Oops!

[Pug_XUD_KeenAmateur]

completely 'with you' on the points about quality Jim, but I think that in many cases the general public, myself included, are completely ignorant of how well things are made; as long as it works when they plug it in and performs the task asked, which may often relate to only occasional use; that's fine.

I did see the post about the audio leads, but not knowing the difference between 'sheathed and 'unsheathed' and what that means in practice, it was meaningless to me.... [which is probably not a good thing].

I also feel that most of the stuff we buy in the UK tends to originate from China.

Any progress with the Ka preservation?

[CitroJim]

Any progress with the Ka preservation?

Yes! I await slightly better weather and a welder... Then she'll be back in the land of the living...

Can't wait... I'm missing her, the fun little toy she is

[myglaren]

Pic of a shielded cable:

[CitroJim]

That looks like a screened CAT6 network cable Steve but it's a great illustration of a good quality screened cable

[myglaren]

First one I found - I have a huge roll of some similar stuff here, left behind at work by the alarm installers

[bobins]

First one I found - I have a huge roll of some similar stuff here, left behind at work by the alarm installers

Don't tell me, let me guess, you took it home because "It might come in useful one day"
I have a house and several sheds full of such things

[myglaren]

Indeed I did, after it had matured for five years.
I have found uses for it too

[CitroJim]

First one I found - I have a huge roll of some similar stuff here, left behind at work by the alarm installers

Don't tell me, let me guess, you took it home because "It might come in useful one day"
I have a house and several sheds full of such things

Naturally It's what keeps our worlds revolving!

[Pug_XUD_KeenAmateur]

Aha! so now I know what a shielded cable looks like, I'd like to think I learn something every day!

[CitroJim]

I'd like to think I learn something every day!

I do learn something new on this forum every single day

[myglaren]

I'm sure most of us do.

[van ordinaire]

If one day you don't learn something - check your pulse!

Now, back to shipping stuff from China: some time ago, I bought a replacement for the cigar lighter in the C15, on line from China; it was absurdely cheap (about £2.50 iirc) with free p&p. It duly arrived (not one of a million in a container, but) in a "Jiffybag" bearing a Chinese franking, customs declaration & return address. Surely the postage is more than £2.50?

[CitroJim]

If one day you don't learn something - check your pulse!

I like that

I'm filing that one away for future use

[van ordinaire]

I knew someone would appreciate it - & had a shrewd idea who that would be.

[Pug_XUD_KeenAmateur]

If one day you don't learn something - check your pulse.....
Cigar lighter.... duly arrived in a "Jiffybag" bearing a Chinese franking, customs declaration & return address.

that's how the stuff we buy from China arrives, we don't spend much and prices inc postage are often in the 99p ish bracket. I guess the postal rates out there must be very low indeed.