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Topic: Adit at Botallack - Any Info?
royfellows	Forum: South West England Posted: 07/08/2011 21:24:03 Subject: Adit at Botallack - Any Info? No Ally, its not that one which is much lower down. Dave said just above the path, it has a prominent entrance and just leads to a forhead after about 10 metres. It perfectly safe, exc
Topic: Greetings from Cornwall!
royfellows	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 05/08/2011 21:37:00 Subject: Greetings from Cornwall! Welcome Dave There is a active mine exploration community down your way, maybe my good friend 'the other Roy' would like to post on this They are not only underground but but intereste
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 04/08/2011 17:59:05 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. PM on the way
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 04/08/2011 13:48:10 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. NAMHO 2011 My lamps created quite a buzz, there were about 4 of them in use on the Monday Snailbeach trip that I saw, 2 of them were Trigons, Marine Boy’s and mine. One comment from a Sten u
Topic: Huglith Copper stains
royfellows	Forum: Underground Photography & Video Posted: 03/08/2011 14:44:50 Subject: Huglith Copper stains [quote="skimble"]We got a boat down into the water, but it was losing air and only one person (not me) was brave / mad enough to climb into it.[/quote] Thats a shame I could have put m
Topic: Talks at the conference
royfellows	Forum: General Chat Posted: 03/08/2011 13:43:49 Subject: Talks at the conference [quote="Moorebooks"] Although thinking about Roy you are the leading light the brightest ever seen at Snailbeach I bet Mike [/quote] There were at least 4 of my lamps in ther
Topic: Huglith Copper stains
royfellows	Forum: Underground Photography & Video Posted: 03/08/2011 10:43:17 Subject: Huglith Copper stains Hi gang I notice a few people like my pic For information lighting is a MagnumStar on full flood, 2760 lumens of bare XP-G, plus a triple P7 photo lamp in my right hand pointing down p
Topic: Talks at the conference
royfellows	Forum: General Chat Posted: 03/08/2011 10:23:02 Subject: Talks at the conference If there is a bottom line on this it has to be more aditnow members attending NAMHO!
Topic: Hello from West Wales!!
royfellows	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 03/08/2011 10:20:10 Subject: Hello from West Wales!! Helo Jay a chroeso i aditnow RF
Topic: Talks at the conference
royfellows	Forum: General Chat Posted: 02/08/2011 21:39:33 Subject: Talks at the conference [quote="AR"] There are currently no photos of this mine on here at the moment which is a shame as there are some very photogenic bits, but Roy's going back for the return trip mideweek and was talking
Topic: Talks at the conference
royfellows	Forum: General Chat Posted: 02/08/2011 20:12:59 Subject: Talks at the conference I am just back from it all, slept at home last night but got up early and did Hugglith again with camera. I only live about 45 minutes away. My best trip was Snailbeach and out by the
Topic: crops acre (photo)
royfellows	Forum: Midlands Posted: 18/07/2011 19:50:47 Subject: crops acre (photo) Interesting poser here. Suppose a landowner had blocked a mine entrance with concrete or similar some years ago before the "Wildlife and Countryside Act" came into force. Then, s
Topic: South west mine explorers?
royfellows	Forum: South West England Posted: 17/07/2011 21:32:52 Subject: South west mine explorers? Im down there next week but back for NAMHO before August. You dont need SRT to explore Cigga, just a head for heights. Top level is easy Middle level is hand line down or traverse
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 15/07/2011 23:15:44 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. I will be at you know where eating and drinking Thursday night and bringing my friend and his wife from Wheal Andrew. I am bringing some digging tools down, I think maybe you all miss the obvious
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 15/07/2011 21:35:49 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. Please be advised that business will be closed from Monday 18th July 2011 to Monday 22nd August 2011. Cornwall, NAMHO, Nenthead etc.
