Too hot for the shed so watching some yourube videos. This one on thread repairs was interesting.....

I've used it a few times and it can be both brilliant and notably stupid. Brilliant: I have a compressor that was misbehaving and after detailing the symptoms it correctly identified the fault. It was also complimentary when I fixed the faulty valve rather than buying a new one!

Stupid: I needed to ...

If I'm not confident about plug and/or casting faces I usually use a Dowty washer which covers a multitude of sins.

You don't need 55 watts, 10 watts is quite enough. Yes it won't be putting the same current through but enough to check that it's not just a phantom voltage. Not rocket science.

Thanks for the update. All you need for circcuit testing is an old bulb in a bulb holder with a couple of flying leads maybe .5 metre long and crocodile clips of the ends. Another useful tool is a metre of cable with a crocodile clip each end for bypassing dodgy connectores etc.

I'm glad the bike's ...

So is it fixed and what was / were the problem(s)?

Hi Dave. Is there a reason you print on white rather than transparent vinyl? OK for something that has a white backbround but if I do this I'd want transparent.

I've bought 3 bikes and sold a couple on fb. All went well. If you're sensible and avoid the obvious AI nonsense it's not too bad, and as said ebay and gummtree are just as dodgy.

I've used Phil at Acceleration several times - the last just last week. He is an expert at moving bikes, has a properly kitted out van and is very reliable and helpful. Plus he charges about half what anyvan and the like quote. It's not actually that much more expensive than renting a van / trailer ...

Thanks for this, may come in handy!

They often do that. I've probably got a couple lying about but you're probably better getting one from Hitchcocks or Burlen.

I quite like elctrics (obviously not imtermittemt faults). It can be much easier than deciding whether a mechanical component is worn out or just has racing clearances!

Depending on the bike it may be possible to fit a clutch lever with a smaller distance between the lever pivot and the nipple. This gives reduced effort at the expense of less travel. On the kind of bikes I ride, people often fit the wrong clutch (and brake) levers.

Sack barrow with a plastic box cable tied to it for tools? I have a fairly lightweight machine mart trolley jack which is light enough for even me to carry it but probably only the length of the garage.

If you've fitted higher bars then often you need a new clutch cable to allow for the greater distance it has to cover. But usually this appears as the cable being pulled taut on full left (or sometimes right) lock. Another reason for the lost motion is one or other nipples pulling off the end of the ...

Yes, if you look at the side you will see the 5th item down which looks like a speech bubble. Click on that and it will show you your "chats". Note it doesn't get peeved if you ignore it for a while unlike some humans.......

Claude never sleeps. And he(!) tells me he always forgets the conversations......

That's interesting. The "ghost" voltage mentioned can happen with LEDs that pass a small current - enough to show on a multileter but not enough current to power anything. The process described is very similar to what I and others have said in this thread.....

I was very sceptical originally but have been very impressed. Experiences will of course vary.....

You may like to post the conversation as I did so people can see the process.

Well compressor actually. I have an old SGS compressor that I use rarely. Switched it on the other day and it kept blowing air out. I decided it was the switch / valve block which was only £10 from ebay so tried that - no improvement.

So in desperation I asked Claude (AI from Anthropic who I like ...