At one time, all motorcycles came with a comprehensive toolkit and a manual which explained how to service your own bike, replace brake shoes, change the oil and even rebuild the gearbox in some cases. Nowadays there is no tool box, brief instructions on how to check the oil…and a warning not to drink it! […]
New Rims and Spokes for the Matchless G3...
Sixteen years ago, the initial restoration on my 1953 Matchless G3LS was completed. The two rims fitted were manufactured by Central Wheel Components (CWC)…I’m hoping they have improved since then, as the chrome finish was very thin. I noticed this when it started peeling off in places! When I got my Matchless G12 in the […]
UMIST Powered Prototyping Board
Back in the mists of time, I spent a while at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology…1980 so no mobile phones back then. No internet, social media or even fax machines. Decent computers were housed in large air conditioned rooms and had a team of dedicated staff to provide the tender loving […]
Lucas Ammeter Wobble on G3LS
I had a very pleasurable ride to Bellingham for a cup of tea and a piece of lemon cake on Monday…the first of August in 2022 in case you’re reading this at some future time. My ‘Bellingham‘ is in England’s most beautiful county – Northumberland. There’s a most pleasant road running from Acomb up through […]
Adobe Acrobat Reader Update Failed
I recently had an issue when Adobe Acrobat Reader kept failing to update. The error message has disappeared but effectively said that a particular file could not be updated as it had already been updated by another application. The file and path were ‘C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\libcef.dll’. I searched on-line for a solution and found […]
KW E-Zee Match Lives to Tune Again
These are great little tuners and are designed to provide an improved method of matching between a transmitter output, or a receiver input, to an antenna system. In standard guise they cover from 10 to 80m inclusive, and allow resistive loads from 15 ohms to 5,000 ohms to be matched. Reactive components in the antenna […]
HD720P WiFi Endoscope – No Picture
I bought one of these gizmos a couple of years or so ago. The intention was to use it for seeing in places eyes and torches can’t reach. You realised I meant inside engine cylinders and gearboxes, and in corners of electrical equipment I couldn’t see, didn’t you? I’m sure it could be used for […]
Volvo Thermostat 31368373
Frankly, I would not have believed that in the final weeks of 2021, the thermostat on my car would be conspiring against me…with no other thought than to deprive me of the life giving output from the heater matrix in cold weather. The last time I had to wear a scarf, coat and gloves whilst […]