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borth this weekend anyone?
mNeil - 15-12-2011 at 18:28

snoozer11 - 17-12-2011 at 18:51

Hi Neil, got out for an session this afternoon (Sat). OK but wind was gusty and cold... Glad I got out to blow away some cobwebs.

mNeil - 18-12-2011 at 11:26

Neal you around during this week as i should be up with luck on tues night till friday? its getting warmer as well. did you have any luck with the batteries?

snoozer11 - 18-12-2011 at 23:15

Hi Neil, I should be about till thursday and would like a session or two - if the wind looks OK. Had a look at one of those battery packs... Unfortunately at the terminals end underneath the white silicone they have actually set the whole thing in a block of epoxy... Unbelievable ! All the other packs I have split into cells have only had silicone or just cardboard insulators which are easy to pull apart or dissolve. Although the cells themselves are glued together that easily dissolved with spray of label remover but I don't think I can get the (rather fragile) terminals out of the epoxy. Its slightly odd but both packs have the same faulty cell - the third one from the negative end about 0.2 - 0.3V lower than all the others. Shame because there are 10 good cells in those packs but I don't see a way of getting the terminals (like thick tinfoil) out of the epoxy block.

mNeil - 20-12-2011 at 17:59

thanks for looking Neal; looks like i should be up tomorrow till friday eveningish as the wind is not looking too bad

justal - 20-12-2011 at 21:37

Looks as though Santa might be bringing some wind for Xmas day as well.

Al.

snoozer11 - 21-12-2011 at 13:42

Not showing much on the weather station at the moment... will keep an eye on tomorrow though...

justal - 21-12-2011 at 13:52

Yep, there's now wind at all here at the moment.... At least now that the weather station is back up up running you didn't have to waste a trip here to find out though!

If there's wind tomorrow I might have time for an early one.

Al.

justal - 21-12-2011 at 15:14

Winds picking up now.... Bit late though as it's the shortest day of the year and will be dark soon.

Al.

mNeil - 21-12-2011 at 20:46

not going to be down till after Christmas now as got the galloping trots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

justal - 21-12-2011 at 21:28

That's right Neil, keep your dirty filthy germs inland... We don't want them here.

Hope you manage to recover before Xmas though, wouldn't want the turkey to go to waste.

Al

snoozer11 - 21-12-2011 at 22:03

Yep - it seemed to pick up about 3ish... but too late for me to be bothered... however tomorrow we will have more daylight. Well... a few seconds

Spooker - 22-12-2011 at 08:52

I'll be down on Christmas eve for a few days - and if the forecast holds (and my damaged ribcage) I could be on for an Xmas (AND Boxing day) session

snoozer11 - 22-12-2011 at 18:41

Looking good at the moment for tomorrow and for the weekend... See you there !

Neal

[Edited on 22-12-2011 by snoozer11]