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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Totally off topic but one of our national papers in a political commentary section has referred to a new tenant in Washington as thrumpthinskin . If you remember the fairy tale of Rapunzel that had a happy ending.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .... But by then it is too late..... Whether the British people empower their government to reject and or re negotiate is irrelevant, the horse has bolted , or whatever equivalent phase you want. Why is that simple truth not evident? Whether the EU opts to engage in further negotiations...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    For the purposes of discussion this is article 8. The Union shall develop a special relationship with neighbouring countries, aiming to establish an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, founded on the values of the Union and characterised by close and peaceful relations based on...
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    Advice please for a "commuter bike"

    Cannot agree fully with your assertion. I purchased an UrbanMover brand bike in 2007 I think. Used it everyday for commuting on a 7 mile round trip until 2014. I had to replace the battery on one occasion, .. went from 24v mehydride type to a 24v li ion pack of Chinese origins. Needed to have a...
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    E-bike not turning on - where to start?

    Did you not say that when you disconnected the battery pack it was reading 36v but when it was connected you could not measure 36v ,( I am assuming accross the same points ). If so it is because the battery cannot supply current. You would not expect to see 36v around the electronics near a...
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    E-bike not turning on - where to start?

    Pictures would help. But what is the expected battery voltage?. A fully charged 36v battery pack should be reading closer to 41volts newly charged. A fully charged 24v pack should be around 29 30 If the charger had failed , the voltage across the unloaded battery will be about 35 to 36 and...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    "There are also plenty of people who do not want to see the EU flag fly over their public buildings." I think that this is the actual kernel of the brexit argument very succinctly put. No amount of logic , economic arguement, social deprivation can persuade against a visceral feeling such as...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .... As marriage guidance councillors and mediators say "should" is a blame word and does not assist in resolving issues.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... Think through the scenarios 1. The EU negotiating team provides very favourable terms and the UK parliament accepts them and the EU parliament accepts them ... Great. 2. The EU team provides very favourable terms and the UK parliament rejects them .... WTO rules. 3 the EU team provides...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I do not doubt that this is well meaning, but as I have previously stated and replicated the actual wording of article 50 2 , once the UK sends their letter they basically lose control of the process. Within the two year framework the EU team and the UK teams negotiate and in the case of the...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    If you read my very early posts on this subject, I had suggested this remedy a long time ago.
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    Advice please for a "commuter bike"

    I would disagree . Machines like the Bosch powered Raleigh Motus , and similar level at the 2k mark will have no difficulty in doing a 20 mile round trip at full assist and still have a lot left in the tank. I will get 20km up and down moderate hill at 20% to 30% of 400whr consumption. It...
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    Ongoing reliability of Kalkhoff/Focus Impulse 2 motors

    Scott if you search through my postings you will not find any which are personal ly insulting to anyone. Whether you wish to construe otherwise there is a perception, whether valid or otherwise, that a specific model provided by your company has a blemished reliability record. I appreciate that...
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    Magistrates Review TV Licence Evasion Sentencing Guidelines

    That makes no sense to me ... Can you translate?
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I think you understate the problem. These are not cumulative figures, I understand but annual rates in a population of 300 million
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    Magistrates Review TV Licence Evasion Sentencing Guidelines

    The French do it differently, there is a household tax , based on size of holding etc and they add the TV licence automatically onto that. They also send out a declaration form which one sends back if one is claiming an exemption, one needs to explicitly opt out . The range of exemption s...
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    Magistrates Review TV Licence Evasion Sentencing Guidelines

    My understanding of the act is any apparatus capable of receiving live broadcasts is subject to the licence requirement . If it can provide sound it is deemed a radio and if it can produce vision a tv. Merely removing an antenna would not suffice. So a vhs video recorder linked to a monitor...
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    Battery charging

    We are not going to argue, but clarifying is another matter. The chargers in Li ion family will 1 read the voltage available in the battery 2 provided it is above a minimum threshold assume the battery is valid and commence charging at a fixed current .. the charger adjusts the output voltage...
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    Battery charging

    The kalkoff is premium brand name of European extraction. You. Can rest assured that the engineering of safety has received proper consideration. I would agree in . Principle with ford. But the risk of. Fire is negligible. I would reckon safer than a tumble dryer. The battery pack will...
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    Bafang Max Drive bikes

    Point 1 Bosch do not want you to derestrict their motors so putting that cost on them is false. Point 2 the charger is expensive, probably needlessly so, it is a Chinese manufacture. However were you to look at official apple, lenovo , HP chargers for their laptops they are at similar price...