******* Thread now closed, please see volume 56 ********
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=26088
In this thread you may ask any question for which you need help, advice, suggestions or whatever.
It does not need to be motoring related. In fact, in this thread it should not be.
No Questions About PC\'s. They now go in another Thread.
No politics
No Speeding, speed cameras, traffic calming
No arguments or slanging matches
Nothing which I think is not following the spirit of the thread
Nothing that risks the future of this site (please see the small print for details www.honestjohn.co.uk/credits/index.htm )
Any of the above will be deleted. If the thread becomes difficult to maintain it will simply be removed.
However, as has been said a couple of times, there is a wealth of knowledge in here, much of which is not motoring related, but most of which is useful.
This is Volume 55. Previous Volumes will not be deleted,
A list of previous volumes can be found here:-
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=18847
PLEASE NOTE:
When posting a NEW question, please \"Reply to\" the first message in this thread, i.e. this one. This keeps each question in it\'s own separate segment and stops each new question from getting mixed up in amongst existing questions. Also please remember to change the subject header.
DD. - BR Moderator
mailto:moderators@honestjohn.co.uk
|
On Monday I have to get to Regents park.
As I'm currently "between jobs" I don't want to spend more than I have to, so my plan is to drive from Luton into North London, park the car somewhere where there is reasonable free parking and then cycle the rest of the way. up to five miles of cycling is my limiit as I'm not as fit as I used ot be.
So where is the best place to park that hasn't got resident parking restrictions, is outside the congestion zone and will be safe(ish) for my old Cavalier?
--
I read often, only post occasionally
|
I cannot help you on parking but Regents Park is in any case North of the CC zone
www.cclondon.com/infosearch/dynamicPages/WF_ZoneCh...x
|
Brent Cross Retail Park?
But rather you than me cycling the rest of the way...
.
Whereas ND is a bit wet not to cycle from his hotel merely 3.5 miles to his new job! (And in Telford in November, he'll be a bit wet if he does cycle...)
|
Personally i'm not keen on the whole idea of riding a bike in telford let alone riding in november!
which hotel which hotel you staying at No Dosh? If you want you could have my old room at mum and dads - i'm sure they'll sort you a good deal out!
|
|
|
Whereas ND is a bit wet not to cycle from his hotel merely 3.5 miles to his new job! (And in Telford in November, he'll be a bit wet if he does cycle...)
Seriously, even in November, you rarely get wet on 20mins either way morning and evening. I'm probably taking to the bus, bike folded, about eight times a year on that account. The punctures are another story.....
|
|
|
|
|
For the third time in as many weeks, the home mains electricity supply has been interrupted for a split second.
Each time, this split second has been long enough to power down my Netgear router, and consequently drop not just my ADSL connection, but also my VPN tunnel to the office even though the laptop, with its batteries, kept going. Today, the timing could not have been worse.
Prompted by these events, I've just had a gander on the web for devices that will effectively act as a capacitor and allow the router - which has a low current draw - to continue running thorugh brief power interruptions.
Prices for such devices vary enormously, so I would much appreciate learning of any recommendations, please. If such a device can also filter against voltage spikes or power surges, so much the better.
Many thanks.
|
|
Yes a UPS will filter out voltage spikes. You need to work out what power your equipment uses to deterimine what size UPS to get. As you only want to keep your router going a small capacity one will do fine.
|
While it may be overkill for your needs, the best UPS are those where there are internal batteries which are charged when the mains is on. These batteries then power an inverter to give a mains output.
These give a really clean output, even when the mains supply is really noisy, and can keep you running for longer during a power outage.
I use these types of UPS when doing data acquisition work in factories, and on trains. The last thing you want is a welder to strike an arc, or the train to go over a 'neutral section' just as you're trying to measure something!
number_cruncher
|
Well there's a coincidence. I am just starting to investigate the same thing - a UPS. Primarily to protect the TV and audio equipment from spikes, but also to give uninterrupted use (it's annoying when the cable TV goes off as when it comes back on the unit is switched off and TiVo can't change it's channel any more!).
I am about to acquire a breeze block size unit which has been on a small server for a while, but apparently Maplins have a wide range, and Belkin is supposed to be a reasonable make.
|
There are three basic technologies that most UPSs follow: Offline, Line Interactive and Online. Offline UPS systems provide the most basic form of protection and are thus used on standalone workstations only. Simply, when the mains fails they switch to battery. There could be a short delay and there's no or little spike protection.
