fatboyonabike
Captain oblivious
hazardous area, must be sealed against stuff that likes to go BOOM!
Little Things You Hate
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Fred Nurk
No custom title here
In that case, even more reason to use the correct meter, although less of a risk to use at home.hazardous area, must be sealed against stuff that likes to go BOOM!
nzhumpy
Googlemeister who likes bikes and scandal
OK, you get an exemption.
fatboyonabike
Captain oblivious
I do consume a vast amount of baked beans and spend a good amount of time in my work shed with the doors closed though!
link1896
Mr Greenfield
Jesus what actually makes a modern fluke intrinsically safe vs a bog standard one?
When I clicked on the link I was expecting to find a fluke inside a scuba diving camera style enclosure in reverse, with fluid on the inside.
The rotary switch and the fuse I guess are the points of risk? And I though I had reason to cry when I crushed a made in USA 179
When I clicked on the link I was expecting to find a fluke inside a scuba diving camera style enclosure in reverse, with fluid on the inside.
The rotary switch and the fuse I guess are the points of risk? And I though I had reason to cry when I crushed a made in USA 179
PINT of Stella. mate!
Many, many Scotches
EX ratings are a con! I’ve used some absolute godawful Intrinsically Safe cameras over the years that are essentially an el cheapo Bali-market 5Mp knock-off camera shoved into a bulky plastic housing that’s somehow worth $5000 because it’s got the all important EX tag
If a modern good quality $300 point-and-shoot can keep liquid away from the sparky bits at depths of up to 10m, it should be able to keep gas out too - Not that you want to be hanging out in explosive atmospheres anyway. Gas clouds often carry their own static charge and it doesn’t take much to set one off!
Fred Nurk
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cammas
Seamstress
The wife got a new half turn tap set for the bathroom online, she showed me and I half looked at it (as I was probably surfing through this very forum), it arrives only to find out this set doesn’t come with the breeches which is the problem with original set in the first place. Chat with the eldest boy and he says don’t worry I’ll get a mate to grab another complete set and he fit them as he is a plumber. I’m like sweet, too much of a pain in the arse to return the others due to click and collect etc, so fuck it I’ll put them in our ensuite.
Anyway go through all the instructions, fit them up and they look great, turn on the water no leaking taps off to a good start. Turn on the taps and water comes out all good, look under the sink water dripping, fuck it. I should have replaced the o rings on the T piece, okay I pull it apart and change them which was total pain just due to the location. Turn on the water still a leak coming from the spout now I’m ready to stab someone, pull the spout off and then realise that I forgot to put Teflon tape on the thread, apply teflon and guess what it doesn’t leak. All the time I’m trying to do this before the wife gets back from down the street, what a fuckwit but at least she is happy.
Anyway go through all the instructions, fit them up and they look great, turn on the water no leaking taps off to a good start. Turn on the taps and water comes out all good, look under the sink water dripping, fuck it. I should have replaced the o rings on the T piece, okay I pull it apart and change them which was total pain just due to the location. Turn on the water still a leak coming from the spout now I’m ready to stab someone, pull the spout off and then realise that I forgot to put Teflon tape on the thread, apply teflon and guess what it doesn’t leak. All the time I’m trying to do this before the wife gets back from down the street, what a fuckwit but at least she is happy.
PINT of Stella. mate!
Many, many Scotches
Yeah but it’s really just a fancy way for Toaster -Repair Technicians to be able to fleece folk under the guise of safety.
It’s a bit like AS/NZ stickers specifically being required on helmets.
cokeonspecialtwodollars
Fartes of Portingale
I'm going to disagree somewhat. Certification of Ex components is all about not having the final duck lining up, it only exists as a last line of defence when all of the other risk reduction measures have failed. Some of my dealings with international IECEx test houses have been nothing short of criminal where as the local test houses while occasionally painfull to deal with are always thorough. What value do you put on a life, certification is expensive and usually associated with low volume products so where does the cost get apportioned?Yeah but it’s really just a fancy way for Toaster -Repair Technicians to be able to fleece folk under the guise of safety.
It’s a bit like AS/NZ stickers specifically being required on helmets.
fatboyonabike
Captain oblivious
You don'y say to your mates that you're off to buy a Ferrari and come back with a Yellow one...You get the Red one because its better!
Ex ratings are no different..(EX is short for expensive)
it is a whisker under $1000 for a non IS one, as the meter is semi-water proof, dust proof, shock proof to 3m drop...but yeah, its a fcuking expensive piece of kit
nzhumpy
Googlemeister who likes bikes and scandal
Shipping from the UK is amazing atm, I ordered some sunnies from there 10pm Tuesday, woke upon Wednesday with an email stating that shipping has been delayed because of Bank Holiday weekend over there...delivered this morning. Was sent with DHL so missed the Aus Post black hole.
fjohn860
Alice in diaperland
Yep. DHL for mine too. Got an email Thursday saying delivery by th 10th which I thought was fair. Then an email this morning saying parcel out for delivery today
nzhumpy
Googlemeister who likes bikes and scandal
Exactly the same as me, and I thought they were optimistic with the 10th.Yep. DHL for mine too. Got an email Thursday saying delivery by th 10th which I thought was fair. Then an email this morning saying parcel out for delivery today
stirk
Burner
Ha! A mate of mine threw baits around the roof thinking the rats would die outside, how horribly wrong he was. I think he ended up collecting 7 stinking rats from his roof. And I did warn him.
PINT of Stella. mate!
Many, many Scotches
I had a mouse choose a drip tray in the back of my fridge as it's final resting place. I was away for the first few days and as the tray was hidden in the back of the fridge it took another day before I actually found it. The best way of describing the resulting scene was 'furry soup'
I tried cleaning it out but after 3 voms I gave up, dragged the whole thing outside, drove up to Melbourne and bought a new fridge.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Wrong thread!
moorey
call me Mia
LTIH. Just noticing that.
