on EHU you were stationary so 12v wouldn't come on; if the 12v supply was forthcoming it meant you were moving so no EHU & therefore no mains. If you were stationary and not on EHU you needed the gas on. One decision for one particular set of circumstances. So I ask: what does AES do other than save you making one simple decision?
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