Line Interactive UPS systems are the middle technology - they typically convert the mains to DC and then back again. Again a battery provides backup.
The best form of UPS systems is Online. The load is always supplied power from the batteries. When there is any kind of surge the battery compensates for that and the load does not get affected. When the power fails totally, the batteries take over seamlessly without any lag time.
I used to buy loads of UPS - one for every PC, server and mid-range box when I worked in East Africa.
|
|
|
|
Original post
Just discovered a problem with our swanky, double mortgage, so far superb, but now long outside guarantee, large Samsonite suit case.
The case has a 5mm thick rubber bumper that runs all the way round the rim of each lid, immediately adjacent to the closure join. Because the case has four small wheels however, the bumper elements parallel with the ground often make contact with it, the result of which is that the double sided sticky tape securing it to a shallow aluminium channel has sheared, and the rubber now hangs loose.
I am loathe to repair with more double sided sticky tape, and would rather use a durable glue. Bearing in mind that I will properly clean both surfaces first, and that we travel a lot with this case, what can BRers recommend, please, that will:
1) Stick rubber to aluminium
2) Withstand ground handling, conveyor belt, and bumpy pavement abuse
3) Resist temperature change
4) Resist puddle immersion
5) Resist being dragged through -20deg C snow at Prague airport and Olomouc train station this Christmas!
TVM
Suggestion from Pugugly
> > Araldite.
Conclusion
Thanks, PU.
Spot on.
On a trial section, I tried a number of adhesives, and found Araldite to be the only one to resist all attempts to prise the rubber trim off. Job now done, and suitcase awaiting renewed exposure to the proving ground detailed above!
|
|
I speak from experience, Araldite is all that holds the crumbling PU Empire from falling apart !
|
|
|
|
for every question, some back roomer has an answer, so here goes
after a stressful couple of months, me&her are of to the Costa de la Luz for a week on friday morning.
We only booked it last week, and other than haveing seen the brochure and checked the temp & hours of sunlight, we don't know a great deal about it other than work can't get hold of us there.
it being a stress-buster week, we might never leave the hotel, but,should we venture out to Jerez, Cadiz, or Seville, can any backroomers tell us of any 'must see' attractions ?
ta
--
Sept 2004 - 'Britain on the Move'
curious ? see www.mikes-walks.co.uk
|
Seville is well worth a visit. As you are so close you should tour one of the Sherry houses in Jerez and if you are interested in horses a visit to The Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art (Real Escuela Andaluza Del Arte Ecuestra) to see the 'dancing' white horses it's something you'll never forget.
Try and spend an evening in one of the cities on a tapas bar crawl and see the locals relaxing.
You lucky things!
|
Paul - i'm a port drinker myself - we once kept a whole plane waiting at Faro because we were gazing rapturously at the contents of the Port shop, but a trip to Jerez, which I think is about 40k away might be in order, and if the weather is really duff, then prancing horses are the sort of thing that will delight SWMBO
--
Sept 2004 - 'Britain on the Move'
curious ? see www.mikes-walks.co.uk
|
|
Seriuosly recommend Spain. Excellent roads out in the country, great people, if only restraunts opened at a reasonable time.
|
|
|
OK Borasport - where do you want to start?
She and me returned from Seville last week.Must sees are the Giralda and the Cathedral. The Alcazar next to it and a proper flamenco show at Los Gallos in the old Jewish Quarter or if you want the real, real flamenco singing go to the Hotel Triana but it doesn't start until Midnight and finishes at two am..
Eat and drink yourself full at a Tapas bar where you get the bill chalked on the bar in front of you.
Yes go to Jerez and see the Lippizaner horses and if you visit a bodega ( try Gonzalez Byass) - DO NOT DRIVE!
Where are you staying exactly ? Take your windsurfer if you are down near Tarifa. If you are near Chipiona or Barbati then the seafood is splendid- There is a cafe at Barbati in the harbour where the fish is as fresh as you will find. Try the , calamari ( squid) prawns pil pil, or just a plain Tuna steak fresh from the sea.
Go to Gib and take a trip round the Rock.
One point - take a wind break if you are going on the beach or you will get sand blasted.
Enjoy the trip.
|
the resort is 'nova sancta petri', and as far as I can tell, is near barbata and may only have been finished a few weeks ago !
