Marcus took "Michelle" to the Brigidine Semi Formal on Saturday night. Gina Horky made a corsage that Marcus presented to the girl. I believe the affair went off well and was held at the Indooroopilly golf club.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Marcus Brigidine Semi Formal
Marcus took "Michelle" to the Brigidine Semi Formal on Saturday night. Gina Horky made a corsage that Marcus presented to the girl. I believe the affair went off well and was held at the Indooroopilly golf club.
A stroll in the green forest
Megan and her cohort of Ofambulators & Serial Hillers did a training walk.
(Frank stayed home and did the kids sport transportation)
(Frank stayed home and did the kids sport transportation)
Thursday, May 10, 2012
WA should ditch helmet laws, say cycling guru
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/news/13614581/wa-should-ditch-helmet-laws-say-cycling-guru/
And I thought the first thing Campbell Newman would do was scrap the helmet laws so people would ride his bikes.
WA's bike helmet laws should be scrapped to encourage more
people to cycle, according to one of the world's most respected
pro-cycling lobbyists.
Manfred Neun, president of the European Cyclists Federation, believes the number of cyclists in WA would treble if helmets were not compulsory.
"Helmets are a disincentive to riding, there is no doubt about that," Mr Neun said at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig, Germany, yesterday.
"And if people aren't riding, they aren't enjoying the many health benefits associated with this pastime."
Mr Neun, known as a cycling guru for his worldwide campaigning for improved cycling conditions over 30 years, said politicians and health organisations supported helmet laws because they thought they improved safety for cyclists.
But he said the truth was far more complex.
"Wearing a helmet creates the image of cycling being an abnormally dangerous physical activity," he said.
"While this may be the case for cycling as sports, it is not necessarily so for cycling as a daily means of transportation.
"Statistics show that the more cyclists are on the road, the safer it is actually to cycle. Car drivers are more used to the presence of cyclists.
"There is no doubt that the main effect of bike helmet laws has not been to improve cycling safety but to discourage cycling, undermining its health and other benefits."
Mr Neun said dedicated bike lanes and reducing car speeds in urban areas would do more to protect cyclists than helmets.
Cycling was proving the answer to many problems facing fast-growing cities all over the world, including traffic congestion, energy use and pollution.
Governments were beginning to understand cycling was a relatively "cheap" investment that could create dynamic, livable communities.
"Bike infrastructure is cheaper than new roads, cheaper than new buses and trains," Mr Neun said. "It makes good economic sense and can go a long way to improving a community's health and lifestyle."
And I thought the first thing Campbell Newman would do was scrap the helmet laws so people would ride his bikes.
Manfred Neun, president of the European Cyclists Federation, believes the number of cyclists in WA would treble if helmets were not compulsory.
"Helmets are a disincentive to riding, there is no doubt about that," Mr Neun said at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig, Germany, yesterday.
"And if people aren't riding, they aren't enjoying the many health benefits associated with this pastime."
Mr Neun, known as a cycling guru for his worldwide campaigning for improved cycling conditions over 30 years, said politicians and health organisations supported helmet laws because they thought they improved safety for cyclists.
But he said the truth was far more complex.
"Wearing a helmet creates the image of cycling being an abnormally dangerous physical activity," he said.
"While this may be the case for cycling as sports, it is not necessarily so for cycling as a daily means of transportation.
"Statistics show that the more cyclists are on the road, the safer it is actually to cycle. Car drivers are more used to the presence of cyclists.
"There is no doubt that the main effect of bike helmet laws has not been to improve cycling safety but to discourage cycling, undermining its health and other benefits."
Mr Neun said dedicated bike lanes and reducing car speeds in urban areas would do more to protect cyclists than helmets.
Cycling was proving the answer to many problems facing fast-growing cities all over the world, including traffic congestion, energy use and pollution.
Governments were beginning to understand cycling was a relatively "cheap" investment that could create dynamic, livable communities.
