Harvey Norman the pommy view.

stuff that moves by courier.

exemption level, stupids.

will be locked to the ATT network,

would probably not take kindly to our 50Hz

Some do most get too hot.

You could use an inverter, or even use UPS I suppose, neither of which is practical for a vacuum cleaner.

practicality of importing the stuff all of

with those.

Computer components are mostly an exception. Most of it is little cheaper even in Hong Kong.

Over recent years - yes. Over the last few months in line with the dollars rise - no.

Any you have always been arrogant enought to believe in your own infallibility. You missed your true vocation, you should have been pope.

th stuff that moves by courier.

exemption level, stupids.

nd

) ?

In the 1990s a local nut processing plant opened and purchased all their equipment from the USA. I use a local engineering/metalwork shop that was doing their work.

I remember seeing boxes of discarded US power sockets, wire, fuse boxes and other gear, along with a few large 3 phase squirrel cage motors sitting in the workshop. Asked him out of interest what it was from and he mentioned the nut place and how motors were constantly burning out, and needed to be re-wound despite being run on 120v via a large transformer.

the motors that were in his workshop were being sent off to be rewound after cooking.

Informed him of the 60hz problem, and that the only solutions were to

Also to make matters worse, the gear was running probably 1/6th slower than it was designed for.

depending on the cost and loss of efficiency in the conversion - using the converter was probably the best option as replacing the motors would have resulted in the equipment still running slower than intended, and changes to gear ratios/pulleys etc would probably be needed if this was an issue.

I informed him of all this, I don't know the outcome, the place closed down a few years later.

I've found the only hand dryers that really work well are the Dyson type. Bought a Dyson Fan which I reckon at $500 (Harvey Norman) is expensive but looks nice is quite and gives a perfect breeze. Wonder why the copies aren't out?

-- Petzl

fritz wrote

stuff that moves by courier.

exemption level, stupids.

will be locked to the ATT network,

would probably not take kindly to our 50Hz

Yes, but plenty of motors dont care about that sort of frequency difference.

directly compared the Dyson design has LESS

Irrelevant to what is being discussed.

keithr wrote

stuff that moves by courier.

exemption level, stupids.

will be locked to the ATT network,

would probably not take kindly to our 50Hz

That most is just plain wrong.

practical for a vacuum cleaner.

Pity there is plenty that is completely practical with a vacuum cleaner.

irrelevant.

Utterly mangled all over again.

That is just plain wrong.

rise - no.

That last is just plain wrong.

Oh dear Rod is out of ideas, always the same when he doesn't have an answer, out come the same tired old insults. He hasn't managed to think of anything new in the last 20 years.

keithr wrote:

Yep Hardly sells lots of booze?????

I didn't write that

No woddles the clueless has the patent on that idiocy you have your own brand of nfi :P

SG1 wrote

products or alcoholic beverages.

There is a hell of a lot more than just Hardly involved in the GST campaign, stupid.

keithr wrote

Never said you did. If I had said that, it would have had just one > in front of it, you stupid pommy f****it.

keithr Inscribed thus:

Actually it wouldn't. Its the same motor for both 50 & 60 Hz.

The tag line is Hardly Normal and I think that describes you to a T, might have to go for very abnormal.

Some gutless f****it desperately cowering behind SG1 wrote just the puerile s*it thats all it can ever manage.

Bullshit, an AC motor would hardly notice the difference in Hz... voltage is another matter though.

The bot lives. But only just.....

Some gutless f****it desperately cowering behind SG1 wrote just the puerile s*it thats all it can ever manage.

Roddles if you are trying to insult someone please be original, I know it is not in your nature. Original thought belongs to us more highly evolved humans, but try please, atm thought is not illegal. But in your case impossible. Have a good day in your unevolved small world.