As we are only going for a weeks crashout, i haven't really thought about hiring a car, but in my personal bible, drink&drive is a no-no and d&d on holiday is an absolute double no-no, and also for the first time, we've gone half-board. (different restaurants every night is half the fun of holiday, but weve been places in greece earlier in the year than this and found the choice diminishing every night)
thanks for all the advice and keep it coming !
--
Sept 2004 - 'Britain on the Move'
curious ? see www.mikes-walks.co.uk
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
When you're in a flatish area, roughly how far away is the visible horizon ?
|
How tall are you/how high up is eye level?
StarGazer
|
|
|
When you're in a flatish area, roughly how far away is the visible horizon ?
it's as easy as this..
mintaka.sdsu.edu/GF/explain/atmos_refr/horizon.html
|
|
|
|
|
Anybody here involved or have any contacts in this field ?
|
Mark,
As in radio/phone communications or testing for susceptibility to EM fields etc
StarGazer
|
|
Lets assume I wanted to understand the existing fields and radiation in a particular area and its likely effect on various pieces of electronic equipment - which would include, but most certainly not be restricted to, telephone and computer networks.
|
Mark,
Two aspects, let me know if any are useful.
1. I know of some mathematicians locally who are doing contract work for a very large phone company modelling signal strengths for the next generation of fully mobile networks.
2. EMC testing of equipment....I try and avoid this for one off instruments that are going to telescopes as it can be very expensive and not terribly relevant to the electromagnetically noisy environment in which the instrument will be used.
StarGazer
|
|
|
Mark,
Whilst its fairly easy for relative amateurs to determine the signal strength and frequency of RF and EMF fields in and around an area/location using wideband recievers, applying this to office/industrial premises and the communication/computer/electronic equipment contained therein and quantifying the risk and exposure is a whole different ball game.
Let me explain, its all about the transmission medium.
You could happily scan your location and get nothing. There could however be huge spikes/RF/EMF up your mains feed that is not airbourne. I have known cases of Lightening strips on the roof acting as high gain antenna and injecting RF into the building earth. I know of a case where the first tube train of the morning (tarnished live rail you see) brought down a major computer every morning at 5:18. Equipment in your location could even be injecting spikes/RF/EMF into your own mains feed.
So the point I am trying to make is that you need the services of experienced Electrical/Electronic environmental engineers to examine and quantify the risks/exposure of ALL transmission medium if you are suffering from a suspected "dirty" environment.
|
>>you need the services of experienced Electrical/Electronic environmental engineers
Care to suggest a couple ?
|
Mark,
Mail me with exactly want you want doing and I'll get back to you.
I assume that as a moderator you have access to email address.
--
I read often, only post occasionally
|
|
|
> you need the services of experienced Electrical/Electronic > environmental engineers
Care to suggest a couple ?
try
Looking for an engineering consultant?
www.engineeringtalk.com/news/iee/iee100.html
IEE reaffirms low risk from low-level EMFs
www.engineeringtalk.com/news/iee/iee119.html
|
|
|
|
|
Sorry, meant to add, yes I can sell you such a survey ;)
|
Mark
Will mail you at moderators id with my work email address.
|
Thanks for your support guys, very helpful.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
One of the recessed spotlights in our kitchen has gone west and I am strugling to replace it. Without going into all the boring details I have 3 choices. i) replace the ceramic lamp holder; ii) replace the spotlight with an identical one or iii) replace all 7 spotlights in the kitchen. The spots are 14 years old so I am having difficulties finding a replacement ceramic holder or a replacement psotlight. The manufacturer of the lights is a co. called Ascot. I have looked on the web for an address or similar with no success. Before I go out and replace all 7 spots with a more modern design, has anyone heard of Ascot and are they still in business?
Many thanks
|
I can't help with the manufacturer but you could try an electrical wholesalers such as Newey & Eyre, Edmundson or Senate. Their staff tend to have quite good technical knowledge and may well know if Ascot are still around or, if not, if there are any alternative manufacturers producing the same product.
|
|
try www.belllighting.co.uk Served well to replace some fittings in PU towers that were past their best.
|
|
|
|
This is a personal viewpoint, but based on sound experience.
Recessed spots get hot. These are 14 years hot. The ceramic holders get brittle and break up sometimes you cant get the bulbs out. If you took the complete fitting out of the recess I bet the cables are brittle and cracked near the light.
