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Haha . . such a simple yet effective idea!
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Monday homeward journey, and a favourite scenic route found recently through the Hertfordshire village of Codicote and on to Hitchin before getting back to Bedfordshire. I often see a sign off-route to a village and just take it to see what's down the road. Today it was the sign for Kimpton.
Back to Bedfordshire and a quick stop on the high ground to see those amazing spiders again, this time on the dry ground in the cereal crop.
Looking around the bare patches and machinery tracks, you can see some wonderful webs and mini predators patiently waiting.
Back to Bedfordshire and a quick stop on the high ground to see those amazing spiders again, this time on the dry ground in the cereal crop.
Looking around the bare patches and machinery tracks, you can see some wonderful webs and mini predators patiently waiting.
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Hi, I wanted to reinstall my audio equipment :
Basima waited patiently :
State of the project : The treble speaker cables did not fasten tight in the amp. So, I had to order plugs from amazon ...
And then I wanted to install the bass amp cables. Before this, I plugged in all devices (tuner, trebel and bass amps, frequency splitter, pre-amp) to check.
The pre-amp would not switch on. I opened it, hoping to find an easy solution such as as a blown fuse, or a lose cable but not find anything.
Which sent me looking for a company servicing vintage stereo equipment from the 1980s. I found two, one close by, but no reaction on the phone.
The other one is 30 miles away, I arranged a meeting for tomorrow by phone. We shall see.
My wife is on holiday. I wanted to surprise her by a working system on her return. Maybe, I shall have to use the time finding good excuses ... ---
Basima waited patiently :
State of the project : The treble speaker cables did not fasten tight in the amp. So, I had to order plugs from amazon ...
And then I wanted to install the bass amp cables. Before this, I plugged in all devices (tuner, trebel and bass amps, frequency splitter, pre-amp) to check.
The pre-amp would not switch on. I opened it, hoping to find an easy solution such as as a blown fuse, or a lose cable but not find anything.
Which sent me looking for a company servicing vintage stereo equipment from the 1980s. I found two, one close by, but no reaction on the phone.
The other one is 30 miles away, I arranged a meeting for tomorrow by phone. We shall see.
My wife is on holiday. I wanted to surprise her by a working system on her return. Maybe, I shall have to use the time finding good excuses ... ---
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Really interesting images, Alan, and well presented
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Thank you Bill, much appreciated.
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what camera are you using Alan?
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Canon EOS R and 100-400mm lens.
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Thanks - I can see the "compression" of the longer lens in the first shot - looks good
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Spotted this earlier.
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Hi, my lucky day today. Three squirrels came several times over the day :
The female at the feeder, another one on the ground:
This one moved up to the feeder later, and checked the ground :
A happy ending to my pre-amp drama: Yesterday I switched it on, the power-on light did not go on, and I thought it was not working. Today, I switched it it on again,
and held my ear to the casing. I heard a faint humming sound from the power supply, I suppose.
This stopped when I switched it off. I installed a speaker then, switched on the power amp, the frequency splitter and heard the sound from my tuner !
So I was very happy.
The female at the feeder, another one on the ground:
This one moved up to the feeder later, and checked the ground :
A happy ending to my pre-amp drama: Yesterday I switched it on, the power-on light did not go on, and I thought it was not working. Today, I switched it it on again,
and held my ear to the casing. I heard a faint humming sound from the power supply, I suppose.
This stopped when I switched it off. I installed a speaker then, switched on the power amp, the frequency splitter and heard the sound from my tuner !
So I was very happy.
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I didn't see the earlier part of the amp story, but something that may be useful.
Most modern amps will shut down if there is a short or fault on the speakers.
However, some amps protection circuits are not what they should be, ie some later Denon AV amps will not always protect against a speaker cable short (the 2311 for example) and I have heard of similar in other makes.
It is ALWAYS worth checking speaker cabling for faults, it can easily get trapped under furniture, or wires pulled off by vacuum cleaners etc.
Some amps don't like having no speaker connected, as the voltage on the final transistors can rise above the max acceptable, so an open circuit could be as fatal as a short circuit.
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Hi, act 1 of my pre-amp drama I told yesterday. The pre-amp with the faulty power-on lamp is a SANSUI CA-F1.
As you advised, I shall be very careful when cabling the speakers of which there are four, two for treble, two for bass, each set having its own power amp.
I bought this equipment in the early 1980s. It is very dear to me ...
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Love the little droplets right on the edge.
I do like droplets on grass and it can make for lovely pictures.
I actually saw a nice one today but couldn't get the camera near enough.
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One day when the weather is better I will go down and explore the Wobbly Bottom.
I've taken this tree in the summer but not from this angle. I had to clone out a bit where the tree reached the bush (obviously not literally) and it annoys me as I don't like messing with images in that way. A few steps across and I would have got it right.
Couple of bugs down the road near the river
I've taken this tree in the summer but not from this angle. I had to clone out a bit where the tree reached the bush (obviously not literally) and it annoys me as I don't like messing with images in that way. A few steps across and I would have got it right.
Couple of bugs down the road near the river
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I didn't see them untill I opened the pic in Photoshop. I do like them though.
Thanks mate.
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This trench was dug and refilled just a few months ago, so far as I know...
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I took my camera to the Polling Station this afternoon, but dare not use it, the political situation is now so fractious that I'm really not looking forward to the next 5 years, (politically), last time the Conservatives in our area won by less tha 1,000 votes from the LibDems - this year the LibDems have put so much more effort into their campaign locally that I think they will succeed this time, (versus the Tory effort locally which has been NIL),......... the LibDem candidate is local versus the Conservative one who has just been "airlifted" in......... I'll be staying up all night to watch the BBC
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Hi Bill, it's funny you should say "dare not use it" because the person sitting on the left with the hood, a young woman, (who was representing our local MP) when she saw my camera, chased me down the road and asked if I had taken a photo. When I told her I had she said "You don't have my consent". She was dumbstruck when I
told her that as both she and I were in a public place I didn't need it!
What she needs to do is look up the laws on public photography and if she disagrees with them, well, speak to the person she was representing!!
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Crow by the main road. Perhaps he's hoping for dinner to be delivered by a passing vehicle...
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Hi, sugar beet spraying :
I saw the female squirrel three times in my garden :
And last but not least, the end of my audio re-installation. Knowing me, Basima looked rather skeptical :
And she was right. I could not get one power amp working. So, I used only one. A politician might have said "We successfully implemented plan B".
One could also say "I failed" ... ---
I saw the female squirrel three times in my garden :
And last but not least, the end of my audio re-installation. Knowing me, Basima looked rather skeptical :
And she was right. I could not get one power amp working. So, I used only one. A politician might have said "We successfully implemented plan B".
One could also say "I failed" ... ---
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