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......in a mahindra G8 airvan [long over due avref] and hugged the coast as they flew into the heart of the dragon. Now not everyone knows but WT6 had been trained to do a very ...............................

https://www.theaviatorstore.com.au/products/pilot-co-charger mine does 2 things.

I can hear an echo from the 1960-70' - "Japanese trash!" "You gets what you pays for" - you want good Chinese tooling - it will cost youas much as the Yankee stuff - want better - you may have to go German or English. The Chinese have put people in space, are only slightly behind Uncle Sam in warships, make most of the EV's and solar panels and had gunpowder, medicine and ceramics, while we were barely out of wearing animal skins 😈

Quell is a well know local brand & part of the Kidde group founded in the USA in 1917. They produce fire protection, control and gas detection systems. The CO detector with replaceable batteries can be purchased from stores for about $35.00. Both the 10 year battery & replaceable battery models have a 10 year operating life. I'll probably replace my existing unit with one of these though it is a bit bigger than the unit I have but has pretty much identical features. It will be almost certainly Chinese made like just about everything else.

Where was your CO detector made?

The above Quell replaced an earlier one at about $30. The first had replaceable batteries (recommended @ every 12 months) the new one is good for 10 years and in comparison weighs almost nothing. Like you I have used Velcro to secure it and to place it in a position where it would be sampling Pilot breathing air.😈

I have a Chinese lathe. A dead copy of an American lathe. However it needed adjusting of the lathe from new. The Chinese However did not know the material composition of the critical parts. A high tensile steel part was copied as mild steel, the zero backlash devise is now useless. Sorry I don't share your acceptance of the Chinese propaganda that they can make good things. Look at their NPT threads are NP no T.

The best adjustable reamers are Aust made Suttons. Chinese stuff CAN be alright IF they build to the right standard. Nev

I would never put my life in the trust of a Chinese made product. I have too much crap that was made in China. Bought carbide tool system to curt thread on lathe. It broke 10 tips without a single pass ( some at only a few thou deep) in steel. Dis cut a thread in aluminium

Do you have a GPS position for Frogs Hollow ? Ignore me, it is in Garmin Pilot. YFGS S 36 45.583 E 149 48.267 DD MM.MMM

Not sure of the brand but like most things it is made in China. It is quite compact at about 70mm x 70mm. I have it velcroed on to the panel. It cost about $30.00 5 or 6 years ago

You should be right with a Drifter. Nev

It's an incredibly BS content PA. I seriously doubt it's genuine. Nev

.....this time there had been an abject failure in procurement. However as the telephone box conversation proceeded, it was revealed from the box labels, that OT had outsourced the supplies procurement to a little-known company in Kapooka, curiously titled, "Cappys All You Can Eat Pte" - a company with its main office in Singapore, and sourcing its products from a wide range of el-cheapo, dubious street food suppliers based in China. Some of the boxes still had Chinese labelling, such as "Happy Treasure Golden Time Chinese Bao Buns" - all dated pre-COVID. "I can't believe this!" cried Turbo to Cappy. OT was obviously relying on you supplying good tucker with your contract, and you've sub-let the supply to a bunch of street food hawkers in Shenzheng!!" "What do you think this is going to do to the troops morale, when we get to the Khyber and open the boxes and find this rubbish?" "Well", said Cappy, "I was hoping I was going to be far away when that happened, so I couldn't.................

.....have the equivalent of a Telephone Box comnversation. This was difficult because the civvy OT had been so reliable. Could it be that he had been stitched up?, Could it be that he loaders had filled the boxes with the easily recognisable Kalgoolie sand? Or Could OT have been the victim of fowl play? As Turbo and Cappt locked OT in the Dunny they both agreed this wasn't like the Khyber which was an ANZAC operation where NZ Bob supplied stores like clockwork, but.........

...... they opened a few boxes in the back of the Herc and realised the dodgy quality of the vehicle spares and the cheap food, all of which were one day off their expiry date ..... including the oysters. And there was sand in all of the boxes, so the RSM was called to the office beside the dunny in the Herc, to .......

well it was a gen 4. it would not restart on the ground. hopefully they will post what happened when they find out.

II've always trusted the black dot stick on one's, I have never had a problem with Carbon Monoxid.

UK CAA recently made Fitment of a CO alarm/monitor mandatory, I've always fitted one . I sometimes get a 10ppm Indication, I have it located where I can easily see the display. Those old school black dot stick on things were always a complete waste of money

What CO detector do you have, and what did it cost?

Me too. The engine was running perfectly & I shut it down but could not get it to start again. I did all the trouble checks and found that the mags had to be on before it would run. Who woulda thought.

Up to 10 parts per million is considered normal CO background level. Maximum of 30 parts per million is safe for a maximum of 8 hours exposure. From there the maximum exposure and time varies by individual. 100 ppm can be endured only for short periods not exceeding 30 minutes and can be accompanied by headaches and breathlessness depending on the individual. Above 400ppm can be fatal. Different authorities have higher or lower levels with some saying anything over 35ppm and you should leave the area immediately. Some monitors start going off at very low levels. Mine has a digital read out that displays the level from 30ppm and flashes a red LED and starts to alarm at 90ppm with loud beeps and fast red LED flashes.

So 8 days ?