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The 85kWh battery looks like a flat tray and is fitted to the skateboard. Would it be possible to fit 2 flat trays instead of 1?
The 85kWh battery looks like a flat tray and is fitted to the skateboard. Would it be possible to fit 2 flat trays instead of 1?
Can you say, Model X 2.0 !!
Passengers' knees would be up around their chins.
Actually Benz, I calculated the following:
40Kw: ~160 mile range.
60Kw: ~230 mile range.
85Kw: ~300 mile range.
how many Kw per mile:
40 Kw for 160 miles is 0.25Kw/mile
60 Kw for 230 miles is 0.26Kw/mile
85 Kw for 300 miles is 0.28Kw/mile
Theoretically a 170Kw pack would then get you 600 miles, assuming weight and drag scaled linearly using the 85Kw KW/mile stat. Then we take into account the falling efficiency seen above... note the rise from 0.25Kw/mile to 0.28Kw/mile ratio. It seems small here but in the end I suspect you'd seemingly get about a 12% loss in efficient by doubling the pack(s).
If any of my calculations are right, that means a 170Kw pack would achieve about 528 miles. In practice though it'd probably be much less efficient than that due to additional drag, the additional strain in climbing hills (weight penalty) and so forth.
It's good to think of these things though and I enjoyed doing the calculations. (Even if I'm way off!)
And what would the additional price be? $20k?
@JZ more like $35 to $40k.
It is $20k to go from 40kw to 85kw on the MS.
8 inches! Not a chance. Not going to happen.
Almost anything is possible if you are willing to ignore the costs of production.
I used to think that EV's had to have a range of 500 miles before the masses would ever embrace them. However the added weight and costs associated with this will make them unaffordable and reduce performance. While battery tech may evolve to allow for 175+kWh in a car eventually, that battery tech is unlikely to be inexpensive for many years...new vastly improved technology is rarely cheaper than old in the battery business. Tesla is trying to bring the price of EV's down...not drive them higher.
My view changed when Tesla unveiled the Superchargers. You just have to realize how rare trips of over 200 miles in one day really are.
With superchargers in place every 150 miles I feel like a real world range of 250 miles will be the ideal range settled at for future EV's...this will allow for capacity degradation so that even after 10 years of average driving you should still be able to make long distance trips by making it to the next supercharger on your journey.
The supercharger network will mean battery capacities really don't need to go much higher than 75 kWh which will help to keep costs down as technology improves and cars/batteries get lighter.
I think Tesla could still provide an option for people who wanted more range and a bigger battery but to set a goal of a 500 mile range for every car they produce would be a huge waste of resources and ultimately make their cars unaffordable.
I think tech will eventually make 500mi cars affordable, but you're right, the existing batteries plus SC n/w is a good "holding pattern".
Benz, sometimes you sound like a teenager; double-thick trays? There will be capacity increase, but that silly idea is never going to happen.
No offence Benz but there will never be an 800 mile range EV, just as there will never be a 500 gallon gas tank in a petrol powered car.
Why? Because with gas stations everywhere there is simply no need for it..if anybody ever filled up that tank it would weigh so much that it would slow down the car dramatically and cause it to run very inefficiently...this is the same for a 200+kWh battery...it would weigh so much it would make the car very slow and inefficient...with superchargers every 150 miles apart there is no need to weigh down the car unnecessarily as this will only cause it to use more energy for every mile travelled.
As I say a 250 mile range is more practical...it provides more than enough range to cover people's average daily needs (less than 50 miles per day for 95% of people) and with superchargers every 150 miles you are also easily covered for long distance.
Maybe one day we will be able to store 200kWh in a soda can but it is not likely to happen in my lifetime...till then we have to be practical in getting costs down far enough so that the average person can afford to put an EV in their garage.
Once the average person realizes that the EV is the only way forward then we can start to dream a bit more...but right now the EV revolution is in its infancy...we have to walk before we can run.
Benz, don't let people discourage you. They're right that a double load of batteries probably isn't practical right now but ignore the noise and keep dreaming.
There is no need to double the thickness of the floor to increase the battery size.
This might seem obvious when I say it, but only reason you would consider doubling the thickness of the battery pack is if you couldn't fit all of the desired battery capacity in the current 4 inch floor.
However, the reason that the Model S tops out at "only" 85kwh is not because that's the most batteries they could stuff into a 4" case. It's because of cost and practicality. In truth, they maybe could pack more batteries into the floor (don't know for sure since battery pack design is a secret), and/or they could definitely use batteries with a higher energy density.
