Picture(s) of the day....

[myglaren]

Cold fusion reactor?

[Gibbo2286]

I've still got the first digi camera I bought a Kodak DC120, it still works and produces decent enough results although only 1.2 Mega pixels. Thought I might offer it on Ebay.

[Gibbo2286]

Following Gibbo's post a while ago I bought myself a £6 dashcam which also takes stills. From what I've seen so far they are fairly basic images of the 'you get what you see' variety and are small, lightweight and cheap as chips. A possible avenue to explore Jim?

I'm going to stick mine in a plastic box with a battery pack up by the bird bath and use it as a trail cam, see what comes while I'm not looking.

[NewcastleFalcon]

What's this then?

Spoiler: show

Yes...its your water supply paraphernalia!

Regards Neil

[CitroJim]

What's this then?

Part of a rig for making biodiesel?

I grew up using film cameras but processing was expensive, at least prints were, transparencies were cheaper but you needed a projector of course. I have a Fuji FinePix digi that I bought 10 years or more ago, it was a Which? best buy but by the time I get mine they had brought out a new one so I got mine about half price and it's been brilliant. I see they are recommending this month that is about 10 times the price I paid for mine All. the while mine goes on working I shall use it, it only needs charging once or twice a year.

Peter

I still have a very good Olympus digital camera that really was the 'dogs' back in the day and is still very good now but its low light performance is very poor... As is the the low light performance of my otherwise excellent bike cameras (very similar to dashcams) in still mode...

For my photographic interests good low light performance is an absolute must...

Enjoyed a fantastic walk out in the autumn sunshine with my 'bubble' (daughter Robyn) today Unusual for me to be out in daylight and taking pictures

Calverton Church

Who'd believe this is in Milton Keynes!

[Peter.N.]

It's a bit more domestic than that Jim.

My first camera was an Ilford Sportsman 35mm, f 3.5 lens, I later graduated to one with a f2.8 lens, they were pretty good for their time, I have boxes of transparencies from the '50's and '60,s. I got something a bit better after that but can't remember what it was, although I don't think the pictures were much better. Ah, Zenith.

Noticed you 'vintage audio' interest. The firm I worked for in London in '54 was a subsidiary of Wallace Heaton the photographic people, we sold, apart from cameras etc, HI Fi equipment, Quad, Leak and the like, only mono then of course but I've not heard anything that sounds any better, nice sound from a pair of KT66's

Peter

[Peter.N.]

These sheep appeared in our field a couple of days ago, no idea who's they are, I think they are something to do with the farmer that cuts the field and hedges for us.

My son took this on his phone. Peter

[mickthemaverick]

What's this then?

The clues:
It has a pump which can be switched by a level monitor or it would appear maybe a temp/pressure monitor?
It has a decent sized UV filter through which the liquid is pumped so I am thinking that is to clean the liquid from impurities of the bacteria/algae type
The level monitor suggests a large quantity of liquid, pool or fish pond comes to mind.
It has a heater so again pool or fish pond.
Level is not too critical for a pool. you can top up as and when you need to so I think the water contains living creatures, my guess is ornamental Koi maybe?
Hence its the control system for a large fish pond where cleanliness is important?

Or its the supply for your potable water from a natural spring source, but in that case why the heater?

[NewcastleFalcon]

Enjoyed a fantastic walk out in the autumn sunshine with my 'bubble' (daughter Robyn) today Unusual for me to be out in daylight and taking pictures

Excellent picture Jim, it was a blue sky day today.....beautiful so a short walk from the nicely parked leaf the light catching the reeds and willows surrounding this pond was a picture waiting to be taken.

the pond

the reeds

the sky

Regards Neil

[CitroJim]

Noticed you 'vintage audio' interest.

Do I ever Peter It's a bit like asking Chris Froome if he rides a bike or Mo Farah if he runs...

Quad, Leak and the like, only mono then of course but I've not heard anything that sounds any better, nice sound from a pair of KT66's

Now you're talking Currently listening to BBC 3CR on a 45 year old Leak tuner feeding a 40 year old PW Winton amp. built from a series of constructional articles published in Practical Wireless in early 1979..

A very early MOSFET amp and it sounds excellent

[CitroJim]

it was a blue sky day today.....beautiful so a short walk from the nicely parked leaf the light catching the reeds and willows surrounding this pond was a picture waiting to be taken.

Regards Neil

Your picture are really magical Neil The blue sky this afternoon was quite lovely and made for some excellent photography

Lots of people were out and about today enjoying the excellent weather before it all closes in tomorrow...

[NewcastleFalcon]

First time out for the gritters tonight round here

Regards Neil

[Peter.N.]

Your nearest Mick. It's our domestic water supply. We have a well about 25' deep just along side, it pumps the water from there to a 500 gallon tank at the top of the field which then gravity feeds the house.

The extra pressure sensors are part of an ongoing development, having burnt out a couple of pumps due to them running dry, firstly due to the foot valve failing thus draining the system, it's to deep to self prime but OK if you prime it, one sensor is for low or no pressure to prevent the pump from starting, it's a low pressure switch from for a gas boiler, the other one is an overpressure switch should the main one fail.

It has a ball valve in the tank, as the water rises it starts to shut and increases the back pressure which trips the main pressure switch on a latching relay circuit, it won't start up again until the time switch turns it on again at about 6.00am, time switch only stays on for a minute, all sensors are in series with the latching relay.

I took the photos to make up a 'user's guide' in case it packs up when I'm no longer here, I'm the only one that understands it at the moment.

Peter

[Peter.N.]

Jim.

I only understand them if they have valves.

Peter

[mickthemaverick]

That makes two of us now Peter!! It is not dissimilar to the system Ken had in Mallorca for a similar reason, except his well was inside the wellshed and he had the added complication of a swimming pool and a garden irrigation system to feed , all from the well although the irrigation was supplemented by supply from a huge underground sump reservoir which gathered all the areas rainfall. The domestic water was tapped off the well pump via a holding tank and the whole system was fitted with similar safety measures!!