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something off the wall

Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 4:25 am
by Hobbyman2
Was reading a article about possible shut down and fail safes in atomic energy plants and how safety can go wrong really fast .
Then in the article there was a comment ,,,,Older Diesels don’t need any electronics to run, so as long as they can get started, they’ll work.

http://www.askaprepper.com/can-a-nuclea ... medium=AAP

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Reminded me of the older generation , if we can get started , we still work. :)

Re: something off the wall

Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 6:36 am
by Gene Howe
So true. The RPMs decrease and, the duty cycles get shorter, though.

Re: something off the wall

Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 9:25 am
by JPG
Gene Howe wrote:So true. The RPMs decrease and, the duty cycles get shorter, though.

That confused me fer a brief spell.
















Until I realized you were referring to "US", not 'diesels'.

Re: something off the wall

Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:33 am
by Gene Howe
Sorry 'bout the confusion. Need more coffee.

Re: something off the wall

Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 5:54 pm
by ChrisNeilan
Lol. True, but fight it as long as you can. I just finished assembling a pergola that the instruction say you need 4 assistants. Right. I was alone. Done. I'm only 59.6 years young! (And I ache!)

Re: something off the wall

Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 6:08 pm
by Gene Howe
I'd be aching just reading the specs. Wait another 20 years Chris. I'm sure that I coulda done it 20 years ago, too. Well, maybe. I can't remember that far back.
Memory joins strength and endurance on the casualty list.