Mrs The Bass needed a trip to the V+A to assist study towards her Degree so I tagged along and diverted into the Science Museum.
Here's some links to piccies peeps might be interested in (I hope). I've left all the pics are fairly large so you can zoom in for extra detail.
2 Technics SL1200 TT's
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109 ... MG6268.jpg
Info on Flemming Diode and Deforrests Triode
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109 ... MG6272.jpg
The Flemming Diode Valve
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109 ... MG6278.jpg
DeForrests Triode
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109 ... MG6284.jpg
Beam Transmitter Info card
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109 ... MG6293.jpg
CV1606 Beam transmitter valve (water cooled)
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109 ... MG6294.jpg
Valve Hobbyist collection
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109 ... MG6302.jpg
DIY SW Radio TX'er
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109 ... MG6308.jpg
Aurora Amp info on display in the V+A
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109 ... MG6332.jpg
The Aurora Amp
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109 ... MG6330.jpg
And finally a rare picture of me at home at ease in my listening room, I've tweaked the 6EM7 Project up a bit, can ye tell?
Hope you enjoy (I did)
DTB
Virtual Trip to the Science Moozeeyum
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#1 Virtual Trip to the Science Moozeeyum
"The fat bourgeois and his doppelganger"
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You lucky sod! I went to the Science Museum once when I was 10 and have not yet been able to make it back there. (Living as I do OOp 'ere in the frozen North)
You've rekindled my interest to make the effort, after all twice in 40 years is not too often is it?
Cheers,
Tony
You've rekindled my interest to make the effort, after all twice in 40 years is not too often is it?
Cheers,
Tony
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Its well worth the trip Tony,
The history of aviation section was fabbo too. Seeing as you live oop Norf I'll give ye anuvver incentive...
Its free
DTB
The history of aviation section was fabbo too. Seeing as you live oop Norf I'll give ye anuvver incentive...
Its free
DTB
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#4
My parents took me there when i was a kid, and i loved it. They had to drag me away from the place when they got tired.
I took my own kids there a few years ago and was disappointed that very little seemed to impress them.
Sadly, technology appears to be taken for granted by many youngsters these days.
They are only concerned with whether they can afford to buy stuff in the shops, and have no interest in how it got there.
Most teenagers cannot understand why i make anything. They usually say "why don't you just go out and buy it".
Probably a trade off of living in an affluent society.
Doesn't give me too much hope for the future.
I took my own kids there a few years ago and was disappointed that very little seemed to impress them.
Sadly, technology appears to be taken for granted by many youngsters these days.
They are only concerned with whether they can afford to buy stuff in the shops, and have no interest in how it got there.
Most teenagers cannot understand why i make anything. They usually say "why don't you just go out and buy it".
Probably a trade off of living in an affluent society.
Doesn't give me too much hope for the future.
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There was loads there to keep me occupied (but then I'm a simply sort anyway...I love watching traffic lights change colour ) .
The history of Rocket propulsion was brilliant too, inspired enough to make me want to play with some at home.
DTB
The history of Rocket propulsion was brilliant too, inspired enough to make me want to play with some at home.
DTB
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#8
Uh oh,
Guess someone should warn you
Skateboards are kinda dangerous
Rockets are kinda dangerous
and the visions of DTB mixing the two raises an eyebrow
Don't do it Dave.....!!!
Guess someone should warn you
Skateboards are kinda dangerous
Rockets are kinda dangerous
and the visions of DTB mixing the two raises an eyebrow
Don't do it Dave.....!!!
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Cheers for the tip-off Darren, I'll stick to 490V DC HT's on Valve amps thenDarren wrote:Uh oh,
Guess someone should warn you
Skateboards are kinda dangerous
Rockets are kinda dangerous
and the visions of DTB mixing the two raises an eyebrow
Don't do it Dave.....!!!
Skateboarding isn't dangerous by the way, falling off is
DTB
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#10
Ha, that's sorta what I told my mother when I bought another motorbike 20yrs ago.
The problem was I hadn't been able to walk unaided for two years after stopping quicker than it was designed for.
She had a slight problem with my decision you might say
Life is about living I told her.
Not worrying about how long you might live it
The problem was I hadn't been able to walk unaided for two years after stopping quicker than it was designed for.
She had a slight problem with my decision you might say
Life is about living I told her.
Not worrying about how long you might live it