There is cost to consider though. Tesla wanted to produce a Sedan that they could sell for $50 - 100k and make a profit doing it. A 600 mile or even 1000 mile EV range is technically possible today, but it also has to be practical for Tesla's business goals as well.
Olanmills - over on the TMC site there is an inside look of the battery. Cells are spaced intentionally fairly wide apart for crash protection and thermal separation. Traditional batteries are large cells arranged in series - if one cell fails the whole battery fails. Teslabattery is like a web of small batteries - if one cell fails the whole battery still works, just a little less capacity. Every single cell is monitored for current, voltage, temperaure and indivudually balanced and fused for over current and cell pressure.
By all means dream away...i have always said Tesla could offer bigger batteries to those who want to buy them as an option.
I just feel that once the supercharger network is up, people really start understanding how EV's work, and their real driving patterns most will come to the conclusion that:
1. They don't travel more than 200 miles in one day very often (maybe 5% of the time)
2. They can hop from suercharger to supercharger every 150 miles until they reach their long distance destination (about every 2.5 hrs of driving for a 30 min supercharge to top off)
3. Batteries are very expensive so it is in your interest to purchase the battery size that suits your needs best.
From this I feel that most will opt for the smallest battery that allows them to hop from supercharger to supercharger when they take rare long distance trips.
This is why I think Tesla is going to produce the base model Gen III as a car with a range of 200 miles (real world) and supercharging capability. It will sell for $32,500 (after govt incentives). Oh yeah and 0-60mph in 5.5 secs too!
People can choose bigger batteries as an option but as I said I think when most start to understand all of the above they will see that for the vast majority a 200 mile real world range with supercharging ability will work for most. This is how we get to an affordable EV capable of long distance travel...for now anyway.
Benz - I agree with you a car in the Model S class should have an EPA range between 400 and 600 miles. However we are just at the very beginning.
Dave Duff from TM had a seminar at Stanford (search youtube for Dave Duff)... explaining the TM thinking - in short a vehicle retail price is 60% body and 40% drive train. So if a 265 m EPA battery costs $40k today then the car should retail for $100k. A 500 m EPA battery costs today $80k and so the car should retail for $200k - unfortunately a much smaller market.
Bolting another battery under the S adds about 1000 lbs and that decreases the efficiency (roll resistance, mass to accelerate and deaccelerate, etc). But TM thinking is "do more with less"... (that is the one thing I like most about TM).
Here is my vision for Model S V2.0 in 3-5 years
- same battery pack but use 4Ah cells (+160 lbs) = 110kWh
- reduce body weight by at least 160 lbs
- reduce roll resistance (tires)
- improve drag
- more efficient high current battery charge/discharge using e.g. a small capacitor buffer to level current peaks
- tweak engine efficiency ( tighter tolerances )
- more efficient inverter
If above improves the W/m by only 15% and with the 110kWh battery then you would get about 440 miles EPA.
Most of the above you will see first on a Gen3 car - here 60kWh at 230W/m will get 265 m EPA range which is perfect for the Gen3 car.
One thing I have realized listening to Elon and TM that they are thinking 2-3 plays ahead of everybody else. A Gen3 car would charge at every SC, while the Model S V2.0 would stop at ever second... with planned 120kW SC you would add more then 220m EPA in 30min.
You fail to mention the cost of your 110 kWh pack Kleist.
New battery technology is rarely cheaper than old (in fact it never has been)...I think Tesla is building out the supercharging network for the precise reason that 95% of people travel less than 50 miles per day. It is even more rare that you will travel more than 200 miles in one day! So why would you put in an insanely oversized battery pack that will cost a fortune, slow the car down, and decrease its efficiency due to the weight of all those batteries..all to cater for a trip of 440 miles non-stop which you MIGHT do a few times in your entire life!
Think about it...even if you wanted to drive 440 miles in one sitting (nearly 8 hours of non-stop driving)...would you really do this? NO...you will stop once every three hours or so to use the bathroom, get a drink/snack, and stretch your legs. Well this is the average for most normal people anyway. This usually takes about 20-30mins and so is a perfect time to supercharge.
In this way yes Tesla can use the 4.0Ah cells but as Gen III will be lighter, more efficient, and have less drag...they will be able to use LESS cells to get the required 75 kWh they will need for a 200 mile supercharging capable Gen III.
This is how you get to an affordable EV for everyone...not by stuffing in 110 kWh of batteries and making the car less efficient and more expensive..but by reducing the battery size and weight thereby increasing its efficiency (while still maintaining enough range to allow for hopping between superchargers for rare long distance trips) and therefore lowering the price.
