Was a tv engineer for lots of my working life. I'll get by
So what Black Friday sh#te have you bought ?
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Was a tv engineer for lots of my working life. I'll get by
These days are long gone @chookey
Cant go wrong with LG OLED though.
I get a cracking picture off mine.
Cheeky fecker.These days are long gone @chookey
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Cant go wrong with LG OLED though.
I get a cracking picture off mine.
Mind you they weren't much more modern when I started. The Phillips g8 chassis was very popular and the b&w only Thorn 1500 chassis. No wonder I have such a bad back these days.
Remember the triode and pentode valves? LolCheeky fecker.
Mind you they weren't much more modern when I started. The Phillips g8 chassis was very popular and the b&w only Thorn 1500 chassis. No wonder I have such a bad back these days.
Paved the way for transistors?
I got a few good belts of electricity messing round with valve TVs and radios back in the day when the world was young.
Lol, I've had a few near misses. I remember shorting the mains out, out of curiosity when i was in primary school. Lol
I remember a relay sticking on a machine I was setting. So I used just power the machine down and give the relay a pock with an allen key and bobs your uncle, but this time I forgot to power it down. All I will say is I never did it again 
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I remember messing about on the old TV, the bit that sticks into the tube..think it was called a 3 strip tripler or something like that and nearly got electrocuted lol..was really shocking 
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The anode cap from the line output transformer plugged into the crt screen. I was tasked with replacing a screen in my early days. It was quite a job removing boards to get clearance. After removing the old screen I had it on my shoulder and carried it out the back. It was sometime at this point when the charge left in the screen decided to discharge into my right ear.I remember messing about on the old TV, the bit that sticks into the tube..think it was called a 3 strip tripler or something like that and nearly got electrocuted lol..was really shocking
That was the day I invented break dancing.
Just remembered an old trick of mine where I would stand on my workshop mat with the cap removed from the screen, tv on and tap any unsuspecting colleague on the shoulder as they walked past.
That was the day they too learnt how to breakdance.
Thinking the same, a few burnt fingertips lol....
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Ok i crumbled and bought a drain cleaner hose to clear a few pipes having drainage issues.
Bathroom has a long slow drain for shower.
Kitchen sink might have a bit of grease in it.
Garage might have a collapsed drain .
So thought its cheaper to buy a hose and try it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0001P0BPI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Bathroom has a long slow drain for shower.
Kitchen sink might have a bit of grease in it.
Garage might have a collapsed drain .
So thought its cheaper to buy a hose and try it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0001P0BPI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have a Nilfisk pressure washer, great bit of kit imo…
They're what I started on Dar. Tv's were were becoming hybrid in those days where they had a mixture of valves and transistors. We were forever adapting to the ever changing technology. That has never stopped I suppose.Remember the triode and pentode valves? Lol
Paved the way for transistors?