I would replace them all just for the safety angle.
|
|
Senate stock Bell Lighting stuff.
|
|
|
"This is a personal viewpoint, but based on sound experience. Recessed spots get hot........ I bet the cables are brittle and cracked near the light."
Am I alone in believing that LV halogen spotlights are a very fashionable but undesirable fire hazard? Is there any history of their having caused fires?
I think that they get very hot (I have no figures) and putting them (especially DIY installation) into a floor void full of dust, lint, woodshavings and tinder-dry bits of old paper seems to be inviting a disaster.
|
|
|
|
|
Hi
Does anybody have experience of the following widescreen TV: Loewe Aventos 3781?
Also, what are Loewe as brand like for reliability?
thanks in advance
|
Posted too soon!
Meant to also ask - if this TV is given a 4:3 signal can it do intelligent-stretching (more nearer the edges, less in the middle) as an alternative to black bars down the left and rgh-hand sides?
|
hi martin,
according to the latest "which?" mag, who have done a round-up this month of the best-buy tv`s, the Loewe 32in (no model name mentioned) comes out as No1, with the equally priced (£1200) toshiba in 2nd. Apparently Loewe`s and toshiba have the best picture enhancement systems, with sony in 3rd place. they state that Loewe`s haven`t been around long enough for them to evaluate thier reliability. I have the Toshiba model and that can do the "stretch" to a 4.3 signal, and also a 16.9 one, all that as well as wide-screen, cinema, and sub-title options!!, i assume that the Loewe will be able to as well.
hth,
billy.
|
|
|
|
When clearing my late father's house in the summer I found 12 kilos of sulphate of iron which I know he used as moss killer on his lawn. I have looked on the internet, consulted various books and all say it can be used but nowhere can I find the "dose"
Any ideas out there? My lawn is full of moss!!
|
Try spelling sulphate "sulfate" - gives you hundreds of pages of info. One of the first (Googled "Iron sulfate moss") was:
bryophytes.science.oregonstate.edu/page22.htm
"Moss can be controlled with products containing Iron Sulfate, and Ferrous Ammonium Sulfate. A good mixture is approximately 3 ounces of Iron Sulfate in 5 gallons of water. A five-gallon mixture should be sprayed over a 1000 sq. ft. area. "
One important point is that if the conditions that created the moss aren't changed it'll be back. You really need to increase the drainage on the lawn - moss will only live if it can stay wet most of the time. A hollow tine aerator (hire one) will create drainage holes. Then, you need to brush sharp sand all over the lawn to fill the holes (otherwise the problem will come back). The two things combined will help your drainage and you should see the moss fail to recolonise (if you kill it) or die out (if you don't).
For detailed instructions, get a general lawncare book.
V
|
Thanks Vin - didn't think of spelling it the American way. Am going to aerate also as I have done in the past. Soil is very clay round here so aeration is a regular necessity.
|
|
|
|
|
I wouldn't use any moss killer. Application requirements are so difficult that you are almost bound to damage the grass. I am still repairing my lawn three years after an application.
|
I have found that by applying a nitrogenous fertiliser to a lawn you will boost the growth of the grass sufficiently to then smother the moss and eradicate it completely.
Only downside of course that the lawn mower will be working overtime with possibly two cuts per week.
|
|
|
I wouldn't use any moss killer. Application requirements are so difficult that you are almost bound to damage the grass. I am still repairing my lawn three years after an application.
I've used sulphate of iron as a lawn moss killer for years without any problem, and I wouldn't use anything else. I buy it from an allotment association, either in the manufacturer's 25 kg bag, or they will weigh it out into 5 kg portions, and it's "cheap as chips".
Incidentally, sulphate of iron is the main ingredient of proprietary moss killers. These are very expensive, especially if you have a large lawn.
--
L'escargot by name, but not by nature.
|
Oh, I forgot, for a really cheap and effective moss killer, if you have a chimney that needs sweeping, keep the soot. A tablespoonful in a watering can spread over a good few yards (see how accurate I can be when I try) will do the job just as effectively as anything more expensive.
I reiterate, though, your garden needs hollow-tine aeration more than it needs mosskiller. You might also consider top dressing it for a longer term solution. That's the one that makes the difference between professional gardens and amateurs. I seem to recall a statement by Geoff Hamilton along the lines of "Top dressing is the one thing professionals would never not do, but it's the one thing amateurs never do". Get a lawn care book for a good explanation.