Keep in mind Elon has already stated that a 500 mile pack is possible, but not economically feasable.
teddyg - agree with all what you said. However I was looking at it from a slightly different angle.
- I used the example of an 2018 Model S V.0 that retails for ~ $125k with largest battery ( 5% price increase annually and some added puff-puffs)
- battery cost for 110KWh is the same or lower - it uses same number of cells as todays MS, bulk cell cost should not be higher. However cells are slightly heavier. But reduce the number of cells to get 100kWh end you end up about the same weight.
- if new battery technology ( or any other technology ) is not cheaper, then there is no reason for new technology. Yes, new technology will always retail for a premium, because you are willing to pay for it not because it costs more. (we make the fat profits in the first 3-9 month of a new product, afterwards it fills the factory for a fair profit)
- 4Ah Panasonic cell was announced in 2009, start production 2013. In case TM should select it for Gen3 in 2015 then it is a mature product(one advantage of using lap top batteries)
- totally agree 265 EPA is in line with my driving habits and I would stop at Harris Ranch and Tejon anyway going to LA.
- a luxury MS V2.0 with ~400 miles EPA would add the convenience of not to have to stop at Harris Ranch... convenience is what people are willing to pay for extra.
My whole point was not to balloon the battery, but the key is to improve EV efficiency.
The traditional car industry is struggling to improve efficiency and caught overstating ( Kia, Ford,...) If the ICE had 75% thermal efficiency then the EV would pretty pointless today.
I think the max range you would ever want in an EV really comes down to how long someone could physically sit in and drive a car non-stop, comfortably, without eating/drinking, or using the bathroom.
I would say this would be about 4-5 hours max (sure many could go longer, but would they be comfortable?)
So lets say 4.5 hrs at 55 mph (average) = 247.5 miles travelled.
This is why I think that a real world driving range of 250 miles will be the standard issue for the EV (any bigger batteries could be bought at an optional extra cost).
Basically it comes down to human nature and our needs after a certain amount of driving and sitting in one position. We need to eat/drink, use the bathroom and strech our legs after a certain amount of time in one small confined area.
It seems to me that these human needs after 4.5 hrs of driving need to be met, providing an ideal opportunity to stop and supercharge for about 30 mins.
The Model S 85 kWh car is already there, which is why I think a lighter, smaller, more aerodynamic Gen III should be able to get 250 miles from a 60-65 kWh pack...
60 x $212.50 per kWh (in 2016) = $12,750...if battery is 40% of total car production cost as has been claimed then total production cost would be $31,875 add in 25% profit = $39,843 minus $7,500 tax credit gives a final price of roughly $32,500 to the consumer for a real world 250 mile range Gen III with supercharging capability.
I also think that even if the ICE were able to match EV efficiency the EV is still the superior vehicle due to its packaging as seen in the Model S and other benefits.
1. Flat floor battery pack puts bulk of weight at lowest center of gravity providing exceptional handling and stability (not to mention reducing rollover risk which will be a big selling point for Model X when up against other top heavy ICE powered SUV's). The ICE generally sits above the front two wheels in a vehicle, the heavy momentum when accelerating and stopping throws this ICE backwards and forwards causing the car to lurch backwards and forwards throwing off the balance.
2. Electric motor in between rear wheels...again low centre of gravity benefits. But also allows for "frunk" storage space. Because no gas tank the rear trunk can be bigger as well. Not only does this provide for best in class storage space but also best in class safety as crumple zones are much larger than any ICE vehicle.
3. No exhaust, clutch, gears, sparkplugs, etc, etc...all things that can go wrong...average ICE car has hundreds of moving parts...the EV has just a handful. No exhaust allows for a clean flat underbelly which aids aerodynamics.
4. Electricity can be produced with zero emissions...an ICE can never claim to be emission free. Also we can much more easily filter emissions from a few hundred remotely located stationary power plants than a few hundred million mobile ICE powered vehicles operating in and polluting our most densely populated areas.
5. Superior traction control (when AWD version is released)...the electric motor will be able to react much more quickly to slippage input from the wheels. An ICE has to wait for gas to be fed, pistons to fire, etc, etc, before it can react to input from the wheels. The AWD EV will result in revolutionary handling the likes of which the world has never seen. This is also a safety issue as the faster you can avoid a crash the safer you are.
