Update On the Trace Eliott ELF That I Blew Up.

[agedhorse]

Don’t keep us in suspenders Andy! The mechanical nature of the what?

I was concerned that the Illuminati had burst in and kidnapped him before he could reveal the secret.[/QUOTE]
More a software interface bug that dropped the last part of the sentence

 

[Al Kraft]

More a software interface bug that dropped the last part of the sentence

...could still be Illuminati...mysterious technology related issue, who better?

I'll stop being a conspiracy theorist as soon as someone can tell me where Jimmy Hoffa is, what the WWII Foo Fighters actually were, and why with real time film footage and living witnesses we still can't figure out the Kennedy assassination, but we can supposedly tell the entire life of and recreate the skeleton a 100 foot long dinosaur who went extinct 65 million years ago using only a small fragment of a nasal bone?

 

[BassmanPaul]

went extinct 65 million years ago using only a small fragment of a nasal bone?

We do know that it was a bit of a snot!

 

[lug]

Don’t keep us in suspenders Andy! The mechanical nature of the what?

I was concerned that the Illuminati had burst in and kidnapped him before he could reveal the secret.[/QUOTE]
That's ridiculous. We don't even really exist!

 

[Wood and Wire]

Don’t keep us in suspenders Andy! The mechanical nature of the what?

I was concerned that the Illuminati had burst in and kidnapped him before he could reveal the secret.

Illuminati, or not ; so far, not one TB member has denied wearing suspenders...


... I'm starting to think this is a Freemasons club.

 

[Al Kraft]

Illuminati, or not ; so far, not one TB member has denied wearing suspenders...


... I'm starting to think this is a Freemasons club.

No Mason apron or suspenders here, but I do have closet full of black suits, white dress shirts, and black ties that I don't wear as often since I retired from the DoD...I do, however, still wear my old sunglasses, and have always thought black sedans were classy looking.

 

[Downunderwonder]

Illuminati, or not ; so far, not one TB member has denied wearing suspenders...


... I'm starting to think this is a Freemasons club.

Try wearIng your lederhosen without suspenders and see how that goes for you.

 

[agedhorse]

No Mason apron or suspenders here, but I do have closet full of black suits, white dress shirts, and black ties that I don't wear as often since I retired from the DoD...I do, however, still wear my old sunglasses, and have always thought black sedans were classy looking.

If you swap the white shirt for a black one, you would be all set to work security for Rock & Roll shows

 

[Wood and Wire]

No Mason apron or suspenders here, but I do have closet full of black suits, white dress shirts, and black ties that I don't wear as often since I retired from the DoD...I do, however, still wear my old sunglasses, and have always thought black sedans were classy looking.

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones said they miss you at work.

 

[Wood and Wire]

Try wearIng your lederhosen without suspenders and see how that goes for you.

Yeah, I tripped over my stockings, and spilled my Jaegermeister all over my pedal board...

 

[Son of Wobble]

Yeah, I tripped over my stockings, and spilled my Jaegermeister all over my pedal board...

 

[Al Kraft]

If you swap the white shirt for a black one, you would be all set to work security for Rock & Roll shows

...and swap out to clip-on ties or no tie...if you're likely going to be hands-on at some point, especially in a crowd, it's always best not be wearing a noose...

 

[alaskaleftybass]

TL;DR Decisions made long before the global trade in electrical appliances was thought of.


The UK started out with DC which ranged from 110 to 250 volts, this was generated by independent electricity companies and had a very limited distribution range because it was inefficient to distribute over long distances.

It gradually changed over to AC with about the same voltage range and a frequency range of 40 to 100 Hz depending on where you lived. Eventually 240v AC @ 50Hz was adopted as the standard. The USA probably had a similar evolutionary process but with a different outcome.

The EU had several different voltages, all around 230v, that were harmonised in the 1990's. I say harmonised but it was a just a fudge, what happened was the different countries continued using the same voltage but the tolerance was increased so all countries fell within it.

Thank you @delta7fred . Sorry everyone for the sidetrack. Carry on!

