25/07/2026
We seem to drift along at times with no problems, no breakdowns, no stress, and a feeling that life is OK.
Then, whatever deity up there is really in charge decides that we have had it too easy, and that its time we had some crap sent our way.
Genset 5 Goes Pop
Our small generator unit, that was built so it could be moved on its own trailer, or demounted into the back of a van, decided to go pop. On starting at an early morning job, we discovered that it was sick of providing us with 230 volt mains electricity, and that instead the best it could stretch to was 150 volts.
It can be one of two things, either a capacitor not capacitating. Or a diode not doing whatever the verb is, dioding I presume.
Hopefully it is the capacitor as they can be changed without stripping the full unit out of its box.
Followed Closely By Our Firetruck Catching Fire
Oh the irony of it. Though it is probably not accurate to say it 'caught fire'.
We seem to drift along at times with no problems, no breakdowns, no stress, and a feeling that life is OK. Then, whatever deity up there is really in charge