"Bike infrastructure is cheaper than new roads, cheaper than new buses and trains," Mr Neun said. "It makes good economic sense and can go a long way to improving a community's health and lifestyle."
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
BGS Music Showcase
Marcus is front middle of the photo with a Basson. Not a wild animal from Africa. Sort of like a didgeridoo with a mouth piece.
Natty from State High was there too. We also saw Michael Coyne & Alistair Wuth
This fellow, not easy to see in this photo was a camera operator who kept making a point of falling asleep. I found it very distracting. Megan gave him 'what for' at the end.
And the BGS boys seem to have decided that it is no longer necessary to do up their top buttons. Cane the lot of 'em Brian.
Cover Girl Megan
They've been training and fundraising. 55 cases of wine recently.
And now a bush dance.
Sat 19-May-2012 both readers of this blog are welcome as are of course their friend(s)
:)
Weekend In Stanthorpe
This is a bit of a draft.
More photos and video to add and some place names.
Here we all are after returning from a walk to ....
The Stanthorpe pyramid
Bryce on top
These photos taken by Megan. Better than the usual fare served up by Frank.
Bryce (Left)
Marcus (Sitting at the far right)
Chris (Black pants sitting)
Marcus & Bryce on top.
Dan, Jemma & Frank
Steven (bottom right)
Sunset photos by Megan.
Cool eh.
The Stanthorpe pyramid
Bryce on top
Marcus (Sitting at the far right)
Chris (Black pants sitting)
Dan, Jemma & Frank
Steven (bottom right)
Cool eh.
Repair Soundcraft Sprit Powerstation 1200 Powered Mixer
Then slide out the shield.
This is the power amp board.
The silver thing with fins is the heat sink. You can see the fans behind it (Black).
The round things on the heat sink are the power transistors. (We assume some are blown to a short circuit condition).
The power transistors are:
MJ15024
MJ15025
Ordered some from Element14
Shipping Charge:
$0.00
GST:
$8.19
Total:
$90.09
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DEBUGGING
1. With multimeter on the diode (beep) setting, measured between B-E, B-C, C-E on all the power transisors. On the left channel all seemed short (both the NPN and the PNP transistors) whereas the right channel did not.
2. Not knowing the designators of the power transistors, I have arbitarilly labelled them 1 to 16. (Left channel is 1 to 8).
3. Pulled out transistor number 1. MJ14024. Measured it on its own and blow me over, it's OK.
decided to remove all 8 transistors and replace them with the new ones.
Working down the bottom of the heat sink fins is awkward and also the unit is dusty. I was worried about dust getting under one of the transistors are degrading the thermal resistance.
Upon closer inspection, the heat sink fins are screwed to the thicker plate to which the transisors are mounted. Removed these screws and removed the heat sink fins and a thermal gasket. This made it so much easier to clean and work on.
Add more photos here
Soldered some power resistors across the fuse holders for the initial power up.
| REF | Type | Description | Quantity | E14 | RS | Futurelec |
| Q | ||||||
| Q1, 2, 3, 4 | MJ15024 | NPN | 4 | 95567294 | MJ15024 in stock $7.90 | |
| Q5, 6, 7, 8 | MJ15025 | PNP TO-3 | 4 | 9556737 $8.56 8days | MJ15025 in stock $6.20 | |
| Q9, 15, 19 | BF422 | NPN | 3 | BF422 In stock 20c ea | ||
| Q10, 13, 14, 16 | BF423 | PNP | 4 | BF423 In stock 25c | ||
| Q11, 22 | 2SC2240 | PNP | 2 | 2sc2240 in stock 10c | ||
| Q12, 17, 18 | 2SA970 | PNP | 3 | 2SA970 in stock 10c | ||
| Q20 | TIP49 | 1 | 1467914 Fairchild $0.998 2 days | No stock TIP50 stock $1.10 | ||
| Q21 | MJE5730 | 1 | ON Semi MJE7530G TO220 1260719 $2.68 7 days | No stock | ||
| SHIPPING | 2 Weeks $7 1 week $30 |
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