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Legacy Traps & Last-Mile Wins: South Africa’s Guide to Thriving in Distribution, Logistics & Service

February 12, 2026 No Comments

In numerous cases, manufacturers and resellers demonstrate greater agility and foresight than distributors, prompting consideration of whether this disparity arises by deliberate design or stems from distributors’ insufficient in-house software development capabilities to support essential adaptations. Read further for further qualification.

Miniature Railways in Stellenbosch

February 9, 2026 1 Comment

The Winelands Light Rail – Miniature Railways in Stellenbosch. Meet the many up and coming steam enthusiasts, well seasoned and very experienced engineering staff. The railway runs on a 760-metre track at 1/3 scale, faithfully recreating prototypical narrow-gauge railways from around the world. The route was carefully designed to weave through the property’s existing trees, creating a shaded, forest-like atmosphere that feels immersive and peaceful. Highlights include a charming tunnel, bridges, and a delightful station — all adding to the sense of adventure on the scenic 7-minute ride. Our featured image shows Travis Gilbert, locomotive driver and up and coming engineer.

Occupational Health & Safety in the Home

January 28, 2026 No Comments

Home Protection – Safety First I am quite astonished at how seriosuly we adopt Occupational Health & Safety rules, regulations and guidelines in the work

The Unijunction Transistor – All but Obsolete

January 17, 2026 No Comments

A UJT (Unijunction Transistor) is a component used to build oscillators, while an astable multivibrator is a type of circuit that continuously oscillates, often built using transistors (like BJTs) or sometimes even a UJT for a simpler relaxation oscillator, creating a square wave.

Loudspeaker Protection Circuit Pioneer A5 and A6

Pioneer A5 and A6 Speaker Protection

January 16, 2026 No Comments

The Pioneer A5 and A6 Speaker Protection – The Pioneer A-5 amplifier’s loudspeaker protection circuit uses a relay-based system to protect speakers from damage caused by DC current, short circuits, or turn-on/off thumps by delaying connection at power-up and disconnecting instantly in case of a fault. These protection circuits although well designed are not entirely damage proof or moreover idiot proof.

Valves (vacuum tubes) seen on end in a recreation of the Colossus computer

World War Engineers and Scientists (part four)

January 14, 2026 No Comments

The Colossus, the first “digital” computer developed and built through 1943 until 1945 by British code breakers. By Unknown author – This file is from the collections of The National Archives (United Kingdom), catalogued under document record FO850/234.

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