BTS Journal 23 no 1

[Mike_Strick]

Another great issue, thank you!

Of course it would be the issue with prominent bite reports that my already nervous visiting in-laws politely pick up and thumb through...

[Ray Hale]

I just knew it......

Nice one Phil

[Phil Rea]

I just knew it......

Nice one Phil

There's always one isn't there Ray

[Louise~Nichols]

Belt and braces admittedly but how many of us can boast such an emergency system?

Ray Hale

Heheheh....me too! I'm in the same boat as Phil, we have very unpredictable *power-outs* here too...and I won't risk any of my snake or spidey stock during these colder times.

Ray H...thanks for clarifying some of the finer details in the John Greaves/ Ray Gabriel's response/counter response....see, that just gave so much more perspective when the ommitted details were filled in.

[Phil Rea]

Me

I have a 2.75kVA petrol generator which can be rigged up to power the heating cables in the T cabinets and also the heating for our snakes (which it is primarily intended for). It is more than belt and braces, because everything has to be hooked up with long extension cables Works though!

Because our house is connected to the mains supply via a dodgy 30 year old stepdown transformer off an 11,000v pole in a field, the electricity here can be fairly ropey at times.

Oh, and I'd just like to compliment the BTS on one of the most fascinating journals I've had the pleasure of reading.

I just knew it......

Nice one Phil

Ever wish you'd just kept your gob shut? I do.





We were without power today for about 7 hours because a construction company installing a fibre optic cable cut through an underground electricity cable at the bottom of our lane this afternoon.

We keep spiders, snakes, tropical fish, and we have a marine/reef nano tank, so no power is not an option.

Fortunately, Scottish Power were able to transfer us onto another phase that still had power to it. That took four hours, as they had to switch it off at the substation before connecting us up, and then switch it back on.

Back on now, thank goodness

[Phil Rea]

And again Today



Now hopefully all sorted!

[James Box]

horror of horrors! te just HAVE to do this sort of work during the cold months, don't they?

[Colin D Wilson]

You know your problem Phil....
You're trying to run Welsh households with Scottish power.
Not going to work is it!!!

[Phil Rea]

horror of horrors! te just HAVE to do this sort of work during the cold months, don't they?

Typical isn't it!

You know your problem Phil....
You're trying to run Welsh households with Scottish power.
Not going to work is it!!!

Never thought of that Colin