Topic: Greenside Lead mines, Glenridding, Cumbria
royfellows	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 11/07/2011 22:10:55 Subject: Greenside Lead mines, Glenridding, Cumbria [quote="RJV"]To borrow a fairly weary phrase, there is a book... Actually there are two but one's beyond the range of the average pocket. http://moorebooks.co.uk/shelves/cart.php
Topic: hodge close mne dive
royfellows	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 08/07/2011 17:15:58 Subject: hodge close mne dive Ha ha, yes. 4 X Cree XM-L to give 3200 lumens same as the MagnumStar. I got 2 large reflectors in like the Trigon, and 2 smaller ones. Wired the LEDs 2 X 2 in series to 2 off the shelf drive
Topic: hodge close mne dive
royfellows	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 08/07/2011 12:26:40 Subject: hodge close mne dive Guess who converted the lamp ;D
Topic: Birchley divers lamp LED conversion
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 01/07/2011 14:43:50 Subject: Birchley divers lamp LED conversion Sorry gang, I should have mentioned the diode is of course a Schottky, I measured the Vf drop at 0.33V.
Topic: Birchley divers lamp LED conversion
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 01/07/2011 13:45:02 Subject: Birchley divers lamp LED conversion A customer has brought in a Birchley Products divers lamp for conversion to LED. This was a relatively simple job as I had already used the methodology in a conversion of a Maglite head to a photo lam
Topic: Poop Parc Winch Trip - 20th August 2011
royfellows	Forum: Events Posted: 29/06/2011 21:19:47 Subject: New event added 'Pool Parc Winch Trip - August 2011' 20/08/2011 I will be at Nenthead, sorry.
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 28/06/2011 21:31:17 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. [quote="droid"][quote="royfellows"]There is no price yet for the lamp and the 10 cell belt mount power pack is bundled with it, together with the charger. A 4 cell is not really suitable. It
Topic: Photography: the importance of colour temperature!
royfellows	Forum: Underground Photography & Video Posted: 27/06/2011 21:39:49 Subject: Photography: the importance of colour temperature! I dont want to complicate matters but we all percieve colours slightly differently. To my eyes Ffestiniog slate is blue. Greyish to me is mid Wales, such as Aberllefenni. Also, and trust me
Topic: Photography: the importance of colour temperature!
royfellows	Forum: Underground Photography & Video Posted: 27/06/2011 21:00:22 Subject: Photography: the importance of colour temperature! My camera is a Fujifilm S9600 (my original 9500 went south, the 96 came off fleabay, if something works dont fix it) and I find I dont have to mess with anything. What do people think of the Ystr
Topic: Photography: the importance of colour temperature!
royfellows	Forum: Underground Photography & Video Posted: 27/06/2011 19:57:56 Subject: Photography: the importance of colour temperature! Being familiar with Cwmorthin I would say the top one. But then again, what lamp are you wearing? Top would be LED, as daylight, bottom Oldham bulb. North Wales slate is blue when
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 27/06/2011 16:41:33 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. There is no price yet for the lamp and the 10 cell belt mount power pack is bundled with it, together with the charger. A 4 cell is not really suitable. It will be a while yet before this la
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 27/06/2011 15:33:02 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. [quote="Moorebooks"] Roy your website seems to be out of date how much for belt mounted battery?[/quote] Hi Mike For what?
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 27/06/2011 12:54:30 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. MagnumStar XML Mk 5 Oh no I can hear everyone say, not yet another version. Well the last looked good but was just too difficult to produce and when my own started playing up I t
Topic: Another newboy,only 59
royfellows	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 21/06/2011 21:44:26 Subject: Another newboy,only 59 Welcome Barrie, hope to see your posts on here again. We have a regular on here who is something of an expert on north Wales Manganese mines, he may pick up on this thread. Have
Topic: Henfwlch, collapse at end of adit
royfellows	Forum: Mid Wales Posted: 21/06/2011 15:30:45 Subject: Henfwlch, collapse at end of adit The project is coming on OK, but.... If anyone goes in there please stay away from my working area at the end, and for good reason. I am extending the original winze outbye as well as
Topic: Anyone have any experience of this lamp?