V
|
Thanks again!
L'Escargot - any advice on getting rid of snails????
|
One Torch, one stick with a spike on the end.
Blind the blighters, then prong them.
(Sorry, L'Escargot)
V
|
|
|
|
|
|
My son wants a PS2 for xmas and daughter wants a dancemat to go with it.
I know absolutely nothing about games consoles etc.
The PS2 bit seems straightforward - can get these in various places so just a case of finding best deal, perhaps bundled with some games.
However, there seems to be loads of dance mats available - anyone any experience / advice they can offer me? Daughter is 10, was hoping to avoid asking her all about them to keep the element of surprise but may well have to!
Any suggestions / advice?
|
Bobby,
sorry I know absolutely nothing about dance mats - that is mainly down to me not being able to dance!
The PS2 however is amazing. You can use it as a DVD player which I'm sure you will be aware.
If you wait about a month, a game called Gran Turismo 4 will be out - I guarantee you will be on that more than BobbyG Junior. If you get it closer to Christmas you may be able to get that thrown in.
Sorry I can't help you with the dance mat though.
--
Adam
|
Adam, strange as this may sound, I don't like video games or, more importantly, they don't like me!
I had Colin McCraes rally game with steering wheel etc for PC but every time I played it, I felt queasy. Its the same even if I watch the kids play video games as well.
|
Bobby, that is bad...you're missing out! I want to point out that I'm not some video game freak - I rarely play it but the only games I do have are driving games!
Colin McRae - that takes me back - steering wheel set up to the Playstation - trying to teach Dad how to drive. (He would later teach me!)
I'm the same though - after about 30 minutes I get really bad headaches which is why I don't really play it.
If you wait till tomorrow, my friend has a sister who has a dance mat from what I can remember. She's always on it - I will have a talk to her which may prove difficult as she is 9.
I'll report back then.
--
Adam
|
|
Cheers Adam , I will await your update.
|
|
|
>>I will have a talk to her which may prove difficult as she is 9.
Ask her to use simple language and short words and you'll be fine.
|
google "ps2 dance mat" leads to
computing.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/cp_112201_filter_type_d...l
As Adam pointed out, PS2 is a DVD player as well, but you will need a very good (gold) scart lead as the picture quality can suffer.
PS2 very good, catching up on missed out youth with Grand Theft Auto and Medal of Honor!
|
1. A new model ps2 is due out on 1 November, maybe nd is a good day to buy an old model ...
2. The problem with dance mats is that they really are hard work. So I would buy a cheap one, and replace it on the really rare event of it being worn out ...
|
|
|
>>but you will need a very good (gold) scart lead as the picture quality can suffer.
Has anyone seen any objective evidence anywhere that coating a cheapo cable with a one atom thick layer of 'gold' actually produces a measurable improvement in anything? I was browsing a few electrical / HiFi sites yesterday and couldn't believe how much they charge for these allegedly 'improved' cables!
I would certainly suggest using AV cables with individual screening; but gold plating? lower contact resistance? well maybe, but doers that actually change the sound / picture??
Sorry...rant over...I'll get me coat...
|
Has anyone seen any objective evidence anywhere that coating a cheapo cable with a one atom thick layer of 'gold' actually >> produces a measurable improvement in anything?
No, I haven't. This is a wild guess.
I think the point of the coating is that it is applied to the contacts on the connector plug. Now, the main properties of gold are that it doesn't corrode and it is soft. On a connector, this will mean that there is no oxide layer to affect the contact resistance, and that the gold is soft enough to slightly conform to the shape of the opposing connector, hence making a better contact.
In the bulk of the wire, I can't think of any benefit (but am willign to be corrected). But at the contact, I can see how this would help.
Whether the benefit would be noticeable, I have no idea.
|
Yes, I can see some reasonably scientific sounding explanation here; but I don't think I've ever seen any measurable data to show that a marginal reduction in contact resistance actually does anything useful. I think I'd get shot at dawn for designing anything with such suspectibility to contact resistance.
I'm just bemused that shops can flog a 1m SCART lead for 20 - 30 quid because its 'gold plated' :-/
|
Yes - that's the crucial question, does the improvement in electrical properties which almost certainly exists actually help!
