Hi Andy, I still have a Sony “Handycam” camcorder which I bought new in 1984.. takes small cassettes.. I don’t use it but it still has footage from those times and indeed on 3 other tapes I bought with it. It’s amazing how technology renews so quickly. I still have a VHS recorder/ player as well again I don’t use it but it reminds of days gone by… these items are all reminders of our lives and I’m afraid I hate throwing stuff…( I have a 1952 Bush valve radio which works but no longer puts out wonderful music from the “light program” and of course “the Goons Show” etc… sad eh…👍🏻
Don’t think I can watch all of this. I had to empty my dear ole dad’s large shed (annexed room on the end of the house). Tools I grew up with and many ‘hand-me-downs’ from my granddad, great granddad, etc. I kept most of the specials including a garden spade which my dad used daily, that is worn to only a few inches in depth. That spade has dug some ground, let me tell you. 😔
I understand where you are coming from. I look at it as a constant celebration of the life that was and the achievements. A way of keeping the memories, you'll be fine, cheers
The small connector to HDMI around 16m in probably goes in one of the camcorders as AV out for viewing on TV screens. Cable at 17m in is a USB printer cable. Cable at 24.40ish looks like a full sized firewire cable - possibly off a Mac. Most of the cameras look modern(ish) ie probably no more than 10-15 years old. One or two might be worth keeping if you have a need for a long optical zoom as few phones have as much as 32x etc or could be fun for kids to play with if they take relatively modern media (a local school might take them if they work). Sony always did good prosumer gear. Would focus on the HD/1080 ones. But trade off on time/money invested and likely return. Most cameras tend to get abandoned because of new tech/a drop has busted something.
Thanks for the cable info, I will check it out. The small HD/1080 do charge and fire up but the quality is lower than my current Panasonic . I prefer a camcorder with a flip screen to a smart phone, and with zoom on a toggle, cheers
Hi Andy, slightly off subject, May I ask your advice regarding batteries in my boat..? at the moment I have 3x130ah AGM approximately 3 years old, they appear ok but because I have a 240v under counter fridge powered by my 2000w inverter I have to top them up every day by running main engine or a petrol genny ( solar not much good now)… I’m considering buying “one” 300ah Lithium battery with a BMS and maybe installed heater to assist charging in cold weather, would I gain from the fact Lithium can be drained to 80%+ over the AGM..? Any advice would be appreciated thanks Andrew
Andrew, I'd say that topping up each day now that the available solar is reducing is a sound thing to do. Deep discharging any battery is not desirable and I imagine that you area for solar is limited. I am moving from Forklift flooded lead acid to LiFePo4 for many quite specific reasons. If you did you would still have to charge every day. The only thing I can say is that lithium charges up quicker than lead acid, it does not taper off as the SOC increases, cheers
@@TheInfoworks thanks for replying Andy, I’m assuming you will build your own Lithium battery using separate cells? rather than pay the extortionate prices from the retail market.. the cheapest 300ah I’ve seen that’s got a decent BMS/heater is around £550…
@@TheInfoworks I already have a 12v set up as I say using 3x130ah AGM batteries which are charged via main boat engine and a Victron Orion 30amp dc dc charger, my question earlier was because I keep seeing you tubers pushing Lithium as the new way to go especially those guys living off grid in vans. I just thought maybe a Lithium conversion using just “one 300ah” would not only save weight and space but be more efficient..? the only downside that I can see is initial cost and the fact the canal environment can drop below freezing in winter yet be above 30c in summer.. 🤷🏻♂️
@@dingnextstop So I'm thinking you have about 2.5Kw of usable power, but deep cycling is a bad thing. I can't tell how good your batteries are, but it would be a shame to scrap good cells and who can tell the real capacity of cheap LIFEPo4 cells. No doubt they are less than claimed. This time of year daily boost charge for you is essential. We have 28 full sized panels on our system and I'm still keeping a close eye on things, cheers
You spend your youth buying tools to complete jobs. Pleased to of collected so many tools and supplies, then you get old and start to wonder how much longer you will have the physical ability to use the tools. Its sad to think after we are gone, most of our tools will be thrown away. Why are tou men not the same.