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 21/06/2011 08:58:34 Subject: Anyone have any experience of this lamp? [quote="edd"][quote="simonrl"][quote="Vanoord"]That said, there are a lot of Chinese Miners Lamps on the market which promise the earth but are neither well-made, nor are they anywhere near as bright
Topic: Nantlle newbie
royfellows	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 16/06/2011 21:22:20 Subject: Nantlle newbie [quote="KeithSh"]Hi ladies and gents, I'm new around here and have just bought a great house in Nantlle and am facinated by the quarries and the mines around there. I hope to get my nose a
Topic: Shropshire caving and Mining Club 50th Anniversery
royfellows	Forum: North Wales Posted: 13/06/2011 10:35:32 Subject: Shropshire caving and Mining Club 50th Anniversery [quote="Peter Burgess"][quote="Moorebooks"] Its 50 years since the Club was officialy formed the founder members were a lose set of individuals who visited mines and caves in the late 50s but as
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 08/06/2011 20:04:24 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. [quote="ttxela"]That does look more robust than the small blue charger arrangement, I've never had any problems with charging but then I've never run it very low.[/quote] I dont think that
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 08/06/2011 16:50:51 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. There has been some issues with 8V power packs were the electronic protection circuits for the LiIon cells do not reset themselves after disconnecting to protect the cells after complete discharge. Th
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 05/06/2011 22:58:34 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. Bit of bad news on the current MagnumStar, basically it’s NBG! I had a lot of difficulty upgrading my own, and found it impossible to do on a customers lamp. Thinking about it all whil
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 25/05/2011 21:49:57 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. Shop closed until Monday June 6th, off to Cornwall. Issues with 8V power packs. It appears that due to differing designs of LiIon protection circuits some 8V power packs do not come ba
Topic: Anyone have any experience of this lamp?
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 20/05/2011 18:44:16 Subject: Anyone have any experience of this lamp? [quote="zomjon1"]Alex, you are not the right person to be describing a lamp's power as you run around with your mega bright monster - anything else just pales into insignificance! :tongue:[/quote]
Topic: Shafts and Bat Access.
royfellows	Forum: General Chat Posted: 15/05/2011 18:18:09 Subject: Shafts and Bat Access. I once explorered a section of a mine that had only at that time become accessible due to someones digging. (not mine) There were a huge number of bats in there and a mound of droppings abo
Topic: Nenthead Mines donations
royfellows	Forum: General Chat Posted: 12/05/2011 21:26:10 Subject: Nenthead Mines donations [i]to discourage mine exploration by single individuals.[/i] Am I the acknowledged exception or the person they were thinking of John? :lol:
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 12/05/2011 21:00:31 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. Situation Report In line with my policy of honesty and transparency I have to notify of a few issues. This not only for the benefit of my own customers but other lamp builders. Problem
Topic: Nenthead Mines donations
royfellows	Forum: General Chat Posted: 12/05/2011 10:32:02 Subject: Nenthead Mines donations I would personally urge everyone with an interest in the Nenthead Mines to support the work of the Trust, preferably by joining. The Trust has proved itself over the years to be a good frie
Topic: Remains of the G Archway (photo)
royfellows	Forum: North Wales Posted: 06/05/2011 14:20:36 Subject: Remains of the G Archway (photo) [i]"On the topic of archive material, I would very much like to see old photos of the rockmen at work."[/i] Have you seen this? Link kindly originally posted by Peter Burgess http
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 21/04/2011 10:06:47 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. Sorry no sales or support until May 2nd, away on holiday up the Nent. :thumbsup:
Topic: History of Swaledale mine Exploration
royfellows	Forum: General Chat Posted: 21/04/2011 08:39:08 Subject: History of Swaledale mine Exploration John, you aught to write a book. I will be up at the Nent for a week from tomorrow staying at High Plains if you or anyone else are around. Look out for a blue Skody full of gear
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 19/04/2011 20:54:35 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. [quote="Dwayne Dibbley"]and if you see any of your lamps in the future Roy you can say to them "I am your father"....[/quote] :lol: :lol: :lol:
Topic: Broadband.
royfellows	Forum: General Chat Posted: 19/04/2011 20:18:40 Subject: Broadband. Its not BT its Yahoo, and their equipment is different to others. They sell on advertising, I get get fed with seeing that damn stupid couple on T.V.
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 19/04/2011 20:14:10 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. I recon a new **** take has started, anyone who is seen wearing one will be greeted thus: "Greetings Lord Vader"
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 19/04/2011 18:26:19 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. It looks like Darth Vaders helmet! :lol:
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
royfellows	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 19/04/2011 17:23:08 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. MagnumStar XML Now that I have converted my own lamp to the new spec and fitted a new top heatsink and new front cover to replace the battered ones, I thought that I would upload a picture.

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