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Post by lollygagger on Feb 21, 2018 11:29:32 GMT
Snap with the back and refused operation. Even if the op had gone well I'd have been more disabled than I am so it was a no brainer as they say. Bloody surgeons are simpletons in the way they think - surgery is the start and end of their thinking as if there were no other branches of medicine. Add to that the reason you're talking to a surgeon in the first place is very often due to being sent by a jack of all trades gp who doesn't really have a clue and before you know it you're knife practice fodder having an op with no chance of success. It looks very much like you don't trust them much, do you ? I can't blame you, as I've had quite a few bad experiences too, but for some people they've been the saviour. In the last 10 years a lot has changed with the robotic controled operations, that are (supposedly) often successful. In the past 43 years I've got used to having a constant pain in my back, but it seems that one is able to adapt and move the acceptable pain limit level. But sometimes it's just too much, and that stays for a couple of days to 1 week, after which it's more bearable again, and it hasn't stopped me from living my life. Peter. A surgeon was once keen to operate on me. I asked what his success rate was - 2.5 out of ten. What's the 0.5? Too soon to tell. How about the 2? Simple cases. Mine? Complex and very little chance of success and almost inevitable chance of leaving me permanently disabled yet even after that Q&A session he still wanted to operate! Also I'd watched the op with commentary from it's inventor. The one thing he said was essential to success was poo pooed by my surgeon (top uk bod in the field) as exactly what he would not do. So, er, no thanks! A young lady I came across who was initially nowhere near as bad as me blindly took is expert doctor knows best advise and is now a bedridden operation failure at 30. So no, I trust their skills but I don't trust their motives.
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Post by Telemachus on Feb 21, 2018 12:05:02 GMT
Have you checked the fuse between battery and charger yet? Maybe you should measure the voltage on the dc terminals of the charger to make sure there isn’t some break in the connections between charger and batteries. Hello Nick, I'm ashamed having to say that there's no fuse between the batteries and the charger (I just slapped myself for not having done that), and I will measure the voltage on the dc terminals of the charger as soon as I'm able to bend my back again, as I can hardly move today. The not being able to move happens 3 to 4 times per year at the most inconvenient moments, and is a bad souvenir of an accident I had in 1975, and for which I decided at the time not to risk an operation. My chances were only maximum 50%, and if it wouldn't work out in my favour there was a risk of ending up in a wheelchair, nowadays back operations aren't as risky anymore, but I'm not going to get an operation now anymore, as I have adapted to this problem, and can live with it, apart from these 3 to 4 times a year when it's really too much. Peter. I sympathise! (Not about the fuse, that is very naughty!) I get something similar but not as bad by the sound of it. My back can be fine for months and then one day, I’ll wake up with a twinge for no obvious reason, that just gets worse during the day and is then bad for a week or two, before eventually fading away.
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Post by bargemast on Feb 21, 2018 12:05:54 GMT
Sounds painful Peter, I hope you have enough electrical power to be comfortable. It doesn't only sound painful, it really is painful, and more than I can handle right now. Painkillers would interfear with the medication I have to take already, so I just have to suffer a bit more for a few days. It will be alright in the end (when I'm in my box waiting for the fire ). The Kipor is easy to start, so I will have enough electric power to satisfy the injection power and circulation pump needs of the central heating, a bit of light from the LED's and some spare for the laptop. Looking forward to better times. Peter.
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Post by kris on Feb 21, 2018 16:55:48 GMT
Ive just bought one of the slightly bigger kipors the ig2600. im hoping to run an inverter welder from it. ive had so many problems with battery chargers giving up the ghost i bought this as an emergency battery charger. before any of the exspurts pipe up, yes i know its not a four stage inteligent charger and if im not careful it will boil my batteries. ive had enough of inteligent battery chargers thanks. i bought myself a 30amp victron last year, its shit. it doesnt perform very well at all compared to the oil filled welder or any other 30amp charger ive had. its performance is so bad, i was better off just conecting the battery across the dc output on my 1000w honda. i returned it to the vendor under the 5year warrant. the vendor was a right pain to deal with. the up shot was that he told me i need to buy new batteries. whilst i admit my starter battery is worn the voltage at rest is around 12.8-12.9 it still starts the engine very well. so theres no way it needs replacing yet. Anyway the replacment victron is sat unused in its box waiting until i can be bothered to put it on ebay. while im still happily using the pickhill.
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Post by bargemast on Feb 21, 2018 17:35:21 GMT
That's a masive bit of kit you have there Kris, I'm with you on your thoughts, you're better off with a working non-intelligent charger, than with a non-working intelligent one.
About working your inverter welder from the 2600IG Kipor, be careful, as many of these inverter welders that are very happy to work on shore power of less than 2600 w , they can burn their printed circuits without any previous warnings.
In 2007 when I was in the process of converting the beautiful tankerbarge I had, I was close to an electric repair place, with some very clever guys working there, and they had lots of inverter welders that needed new printed circuits after they'd been used with gennies.
It's too bad that the owner of this place retired in 2009, if not that would have been an address where I would have gone with my charger.
If you have the instructions of your inverter/welder check if there's a warning about using them with a genny, or send a mail to them to ask, as it would be a shame to damage the welder.
Good luck with it.
Peter.