6. Electricity is always produced domestically providing for domestic jobs and supporting the domestic economy. We cannot say the same for oil/petroleum/diesel, etc. We don't have to transport electricity halfway around the world. We don't fight wars over electricity supply. We don't have electricity spills that destroy the environment costing billions to clean up. Only 5% of the world's electricity generation comes from oil but 70% of oil use is for fuels to power the transportation industry. Think about that when considering how much the oil industry fears the EV.
Coal provides about 40% of the world's electricity but is on the decline in nearly every nation (yes even in China and India as a % of the grid). See how SolarCity and Tesla will be collaborating to get the world on the path to true zero emission living.
Anyway these are just a few of the benefits...but this is long enough for now methinks
Up until the Model S battery capacity was the biggest issue. Many users (myself included) needed to be sure their daily commute and many of their longer pleasure trips were possible in a single charge.
Given that many high performance cars have a range similar to the current 85Kw Model S the stumbling block now becomes charge times. (For the purposes of discussion we will assume fast and slow charging of the batteries allow for the same level of battery longevity.) The superchargers are a great first step. Hopefully as time goes on we will come up with some options for even quicker charging though.
Remember; most drivers don't care what fuel their car takes. For these same drivers it is all about how fast they can get in and out of the gas station for the least cost.
The real key to EV fuelling is avoiding stations (gas or other) altogether. Home charging, "full every morning", is what most users do and love.
I'd agree with you, Brian but again longer trips would clearly require charging outside of the home. A user on a long trip would want the comfort level associated with the ability to quickly (<30 mins perhaps) recharge from anywhere.
I envision a 500 or more mile range capable BEV. I read some time ago about a company that was experimenting in making batteries in different shapes. In theory with inert battery chemistry one could construct the car structure itself out of live cells.
The S weighs approx 4700 lbs. including approx. a 1600 lb. battery pack. Suppose their research came to fruition? While overall weight remains @ 4700 lbs. if the chassis and stressed members themselves could provide energy storage one could theoretically construct a 4700 lb. car where 3000 lbs. or more? was energy storage. The car itself becomes the battery. as opposed to building a car and placing a battery in it.
Since the overall weight remains constant the performance would not suffer in fact it should improve as far as acceleration. Handling might suffer due to a higher CG
The T-Zero used a rather innovative approach to battery placement although the car itself was not very practical but the Roadster was only marginally better mostly by adding creature comforts.
Nobody thought there would be a car such as the Model S either as recently as 10 years ago. All the heavy hitters said it could not be done. Good thing Elon did not listen to them.
As always the people who say something cannot be done are in the way of those who are doing it!
These batteries..
can be made in any shape. tomorrows technology is being built. As my hero Mr. Spock was fond of saying "I'd like to think there are always possibilities"
I think your estimate about battery weight is a bit high. 8000 (~89kWh) * 46g (each) gives only 368kg which is about 811 lbs. I don't think pack structure, wires & cooling quite double that weight even with bottom armor that probably is a bit thicker than ordinary cars have.
Also doubling the battery amount would not require that bottom armor being any thicker, so that doesn't count in adding more batteries.
The Model S battery assembly is 0.16 kWh per kg
That gives 531kg for 85kWh pack. 1170 lbs.
BTW, Kleist, where did you get that info?
Dave Duff - Stanford Seminar video.
Where is that bus going?
If Tesla is already offering to let you pre-pay for a 85kWh batt 8 years from now for $12k, its probable that a 170kWh battery will be available for about the same price as an 85kWh battery costs today, roughly $30k.
Using a linear 10.5% discount on the price of batts, if we assume an 85kWh batt costs 30k today, in 8 years it will cost $12.35k for the same batt (new), so that is what Tesla is predicting, about 10.5% reduction in price per kWh per year going forward.
Seeing that most car manufacturers run a model for life of 6-8 years before changing the model design drastically, a Model S 2.0 could easily see a 500+ mile range imho.
You guys that are saying the 170kWh battery will weigh twice as much or ride twice as high are using today's speced batts, not the batts of 8 years from now. The energy density will double, but the weight will stay about the same or maybe even be lighter. Panasonic has increased the 18650 from 2200mAh (45.9g) to 3100mAh (45.7g), and increase of 40% in energy while also gaining .2g in net weight.
I have also seen 3400mAh batts are starting to trickle out and they also weigh about the same.
Yes, improved energy density MEANS more electrons per gm. There's a long way to go before such improvement is at an end.
Twice the 3.1 with approx 8% annual increase:
2013 3.1
2014 3.348
2015 3.61584
2016 3.9051072
2017 4.217515776
2018 4.55491703808
2019 4.9193104011264
2020 5.312855233216512
2021 5.737883651873833
2022 6.19691434402374
Only 10 years. Also rate probably is faster than 8%, that's quite conservative approximation considering that Si-based Li-ion batteries are at their infancy and at beginning of the tech development speed is usually highest.
