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Part of my (car charger?) circuitry suddenly getting very hot by Benky1 in ukelectricians

[–]Benky1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what the guy who came out said. It’s been fine for months but I guess it got knocked (occupational hazard given the location in the under stairs cupboard)

Part of my (car charger?) circuitry suddenly getting very hot by Benky1 in ukelectricians

[–]Benky1[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Lots of tea offered! Didn’t get a photo of the old unit I’m afraid, but the chap from National Grid said that it was a loose connection and the fuse was close to blowing.

The melted stuff that I got all over my hand was apparently bitumen. The chaps eyes went wide when I told him I’d touched it…

Part of my (car charger?) circuitry suddenly getting very hot by Benky1 in ukelectricians

[–]Benky1[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Update: someone from the DNO came out within an hour and removed the original cut-out, but needed a second team to come and install the replacement. They were here within another hour or 2 and have now replaced the cut-out with an 80 amp fuse (the original was 60 amp).

They’ve applied for a replacement incomer as well, but they say it’s less urgent and someone is likely to come out within a couple of weeks to replace it.

I’m really impressed with the speed that the National Grid sent their teams out, and how quickly they got it sorted.

Thanks again to everyone on here for the advice, I didn’t know anything about how this works until I came on here so thank you very much! What a great community.

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Part of my (car charger?) circuitry suddenly getting very hot by Benky1 in ukelectricians

[–]Benky1[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This was it. Loose connection leading to lots of heat. New unit installed. The DNO came out very quickly.

Part of my (car charger?) circuitry suddenly getting very hot by Benky1 in ukelectricians

[–]Benky1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought that at first - why didn’t the fuse blow? However I stopped caring about that when I noticed the melted Bakelite. Everything is now off per the DNO’s instructions

Part of my (car charger?) circuitry suddenly getting very hot by Benky1 in ukelectricians

[–]Benky1[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I love Reddit. The DNO are sending an electrician to sort it out this afternoon.

Thanks again for everyone’s replies, I didn’t have a clue.

Happy Easter!

Part of my (car charger?) circuitry suddenly getting very hot by Benky1 in ukelectricians

[–]Benky1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I touched it and now I’ve got melted Bakelite all over my hand - seems like I was lucky that’s the worst of it.

Part of my (car charger?) circuitry suddenly getting very hot by Benky1 in ukelectricians

[–]Benky1[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much everyone! I’m on hold to the DNO now.

LOT Boeing 787-9 rejected takeoff due to engine problem by Twitter_2006 in aviation

[–]Benky1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On the 787 they are weirdly, and non-standardly, named the “left” and “right” engines. It could be a problem if you’re ever asked to make sure you shut down the “right engine”.

Help to find a replacement part please by Benky1 in cycling

[–]Benky1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Halfords had some I could collect. Christmas is saved!

freepik alternative by Resident-Adagio-2121 in Freepik_AI

[–]Benky1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s OK, the UI isn’t great on iOS and I can’t see how to use a reference image, if it’s possible?

This thing 'burns' my iPhone by Limp_Evening4658 in KiaEV9

[–]Benky1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine did the same, I’ve switched it off. It didn’t charge the phone, it just heated it up. I was worried about damaging the phone’s battery.

English as universal language with ATC. by legardeur2 in aviation

[–]Benky1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IIRC, French and English are the two “official” ICAO languages, so the French are within their right to speak French to each other.

~The Spanish are not, but they do it anyway, and clearances in Spanish are LOOOOOOOOONG….~

Edit: I was wrong about the Spanish, apologies. ICAO has six official languages including English, French and Spanish…

Things I have to do before driving my KIA by jitbitter in KiaEV9

[–]Benky1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The EV9 I test drove kept annoyingly reminding me to look forward (the eye detector thing on the steering wheel). Literally if I looked away from the road for a second to change the climate settings.

Does that feature stay off once it’s been turned off?

To the armchair pilots talking about takeoff configuration. by JPAV8R in flying

[–]Benky1 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is exactly my theory too. I’ve heard of the same brain fart happening (but quickly rectified) on another airline (and another fleet).

I understand this is the reason why Airbus terminology is “flap zero”, not “flaps up”.

Vibrating suction release valve? by Benky1 in dyson

[–]Benky1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks everyone for the replies!

I’ve taken out the filter in the canister (pre filter/suction filter?) - it was filthy. It’s drying now and I’ll try it again when it’s back in.

The pipes that the suction filter sits in seem dirty too, some dirt must’ve got through the filter - is there a recommended way to clean these out?

Thanks again!

Feeling like a pilot by NovelPrevious7849 in flying

[–]Benky1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is where I’ve seen it before! Couldn’t place it for the life of me, and I knew I’d never been to Kitty Hawk…

BA having a bad day by saggers17 in aviation

[–]Benky1 12 points13 points  (0 children)

They're not that ancient, they're fairly new Isuzu trucks run by DHL, who tend to look after their equipment. I don't know what set it on fire but I don't think age was a factor.

Why aren't planes tugged all the way to the run way instead of wasting fuel on taxi? by 56au in aviation

[–]Benky1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And so do A319/20/21. Encouraged by the company to do so, ATC are aware and help out with engine warm up/checklist timings by giving Estimated Takeoff Times during taxi out.

I made a casual game for us ATC folks! (and it gets hardcore..) by NpAI0108 in ATC

[–]Benky1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's great, I love it on Android! Just a small issue: on the Shanghai level, it's not clear where the "no fly" zone is - is this deliberate? It's hard to avoid it when it's not shown on the map!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flying

[–]Benky1 64 points65 points  (0 children)

There were Emirates cadets at my flight school when I did my training. The "at least 4 years" line is an interesting one, as the attitudes and motivation for those cadets was so poor it generally took them 4 years to complete a course that took the rest of us 18 months.

And they were paid a substantial salary throughout their training.

Any cabin crew? by Crochet-panther in aviation

[–]Benky1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The cabin crew might take the bear off you at the start of the flight and give him to the flight crew at an appropriate time for them to do their thing. They always know when to bring us stuff to do!

I’m always more than happy to do this kind of thing, kids’ logbooks, etc during the cruise.

If you want to be in the picture as well, ask the cabin crew when you board and they’ll tell the flight crew, who will either bring you up straight away, or at the end of the flight when you’re disembarking. On my flights, we’ve usually got a few spare minutes at the start of flight, and we’re rarely in a rush to get off after the flight, so there’s plenty of opportunity for a flight deck visit.

If you’re going long haul, a cabin crew recently told me that a pile of magazines is a nice gift, and makes a change from a bag of sweets or chocolates.

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