What I Did This Weekend - In Pictures!

[Gramaisc]

Today, I finally got around to looking at an old battery clock that's been waiting for a while. It takes a D-cell and I was expecting it to be one of the usual early magnetic impulse things, giving a nudge to a balance wheel, as in a normal clockwork clock - but, it's not.

It's not immediately apparent in the still photograph, but it is running happily there, a good minute or two after the battery was removed...

I had noticed a whirring sound when I cleaned thing up and inserted the battery - what actually happens is that the clock is a fairly normal spring-driven mechanism, but the spring is topped up every few minutes by a small motor, driven by the battery.

I've never seen such a thing before.

Unfortunately, I can't see any identifying marks anywhere.


Edit - three minutes between each wind - the spring tension is monitored via a leaf-spring that connects the motor when the tension drops.

 

[tek-monkey]

I ended up on a nudist beach again, seems to be a few here!

Then a wander through the forest

 

[Thehooperman]

Enjoyed a pleasant weekend in the sunshine at the Superbikes at Brands and 2 nights stayover at Rochester Kent.

Not to mention some rather nice Henderson's spectacular rhubarb cider for pudding.

 

[Mudgie]

Enjoyed a pleasant weekend in the sunshine at the Superbikes at Brands and 2 nights stayover at Rochester Kent.
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Not to mention some rather nice Henderson's spectacular rhubarb cider for pudding.

Not surprised you had a Dickens of a time in Rochester !

 

[Carole]

This weekend we had friends over visiting from Surrey.
Saturday afternoon we went over to Shugborough which they loved.

 

[Carole]

Gorgeous massive thistle in the garden.

 

[Glam]

I haven't been Shugborough since I was at Middle School. Must be almost 50yrs ago now.

 

[Noah]

Gorgeous massive thistle in the garden.

Might be a cardoon (ok, still a thistle)

 

[Carole]

I haven't been Shugborough since I was at Middle School. Must be almost 50yrs ago now.

Our National Trust Membership has expired but we went in with free tickets that Stafford Newsletter have been giving out recently. They do have offers from time to time.

 

[tek-monkey]

Headed up to the coast again

Lighthouse on the east side of riga harbour entrance

This is the remains of a concrete ship!

 

[tek-monkey]

Then onto the beach

Played with a stick

And a ball

 

[Mudgie]

Then onto the beach
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Played with a stick
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And a ball
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A lovely action photo.

 

[Thehooperman]

Enjoyed a couple of nights in Llandudno with friends.

Even saw Captain Obvious and his companions

 

[staffordjas]

I haven't been Shugborough since I was at Middle School. Must be almost 50yrs ago now.

I used to drop son off at a mates 'house' ....Shugborough Hall.....only a flat in it though ( can probably see it in @Carole ) photo

Then onto the beach
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Played with a stick
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And a ball
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What fantastic photos @tek-monkey !

 

[Mudgie]

I used to drop son off at a mates 'house' ....Shugborough Hall.....only a flat in it though ( can probably see it in @Carole ) photo

What fantastic photos @tek-monkey !

But "only a flat in it though" is all that Lord Lichfield had.

 

[tek-monkey]

Saturday, back to the forest (mainly to check the car out as it's been bodged back together)

 

[tek-monkey]

Sunday, back to the beach! (which is through a forest)

 

[tek-monkey]

Lots of shrooms about at the moment, we picked nearly 2kg

3 dog poo bags full

 

[Mudgie]

Saturday, back to the forest (mainly to check the car out as it's been bodged back together)
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That looks like Tricholomopsis rutilans, often found in coniferous woodland.

 

[Mudgie]

Lots of shrooms about at the moment, we picked nearly 2kg
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3 dog poo bags full
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And chanterelles.