Suspect it's related to the fact that it's gold. Lead-plated cables would probable bomb, even if they were better than gold and cheaper too!
After all, we all know that you can tell how good the sound will be from a HiFi by how many buttons it has...
|
|
>>but you will need a very good (gold) scart lead as the picture quality can suffer. Has anyone seen any objective evidence anywhere that coating a cheapo cable with a one atom thick layer of 'gold' actually produces a measurable improvement in anything?
I recall reading somewhere, quite recently, about some of the well known radio/tv/electrical dealers persuading customers to purchase expensive scart leads for their new video hi-fi etc. It was reported that they were a waste of money, and there was no noticeable difference in the quality of output from the appliance.
|
Bobby,
she has something called a Logic 3 dance mat and absolutely loves it. Whether your kids like it or not is another matter but this one seems relatively hard wearing given what it;s used for.
Hope this helps
--
Adam
|
|
Cheers Adski, I will check that one out.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pezzer Junior has been given a 'modded' PS2 along with some American games. However whilst these games play ok the picture is grainy/black and white on all our portables (even ones which support PAL and NTSC). However when plugged into the 10 yr old SONY they play perfectly - trouble is this is the main telly and SWMBO has voiced disapproval. I assume this is some kind of format problem but I cant work out what - any ideas anybody ?
Thanks P
|
|
Could it be that the Sony has the ability to switch to a different scan rate?
|
|
|
It will be the change between 50Hz & 60Hz. My Chilean televisions, which can make this leap, all work fine here. The Brasilian ones do not and show grainy black & white.
It is worth checking that the television cannot be encouraged to change its mind. e.g. it might be set to auto, where moving it to NTSC may help - frequently you can do this for the accessory channels without it affecting the normal channels - but in reality you're probably stuffed.
Clearly the PS2 is NTSC. Therefore, you could try pushing the picture through a dual format VCR. It works on some and not others. The fact that a VCR will play NTSC & PAL tapes mean that it may be able to receive both, but not neccesarily so, you pretty much have to try and see what happens.
However, I have a foreign PS2 which is passed through the VCR and then displays fine on the television.
|
|
Thanks Folks, that sounds like it, although the PS2 is a PAL machine.
|
|
|
|
|
Hi all,
This is probably the most stupid question to date and I sure feel embarrassed about it but considering you've answered every one of my questions, I'll give it a whirl.
I don't use the phone loads - I'm more of a "texter" but occasionally when I do use it, I get a little pain above my ear.
This happens with a mobile so I know what you're thinking but it happens on the cordless phone in my room. I thought these were on a different frequency so there weren't any dangers so I'm puzzled.
If it's a case of me being weird and 'allergic' to so many mhz then I'll ditch the cordless and get a corded phone but I'm the only person I know who has the problem.
Should also be noted that I get the headaches mere minutes into the call - not after hours.
Many thanks for this
--
Adam
|
How is your hearing ? Clarity as well as volume. Slight fuzziness in the hearing can give issues on the phone.
Are you sure you're not unwittingly pressing the phone against your ear, or holding your neck in an unusual position ?
Or is it just the stress of talking with a 9 year old about dance mats having this effect ?
|
Cheers for the quick reply Mark.
Hearing's fine - no fuzziness - I don't have a problem in that respect.
When I started getting them, I started holding the phone away from my ear so whilst I may have looked like a fool, (some would argue no change) I eliminated that possibility.
I used the phone just before my post and I get a slight pain...pain probably is too strong a word - discomfort just in front of my ear but hardly enough to notice.
>>Or is it just the stress of talking with a 9 year old about dance mats having this effect<<
Boy was it stressful - she kept having to dumb words down for me.
Thanks a lot,
Adam - resident BR hypochondriac
--
Adam
|
|
|
|
As one who suffers from multiple allergies, you certainly get my sympathy and some understanding.
Having said that, it certainly is weird! Mobiles operate in gHz and cordless usually around 30-50mHz, so it seems an unlikely source. Can you not try a corded phone for a while - about £2 on eBay.
Alternatively, try using the other arm - you may have a trapped nerve which only shows up & triggers the headache when the arm is in that position.
|
Hi frostbite - I have a corded phone somewhere - I'm a gadget man so had to get a flashy one with built in toaster and microwave.
