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Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jul 2013, 10:03
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

AFAIK, Lucas went T.U. ...........the bones...

AFAIK, Lucas went T.U. ...........the bones became Delphi...went T.U again...I don't think that anything is made by "lucas"in the UK.
anyone who has had the misfotune to own a diesel with a...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jul 2013, 10:48
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

@TURIN:ok: Obviously the only one in class who...

@TURIN:ok: Obviously the only one in class who looked and absorbed :D

Baaaack in the early days of the thread, I stated that Li-Ion .Li Poly technology, though having very high...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jul 2013, 11:16
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

IF the designers have done their job properly,...

IF the designers have done their job properly, there will be a DIFFERENTIAL between the discharge and recharge minima.

This will ensure that the lowest discharge -level still allows safe...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jun 2013, 21:09
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

By 'Eck!...you are a fussy lot for a mere 116...

By 'Eck!...you are a fussy lot for a mere 116 million USD , you expect perfection? :} Just google "787 price" and you'll find an article in"Forbes" stating that 116 mill. is the going price (a 45%...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Apr 2013, 10:41
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

Am I missing a trick here? Boeing now...

Am I missing a trick here?

Boeing now have what is, essentially, a new control/management system, connected to a new battery-pack,,,,,,they've managed to design, build, gear -up production and...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2013, 10:36
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

@Kilomikedelta.- Probably the most...

@Kilomikedelta.-

Probably the most incisive and insightful post on the whole thread :ok:
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2013, 09:27
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

@ inetdog Thanks for pointing out (what should...

@ inetdog Thanks for pointing out (what should have been) the blindingly obvious.....apart from a bit of heat-insulation in between the cells, they've simply "bunded" the original design...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2013, 20:23
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

Unless my old eyes and scratched bin's are...

Unless my old eyes and scratched bin's are decieving me, the pretty picture of the blue box has only 2 visible screws holding the top on at the front....even assuming a repeat on all four sides,...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2013, 11:53
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

AIUI... Blue box in foreground, on a...

AIUI... Blue box in foreground, on a cafeteria-type table! is the original .
beside it (yellow) several cells (don't know if they're the "certified" or "new-improved" version.

Beige (wooden)...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2013, 09:25
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

@cool guys..... No inside info, just old,cynical...

@cool guys..... No inside info, just old,cynical and been round the block more than a few times.

I have spent time with arrogant, concieted ,smartassed "Suits" who are full of crapand their...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Apr 2013, 13:11
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

Sir, I admire your stout attempts to defend the...

Sir, I admire your stout attempts to defend the indefensible.

Shall we say "Cascading failure"? Or perhaps "Avalanche effect"

It's already established that a faulty battery can...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Apr 2013, 13:02
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

[QUOTE][ you've missed most of the alterations...

[QUOTE][ you've missed most of the alterations made to the batteries and their charging and monitoring systems.
/QUOTE]

Which begs the question,- How the hell did a "not fit for purpose"...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Apr 2013, 14:21
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

Exactly the reason I call Bull**** on ANYTHING...

Exactly the reason I call Bull**** on ANYTHING that comes , unsubstantiated, out of the Boeing mouthpieces.

IMHO, this once-proud company is being sold down the river by a bunch of city...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Apr 2013, 11:35
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

Turn the present fleet into freighters, equip all...

Turn the present fleet into freighters, equip all flight-crew with parachutes and personal oxy. supplies....pay 'em danger-money.......THERE, ! job sorted, on the cheap. revenue generating, data...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Apr 2013, 10:13
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

that there's an indication that Politics and Big...

that there's an indication that Politics and Big Business have an undue influence on the Regulatory authorities....see also the comments re- Japanese Authorities "rubberstamping" CAA's decision.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2013, 09:48
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

@ Paxboy :ok::ok: IMHO. you're spot on. @...

@ Paxboy :ok::ok: IMHO. you're spot on.

@ Mark in CA. - If you delve back through BOTH "767/Battery " threads, you'll see! Boeing did themselves a huge disservice by bull****ting to the effect...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Apr 2013, 09:33
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

Until the batteries start smoking! ...

Until the batteries start smoking!



Well, I don't know what you're smoking, but plenty of more qualified men than you or I, aren't saying that....take off the rose-tinted spec's, supress your...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2013, 11:09
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

I recently did some work on a Japanese 360*...

