We have a an oven with a problem. It is a Leisure Rangemaster Gourmet. It has two ovens, the lower left works fine but the upper right does not heat up. The oven lights but the flame stays at a low level. The problem could be in the thermostat or a safety device called the … Read more
Many years ago I had heated grips on my BMW. They were very cosy. At the time money was very tight and commercial grips were out of the question. I put a 22Watt torpedo bulb inside each side of the handlebars, connected them to a switch wired through the ignition and Bob’s your uncle. It … Read more
Why a phase switcher? We busk with two mics. We are typically 3 feet apart and the mics are around 1 foot in front of each of us. We use only on busking amp with a single speaker. Feedback occurs when the sound from the speaker reaches the mics in sufficient volume to be recycled … Read more
Note – this is about my iron barrel Royal Enfield Bullet – or any engine with contact breaker ignition. Bikes without points (like my BMW which has a Hall sensor for the ignition timing) usually do not need attention as there is nothing to wear over time. When such vehicles do need the ignition timing … Read more
I decided to fit out my Royal Enfield Bullet with an electronic points saver. I was happy to keep the points and the mechanical advance/retard mechanism – I really just wanted to take the load off the points and the capacitor. The advantage is that the points will not wear although the heel of the … Read more