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Post by Telemachus on Feb 21, 2018 17:47:21 GMT
Ive just bought one of the slightly bigger kipors the ig2600. im hoping to run an inverter welder from it. ive had so many problems with battery chargers giving up the ghost i bought this as an emergency battery charger. before any of the exspurts pipe up, yes i know its not a four stage inteligent charger and if im not careful it will boil my batteries. ive had enough of inteligent battery chargers thanks. i bought myself a 30amp victron last year, its shit. it doesnt perform very well at all compared to the oil filled welder or any other 30amp charger ive had. its performance is so bad, i was better off just conecting the battery across the dc output on my 1000w honda. i returned it to the vendor under the 5year warrant. the vendor was a right pain to deal with. the up shot was that he told me i need to buy new batteries. whilst i admit my starter battery is worn the voltage at rest is around 12.8-12.9 it still starts the engine very well. so theres no way it needs replacing yet. Anyway the replacment victron is sat unused in its box waiting until i can be bothered to put it on ebay. while im still happily using the pickhill. There nothing wrong with an unintelligent charger, provided the user provides the intelligence. It’s just that most people prefer fit and forget. But certainly, plenty of problems with “intelligent” chargers going to float far too soon. And if used with a Genny rather than shore power, even less need for an “intelligent” charger. I’d just worry slightly about the inrush current for such a huge transformer, but hopefully the 2600 will cope.
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Post by kris on Feb 21, 2018 17:50:42 GMT
That's a masive bit of kit you have there Kris, I'm with you on your thoughts, you're better off with a working non-intelligent charger, than with a non-working intelligent one. About working your inverter welder from the 2600IG Kipor, be careful, as many of these inverter welders that are very happy to work on shore power of less than 2600 w , they can burn their printed circuits without any previous warnings. In 2007 when I was in the process of converting the beautiful tankerbarge I had, I was close to an electric repair place, with some very clever guys working there, and they had lots of inverter welders that needed new printed circuits after they'd been used with gennies. It's too bad that the owner of this place retired in 2009, if not that would have been an address where I would have gone with my charger. If you have the instructions of your inverter/welder check if there's a warning about using them with a genny, or send a mail to them to ask, as it would be a shame to damage the welder. Good luck with it. Peter. your right about the warning about using a genny to power an inverter welder. I've run this one off a few generators before with no problems (touch wood) But it is a good make and not a cheapy. But I will be careful. Yes the pickhill is a massive bit of kit definately not portable.
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Post by kris on Feb 21, 2018 17:54:46 GMT
Ive just bought one of the slightly bigger kipors the ig2600. im hoping to run an inverter welder from it. ive had so many problems with battery chargers giving up the ghost i bought this as an emergency battery charger. before any of the exspurts pipe up, yes i know its not a four stage inteligent charger and if im not careful it will boil my batteries. ive had enough of inteligent battery chargers thanks. i bought myself a 30amp victron last year, its shit. it doesnt perform very well at all compared to the oil filled welder or any other 30amp charger ive had. its performance is so bad, i was better off just conecting the battery across the dc output on my 1000w honda. i returned it to the vendor under the 5year warrant. the vendor was a right pain to deal with. the up shot was that he told me i need to buy new batteries. whilst i admit my starter battery is worn the voltage at rest is around 12.8-12.9 it still starts the engine very well. so theres no way it needs replacing yet. Anyway the replacment victron is sat unused in its box waiting until i can be bothered to put it on ebay. while im still happily using the pickhill. There nothing wrong with an unintelligent charger, provided the user provides the intelligence. It’s just that most people prefer fit and forget. But certainly, plenty of problems with “intelligent” chargers going to float far too soon. And if used with a Genny rather than shore power, even less need for an “intelligent” charger. I’d just worry slightly about the inrush current for such a huge transformer, but hopefully the 2600 will cope. If you look Nick its variable output so up to 30amps my Honda 1000w runs it. Sorry don't worry yourself.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2018 18:49:06 GMT
That is a beautiful battery charger !
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Post by kris on Feb 21, 2018 18:51:38 GMT
That is a beautiful battery charger ! Yes I like it
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Post by JohnV on Feb 22, 2018 13:34:56 GMT
On old and big bits of kit ..... you should see the welder in this boatyard ..... it's ancient and bloody huge !!! in fact the case housing the power factor capacitor is as big as a washing machine and the separate operators control pots (3? 4? of them) are the size of a 25 litre drum.
I'll have to take the camera over then and get a photo ........ I've never come across a unit that size (and probably that old) before
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Post by kris on Feb 22, 2018 13:38:43 GMT
On old and big bits of kit ..... you should see the welder in this boatyard ..... it's ancient and bloody huge !!! in fact the case housing the power factor capacitor is as big as a washing machine and the separate operators control pots (3? 4? of them) are the size of a 25 litre drum. I'll have to take the camera over then and get a photo ........ I've never come across a unit that size (and probably that old) before Does it still work? And is it still being used?
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Post by JohnV on Feb 22, 2018 17:03:36 GMT
Yes Kris it's still in daily use ...... I've put my camera next to my work gear so with luck I will remember to pick it up and get a photo tomorrow
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Post by kris on Feb 22, 2018 17:06:19 GMT
Yes Kris it's still in daily use ...... I've put my camera next to my work gear so with luck I will remember to pick it up and get a photo tomorrow I like old bits of kit that still work and are used for what they where made for.
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