I thought it may have been something sinister but I swap the phone between both ears and still get it. It doesn't really bother me too much but of course - I want to know what it is because it's a pain in the....well...head!
I'll try a corded one and see if that helps.
Thanks Doctor Mark and Doctor Frostbite
--
Adam
|
Reading your subsequent post about the pain being in front of the ear, I would now be considering a jaw-related* problem.
*No pun intended.
|
Hmm - funny you should say that - not that I want to give the BR a life history of my ailments but I do have a 'funny' jaw. Not to the point were kids point and laugh in the street (they do that regardless) but sometimes when I yawn, it sort of click very loudly on the left side as if it's unhinged. Crazy I know but it's one of those things I've gotten used to. (Dad tells me it used to happen to him).
I've never linked the two problems and I know you aren't a doctor but the pain with the jaw is more of a dull pain whereas the "phone pain" is sharper.
You may have hit something though,
Many thanks
--
Adam
|
......but sometimes when I yawn, it sort of click very loudly on the left side as if it's unhinged. Crazy I know but it's one of those things I've gotten used to. (Dad tells me it used to happen to him).....
Adam
Have you told your dentist?
I had this for years from the age of around 13. In January this year (age 37) I had to have a wisdom tooth out. The problem virtually dissapeared every night.
H
|
Hi H,
the thought of telling the Dentist never occured to me but next time I will. It's comforting to know that I won't click everytime I eat a double cheeseburger or yawn!
Thanks for that
--
Adam
|
|
|
I had to have a wisdom tooth out. The problem virtually dissapeared every night.
Did it return every day then?
|
>>Did it return every day then?
Get your coat Dave.
|
Dave - come on - get it right - no good making (bad) jokes at midnight!
No-one is here to...er....'appreciate' them.
--
Adam
|
Ref your jaw clicking:
Mine started doing this when I was about 21. Within six months I was at the dentist and about three months later it was fixed (I had to sleep each night with a moulded mouthguard in).
I'd definitely get it fixed, if I were you.
V
|
hi,
re- the ear pain prob,
my mrs gets this quite often, unfortunately she has been told by her doctor, that the only cure is to use an ordinary telephone, the pain is caused (and i quote what she told me the doc told her!!)by the density of the fluid in the facial sinus, the signal from a mobile causes it to vibrate, which brings on the pain, (similar to putting a cup of liquid in a micro-wave). i suppose in theory, that if you spent hours on the `phone, you could literally \"boil-yer-head\".
billy :-(
|
Ref your jaw clicking: Mine started doing this when I was about 21. Within six months I was at the dentist and about three months later it was fixed (I had to sleep each night with a moulded mouthguard in). I'd definitely get it fixed, if I were you. V
On the other hand, my jaw started clicking when I was about 18, got to a point where I could make a click audible across a room it was so loud, but now it's gone entirely, can't make it click even if I try.
|
|
|
|
|
This is driving me nuts!
Who is the explorer/adventurer whose photo is shown at the following URL?
tinyurl.com/5uah4
The link is to my own web space on my ISP's servers BTW.
--
Roger. (Costa del Sol, España)
|
|
Descendant of the Plantagonet, going by rhe hairstyle !
|
Roger - have you any more information , is he a polar explorer, ocean sailor, Everest climber , British??,
You've got me at it as well now!
|
oh...things whasissname - was in the news earlier this year....think he's British.... can't remember what he did....initial reaction was 'Andy something or other'
Jeez, how unhelpful is that?! Will now join the quest to identify him properly!
|
|
|
No, Helicopter, no more info at all.
He is one of the subjects of the October picture quiz on our local website, www.manilvalife.com
This is just a bit of fun as the webmaster also runs quiz nights in one of the local watering holes. The rest of the site has local news, information and a members forum. I have all but two of the 50 questions and I would dearly love a full house. The other missing answer is to name a VERY obscure dam, probably not in Spain!
--
Roger. (Costa del Sol, España)
|
Andy Sanderson ? The yeti man ? He was on the television quite recently.
Its the only Andy I can think of, but I have no idea what he looks like.
|
|
|
|
|
|
I know this is sad, but can anyone confirm whether the female in the SW TV advert is Amanda Lamb?
I have checked the SW site and IMDB, but no luck.
|
Thanks RF - definately in the 'thinking mans crumpet' league!
(her, not you)
|
|
|
|