Hi Andy, I still have a Sony “Handycam” camcorder which I bought new in 1984.. takes small cassettes.. I don’t use it but it still has footage from those times and indeed on 3 other tapes I bought with it. It’s amazing how technology renews so quickly. I still have a VHS recorder/ player as well again I don’t use it but it reminds of days gone by… these items are all reminders of our lives and I’m afraid I hate throwing stuff…( I have a 1952 Bush valve radio which works but no longer puts out wonderful music from the “light program” and of course “the Goons Show” etc… sad eh…👍🏻
Indeed, this is the very problem. I no longer have a betamax player. Things move on so rapidly, can't keep up (and don't want to), cheers
Don’t think I can watch all of this.
I had to empty my dear ole dad’s large shed (annexed room on the end of the house).
Tools I grew up with and many ‘hand-me-downs’ from my granddad, great granddad, etc.
I kept most of the specials including a garden spade which my dad used daily, that is worn to only a few inches in depth.
That spade has dug some ground, let me tell you. 😔
I understand where you are coming from. I look at it as a constant celebration of the life that was and the achievements. A way of keeping the memories, you'll be fine, cheers
@@TheInfoworks Beautifully put.
The small connector to HDMI around 16m in probably goes in one of the camcorders as AV out for viewing on TV screens. Cable at 17m in is a USB printer cable. Cable at 24.40ish looks like a full sized firewire cable - possibly off a Mac. Most of the cameras look modern(ish) ie probably no more than 10-15 years old. One or two might be worth keeping if you have a need for a long optical zoom as few phones have as much as 32x etc or could be fun for kids to play with if they take relatively modern media (a local school might take them if they work). Sony always did good prosumer gear. Would focus on the HD/1080 ones. But trade off on time/money invested and likely return. Most cameras tend to get abandoned because of new tech/a drop has busted something.
Thanks for the cable info, I will check it out. The small HD/1080 do charge and fire up but the quality is lower than my current Panasonic . I prefer a camcorder with a flip screen to a smart phone, and with zoom on a toggle, cheers
Hi Andy, slightly off subject, May I ask your advice regarding batteries in my boat..? at the moment I have 3x130ah AGM approximately 3 years old, they appear ok but because I have a 240v under counter fridge powered by my 2000w inverter I have to top them up every day by running main engine or a petrol genny ( solar not much good now)… I’m considering buying “one” 300ah Lithium battery with a BMS and maybe installed heater to assist charging in cold weather, would I gain from the fact Lithium can be drained to 80%+ over the AGM..? Any advice would be appreciated thanks Andrew
Andrew, I'd say that topping up each day now that the available solar is reducing is a sound thing to do. Deep discharging any battery is not desirable and I imagine that you area for solar is limited. I am moving from Forklift flooded lead acid to LiFePo4 for many quite specific reasons. If you did you would still have to charge every day. The only thing I can say is that lithium charges up quicker than lead acid, it does not taper off as the SOC increases, cheers
@@TheInfoworks thanks for replying Andy, I’m assuming you will build your own Lithium battery using separate cells? rather than pay the extortionate prices from the retail market.. the cheapest 300ah I’ve seen that’s got a decent BMS/heater is around £550…
@@dingnextstop So you are working on a 12v system?
@@TheInfoworks I already have a 12v set up as I say using 3x130ah AGM batteries which are charged via main boat engine and a Victron Orion 30amp dc dc charger, my question earlier was because I keep seeing you tubers pushing Lithium as the new way to go especially those guys living off grid in vans. I just thought maybe a Lithium conversion using just “one 300ah” would not only save weight and space but be more efficient..? the only downside that I can see is initial cost and the fact the canal environment can drop below freezing in winter yet be above 30c in summer.. 🤷🏻♂️
@@dingnextstop So I'm thinking you have about 2.5Kw of usable power, but deep cycling is a bad thing. I can't tell how good your batteries are, but it would be a shame to scrap good cells and who can tell the real capacity of cheap LIFEPo4 cells. No doubt they are less than claimed. This time of year daily boost charge for you is essential. We have 28 full sized panels on our system and I'm still keeping a close eye on things, cheers
You spend your youth buying tools to complete jobs. Pleased to of collected so many tools and supplies, then you get old and start to wonder how much longer you will have the physical ability to use the tools. Its sad to think after we are gone, most of our tools will be thrown away. Why are tou men not the same.
I believe in keeping active and retaining the ability, use it or lose it, cheers