If all else fails .... - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

high_vacuum_house · 10th Jul 2024, 7:51 pm

It makes a nice warm bed!

It is on and No, I did not put her there.
I left the workshop for a few minutes and on return, found her having a quiet nap on the warmed up Rubidium frequency standard!! I didn't have the heart to disturb her.

Reminded me of a line by the 2 Ronnies, No wonder the eggs keep coming out cracked!!

Christopher Capener

The Philpott · 10th Jul 2024, 8:21 pm

-Conversely, during the planning of Project Blue Peacock, it was intended that the HENS would keep the EQUIPMENT warm.. sounds cute until you realise it involved subterranean nuclear mines planted in Germany, to be detonated if the Russians chose to cross the border! What the hell were they thinking..

Dave

newlite4 · 10th Jul 2024, 8:21 pm

If I gave her the corn, could she lay me one of those

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Neil

The Philpott · 10th Jul 2024, 9:18 pm

I had one that consistently laid double-yolkers, and it wasn't even bred for eggs, it was a meat bird. Went on to die of natural causes, and i miss the blockbusters it generated whilst it's little mates could only produce cookies.

I wonder if your hen could sense the AC before feeling the heat, the same way a hamster in a ball will head straight for power sockets.

Dave

Radio Wrangler · 11th Jul 2024, 10:03 am

Nice photo. Chickens are cute and cheerful to have around the place, but the only radio/electronics aspect is a novel way of reducing the power consumption of the heater in the rubidium standard.

Let's draw this to a close before things go further afield... and bad puns about YIGs.

David

10th Jul 2024, 7:51 pm	#1
high_vacuum_house Octode Join Date: May 2003 Location: Belper Derbyshire Posts: 1,989	If all else fails .... It makes a nice warm bed! It is on and No, I did not put her there. I left the workshop for a few minutes and on return, found her having a quiet nap on the warmed up Rubidium frequency standard!! I didn't have the heart to disturb her. Reminded me of a line by the 2 Ronnies, No wonder the eggs keep coming out cracked!! Christopher Capener Attached Thumbnails __________________ Interests in the collection and restoration of Tefifon players and 405 line television

10th Jul 2024, 8:21 pm	#2
The Philpott Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Colchester, Essex, UK. Posts: 4,229	Re: If all else fails .... -Conversely, during the planning of Project Blue Peacock, it was intended that the HENS would keep the EQUIPMENT warm.. sounds cute until you realise it involved subterranean nuclear mines planted in Germany, to be detonated if the Russians chose to cross the border! What the hell were they thinking.. Dave

10th Jul 2024, 8:21 pm	#3
newlite4 Octode Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bath, Somerset, UK. Posts: 1,847	Re: If all else fails .... If I gave her the corn, could she lay me one of those . Neil __________________ preserving the recent past, for the distant future.

10th Jul 2024, 9:18 pm	#4
The Philpott Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Colchester, Essex, UK. Posts: 4,229	Re: If all else fails .... I had one that consistently laid double-yolkers, and it wasn't even bred for eggs, it was a meat bird. Went on to die of natural causes, and i miss the blockbusters it generated whilst it's little mates could only produce cookies. I wonder if your hen could sense the AC before feeling the heat, the same way a hamster in a ball will head straight for power sockets. Dave

11th Jul 2024, 10:03 am	#5
Radio Wrangler Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fife, Scotland, UK. Posts: 23,383	Re: If all else fails .... Nice photo. Chickens are cute and cheerful to have around the place, but the only radio/electronics aspect is a novel way of reducing the power consumption of the heater in the rubidium standard. Let's draw this to a close before things go further afield... and bad puns about YIGs. David __________________ Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done