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And the pile of code I wrote yesterday works against real life data - I knew it did but there is always that slight element of doubt.
Just need to create a Flow now to generate a word document - yippee.....merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Popped down to check the post (it's Private Eye week!) and popped out the back to check the car's tyre pressures while I was there. The key wouldn't open it
So I came back in and dropped off the post and went out with the other key… that didn't work either. Long story short, the battery was flat. Again. Didn't even attempt to turn over
This time, I remembered that I've got one of those USB battery pack things, about the size of two fag packets or a bit smaller, that I keep in the glove compartment. Since buying it I've seen lots of "experts" on forums claiming that they're rubbish and a waste of money; but I opened the bonnet and hooked it up to the battery and the car started straight off
However, the ABS and brake warning lights stayed on. I know from past experience that, on this model, these often stay on after a flat battery, and go off again the next time the car is restarted; it's just a quirk. But even though going backwards and forwards a foot or so seemed to indicate the brakes were OK, I still didn't really want to take it out on the road with them lit, in case they weren't a false alarm this time. So I sat in the car for about twenty minutes letting it charge, while looking up "corolla abs light" on Google
Once I was bored with sitting there, I stopped it, and it started again straight away under its own power, this time without any warning lights staying on.
So then I took it for a run out to the outer ring road, so it could have a bit of a 50mph blast to help get the battery charged again. I'm hoping that will keep it going for now, i.e. until whenever I might decide to go shopping over the next couple of days
And at least I now know that the USB power pack, which cost me the princely sum of £35.99 on Amazon about four-and-a-half years ago, actually does what it's supposed toComment
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The Strangelove Corolla benefits from two solar chargers: a 2W one and a 5W(?) one (it being twice the size of the 2W)) purchased from Maplin many moons ago & pressed into service when the Corolla didn't get enough use for the battery to stay charged for a couple of weeks.
Of course this presupposes that there's enough sun to do the business, but it's worked well all summer.
December, however, may well be Another Matter in this regard.
Inspected the shed roof next door, looks like the intemperate sunshine earlier on melted whatever I'd used to fix the felt down and the wind had lifted it up later on.
Bit of a bugger but there you go.
In other other shed/garage related news, discovered that the rodent had been chewing away rather happily on some ancient Railway Modeler magazines that used to inhabit the loft next door, so they've been moved a bit and rewrapped in fresh binbags.
Said rodents seem to have had a good old poke around in there, but I've not found one yet.
Cue a search for the rat traps that cleared the infestation from the salting house.Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 7 October 2020, 15:05.When the fun stops, STOP.Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostPopped down to check the post (it's Private Eye week!) and popped out the back to check the car's tyre pressures while I was there. The key wouldn't open it
So I came back in and dropped off the post and went out with the other key… that didn't work either. Long story short, the battery was flat. Again. Didn't even attempt to turn over
This time, I remembered that I've got one of those USB battery pack things, about the size of two fag packets or a bit smaller, that I keep in the glove compartment. Since buying it I've seen lots of "experts" on forums claiming that they're rubbish and a waste of money; but I opened the bonnet and hooked it up to the battery and the car started straight off
However, the ABS and brake warning lights stayed on. I know from past experience that, on this model, these often stay on after a flat battery, and go off again the next time the car is restarted; it's just a quirk. But even though going backwards and forwards a foot or so seemed to indicate the brakes were OK, I still didn't really want to take it out on the road with them lit, in case they weren't a false alarm this time. So I sat in the car for about twenty minutes letting it charge, while looking up "corolla abs light" on Google
Once I was bored with sitting there, I stopped it, and it started again straight away under its own power, this time without any warning lights staying on.
So then I took it for a run out to the outer ring road, so it could have a bit of a 50mph blast to help get the battery charged again. I'm hoping that will keep it going for now, i.e. until whenever I might decide to go shopping over the next couple of days
And at least I now know that the USB power pack, which cost me the princely sum of £35.99 on Amazon about four-and-a-half years ago, actually does what it's supposed to…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Exercise bicycling done, green ring closed
I got off lightly today as the walk to the doctor's, ditzing around with the car, running up and down stairs, and so on had clocked up a few minutes of background exercise
Originally posted by ladymuck View PostDon't forget to recharge the battery pack!
Though it's still showing four out of four lights when one presses the power check button
Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View PostThe Strangelove Corolla benefits from two solar chargers: a 2W one and a 5W(?) one (it being twice the size of the 2W)) purchased from Maplin many moons ago & pressed into service when the Corolla didn't get enough use for the battery to stay charged for a couple of weeks.
Of course this presupposes that there's enough sun to do the business, but it's worked well all summer.
December, however, may well be Another Matter in this regard.
The fag lighter socket doesn't provide any power unless the key is turned two or three clicks, so if that applies both ways, one that goes through there wouldn't workComment
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…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Goodness me, some of those chargers seem quite expensive.
In some ways I rather miss Maplin.
Despite their crap Ever Ready 100W lightbulbs with a 5 second lifetime that I never had a refund for.When the fun stops, STOP.Comment
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