I recently did some work on a Japanese 360* tracked-excavator .

the boom could be shifted from it's central-position...control was a mechanically- latching relay- in essence, like a domestic...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2013, 11:30
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

Well, they got that, OK, Whilst completely...

Well, they got that, OK, Whilst completely overlooking the fact that their "system" allowed the aircraft to be reduced to an unairworthy state.

Withy the best wil in the world, you can't expect...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2013, 16:53
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

crappy,ill-considered system. very early on,...

crappy,ill-considered system.
very early on, I was shouted-down , suggesting the battery should isolate before reaching non-rechargeable status. the argument, then, as now, was the need for that...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2013, 11:33
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

@ FlightPath OBN....Sorry, I didn't explain my...

@ FlightPath OBN....Sorry, I didn't explain my thoughts very clearly....the box-flange is currently about an inch wide.....double it and add the thicknesss of the lid.....fold it back on itself, thus...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2013, 12:57
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

@FASRP...you are well off the ball.... try:-...

@FASRP...you are well off the ball....
try:- 250 people spent , collectively, 50,000 hours , two at a time, in any one of fifty rooms.
150 of them died during their occupancy :ooh:

...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2013, 22:48
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

@ pub user,- I'm calling bull**** on that one! ...

@ pub user,- I'm calling bull**** on that one!
current -demand can be met ,simply by having lots more smaller cells.
Why do you think the present lithium configuration has 3 sub-cells in...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2013, 14:04
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

@ lomapaseo... As these batteries form a...

@ lomapaseo... As these batteries form a strategic last-ditch power-source, I'm baffled by the above assertion.
the ONLY time a flight with "dead" batteries can be (grudgingly) considered "safe",...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2013, 10:02
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

I don't see the containment kludge being an...

I don't see the containment kludge being an issue. the outlet of the container could have a 2-way valve,,, venting out if internal pressure raises above standard and normalising (venting inward)when...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2013, 21:26
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

Bit creative there, or what?...".burned itself...

Bit creative there, or what?...".burned itself out" is more like the truth.


not had a chance to read the report, but surely, some of the APU's output is used to recharge it's own...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Feb 2013, 09:54
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

@GolfSierra...on the face of it, -yes you'd think...

@GolfSierra...on the face of it, -yes you'd think so,,,,but there's a gear-train which multiplies the mechanical effort, The amount of pad-travel is extremely small and, as I postulated a while...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Feb 2013, 09:22
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

Did Western industry learn? NO....As a kid, I...

Did Western industry learn? NO....As a kid, I remember cheap Chinese and Hong-Kong toys...the quality went up rapidly. The Old-Guard ,jibed that the Asiatics were just cheap copycats....what a bunch...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2013, 11:35
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

@Volume... there are NOT 8 CELLS there are 24! ...

@Volume... there are NOT 8 CELLS there are 24!

each "cell"is 3 sub-cells in parallell. These could easily be connected together by attaching each sub-cell to it's main cell-buses with...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Feb 2013, 12:06
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

@ romulus Interesting consumer attitude!-...

@ romulus
Interesting consumer attitude!- so you consider it quite normal to buy a "rigorously" tested developed and certified bit of kit and then be expected to shell out cuntinuously on a...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Feb 2013, 11:35
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

@picky perkins Currently,the technology...

@picky perkins

Currently,the technology being developed includes a motor inside LG wheel
the concept being "tugless pushback and taxiing" to save fuel.

motor-generators are...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Feb 2013, 10:29
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

in reply to Romulus[QUOTE] [the ball being played...

in reply to Romulus[QUOTE] [the ball being played is the use of hindsight. It's easy to be critical of this decision now, I would suggest Boeing had done their work beforehand but something just...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2013, 16:09
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

@ Romulus ALL other "innovative"...

@ Romulus

ALL other "innovative" technologies that we are aware of in this particular aircraft construction, are well proven in plenty of other applications.

A "decision" was made...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2013, 10:19
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

YES, but ,unlike the "screamliner", It did'n't...

YES, but ,unlike the "screamliner", It did'n't suddenly.randomly and spontaneously combust:(
Regarding the article referenced by Girom,- a shower of tossers all trying to pass the buck for an...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Feb 2013, 11:30
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By cockney steve

posts 820-824. individual relays on the 8...

posts 820-824.

individual relays on the 8 cells would not work The real problem in thermal -runaway, is that each "cell" is, in fact a BATTERY

Another member has already pointed this out...
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