 

[Red Planet]

D.C. was used because of the ease of controlling speed with simple field control. This became popular post lineshaft era.

What kind of textile machinery? One branch of my family was involved with industrial scale embroidery looms way back.

Quill winders, the HZ could be altered to change the speed as you mentioned.

My Father owned a textile mill (two 500,000 sf facilities) , we made 100 percent cotton woven tufted bed spreads. While modernizing we needed to relocate part of the equipment to make room for the (at the time) new high speed Sulzer Ruti looms. The old looms were C&K and used a quill that traveled left to right (the new used a bullet). The machines we were moving were quill winders, they would create the wound quill that went inside the shuttle that was sent violently back and fourth across the face of the loom. At one time we ran 3 shifts 24-7 and had 450 employees. NAFTA killed our industry for good, money cannot buy the products we made back in the day, the products just no longer exist. There are no looms anywhere in the world large enough to manufacture the goods we made. We made a fine velvet type product which was also used in some the Space Shuttle space suit liners and later we used this equipment to manufacture REMAY for fiber optic cables for AT&T.

That was all what seems eons ago now. Most of all I miss my Dad, he was sort of like the Leo Fender of the bed spread industry.

 

[agedhorse]

Very awesome, I just spent 30 minutes learning more about weaving looms!

My great uncles imported and operated Schiffli embroidery machines from the 1920's through the 60's, but like your family experienced, the business went elsewhere and there was nothing left. They had machines like this for as far as the eye could see. I never got to see the plant but my dad remembers visiting the factory and being mesmerized by the mechanical motion, the paper "tape" pattern readers, the shafts, gears, cams and actuators... and especially the speed.

All of that's gone to Asia and India these days.

 

[Al Kraft]

My mom's father was an overseer in Wennonah Mills in Lexington NC. I recall him taking us to see the weaving rooms in operation, and as a kid it was overwhelming (sights and sounds). I would think even as an adult today it would still be overwhelming to take it all in if it was still in operation.

 

[StatesideRambler]

Danville, VA was home to a number of textile mills when I there for a project at a food company, many moons ago. Walking along outside the mills with their high windows open, I was impressed at the noise level. And I've worked in foundries and refineries. And I play bass! Inside the mills the din and the vibration must have been terrific!

 

[BassmanPaul]

I like when people talk fondly of their dads. I would have loved to talk more about what happened to him during the war and our time in Germany just after. Alas he would never talk about those days and at the time I was too busy growing up. Sadly my kids don’t give a damn about either of their parents.

 

[gleneg61]

Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 2:19:09 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: 100-240v Voltage

Hi guys,
Just wanted to know if this unit is worldwide voltage because the manual is vague and here in Japan it has the amp voltage marked as 120~ which could mean to 240 or could mean to boom. Please elucidate and confirm, as a Euro dude currently living in Japan, this is a vital piece of info we need.
Cheers, Glen

From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, 17 July 2017 5:24 AM
To: Glen G; [email protected]
Subject: Re: 100-240v Voltage


There is a jumper that must be in place for 100-120V, and must be removed tor 220-240V.


To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: 100-240v Voltage

Thanks for your reply,

so I assume it's a simple matter of having a tech get under the hood and swapping the jumper switch out to make it compatible with EU/AU/NZ 240 watt 60Hz, with no fuse change, is that correct?

Thanks, Glen


From: [email protected]

Yes sir.


XXXX XXXX

Customer Service Representative
Peavey Electronics Corporation
Crest Audio
Trace Elliot
BUDDA Amplification


Here is the (redacted for privacy) correspondence I had with TE/Peavey before buying the Elf as the stores in Japan couldn't answer my questions about voltage.
Prompt and professional in my experience and I had the same with GK before I bought the MB200. Of course, my 100-240v Genz Benz Shuttle 3.10 was purposely bought to avoid any such voltage issues when I move back home eventually. (Thanks, Aged Horse)! Hope this helps any and all and good luck to the OP.

 

[agedhorse]

Whenever changing the operating voltage of an amp like this, be sure to clearly indicate what voltage it's set for on the outside to prevent "forgetting".