Great content
Timo - Informative table and the magic of compounding. Per your table the equivalent to MS85 could be MS125 with the same number of batteries and at lower price. 440 nominal miles. The car could loose some weight using stronger Al alloys, improved structural design. 10% of weight could mean 6% increase in range. Increased/improved inverter +motor efficiency regeneration, electronics, insulation, etc could add another 5% to range. Even aerodynamics could be improved. Potential to increase nominal range to near 500 miles in 5 years. That would enable to car to address the hi end market and mitigate range anxiety.
Meanwhile, Tesla has to increase the coverage of chargers. I think the 100Amp/240V chargers makes the most sense in cities. hotels, restaurants, etc. They are relatively cheap. If the power is available, it may cost may be $1,000 per hook-up in a places like hotel parking lots or even MacDonald. Most hotels, restaurants got industrial hi capacity, 3 phase hook-up to feed the kitchen, HVAC, etc. Even it the company spends $20,000 per site, that is 50 sites/$1,000,000. Spend $10M that is good for 500 sites, or 10 charging locations in each state, each with 10-20 charging hook-ups. $10M is what a decent shack costs in San Francisco. The hotel or restaurant could charge for electricity and would benefit from the hi end clientele, free advertising by Tesla.


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Broken Streaks
Streaks that ended last night:
**Phillies 10-game win streak, including last seven at Citizens Bank Park.
**12 scoreless innings by the bullpen.
**Jamie's five-game winning streak.
Scott Franzke had a note on the broadcast that was interesting, last night was the first time the Phillies trailed in a game since July 11. They were behind in Florida on Saturday but the game was rained out.
One thing about this team, yesterday is yesterday. Today's another game. They play the season game-by-game which is an old cliché.
Padres in town
Because of April 20's rain out, the Padres returned to Citizens Bank Park for tonight's game. Originally, they had a night game at home last night. They moved it to an afternoon game and then flew to Washington, where they open a weekend series tomorrow.
They bused to Philly this afternoon and will bus back to DC after the game.
New pinch runner
Lunch is served in the Press Dining Room during the week for fellow employees. At 12:30 this afternoon, Mike Boeckholder, head groundskeeper, sat down with a sandwich platter. "Oh, no" he said with panic in his voice.
A sudden shower was deposting on the ballpark. Boeckholder bolted for the press elevator and a trip to field level. His crew was already in action by the time he got there. He returned 28 minutes later for the second bite of his sandwich.
John Brazer, he of the fun and games department, quipped when he saw Mike bolt: "Geez, Charlie has a new pinch runner. Did you see him run?"
TV Note
Saturday's 4:05 p.m. game against the Cardinals is a FOX telecast.
Phillies Insider is also on twitter.


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13 March 2012
Free For All Tuesday No. 58
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I thought I'd share with you that I am using squared paper as notepaper and I am dividing the page in two- one half for home and the other for job related notes.The paper comes from the Philofaxy files. I have coloured in the squares in a pattern across the middle, so that it looks like a washi tape type divider. Making these pages is actually quite relaxing to do in front of the tv of an evening.Does anyone else colour in squared paper or doodle in their Filofax to divide areas and sections of notepaper up?ReplyDeleteReplies
I went to Bill Westerman's Getting Sh*t Done system in November of last year just to try it, and at the first of the year I liked it so well that I switched over to it completely. Now I use the tabbed month on 2 pages, and cut my squared paper from A-4 Rhodia pads. The paper is oh so nice, and as I have retired now, I don't have near the appointments to keep track of, but still have much to do. I find this system works really well for me, and the real bonus is, it enabled me to get away from the Filo paper.Delete
There is a link on this site for that system, plus a big comment section on Flickr, just type in Bill Westerman and it will take you right to the link.
- Anonymous14 March, 2012 05:33
Hi CrofterDelete
I'm just experimenting with the Bill W GSD 'system', I'll report back here in due course. This has been prompted by the decision that I now have to give up using 'standard' FF inserts due to the incredibly poor paper quality, and also a bit of frustration with the proliferation of lists which seems to be arising out of GTD
Watch this space!
Hi David,Delete
I looked at GTD and it seemed to me to be a bit overkill, I spent so much time keeping up with it that I felt it actually cut down on my productivity. All the reviews and such. With GSD, you do a review everyday, just look at the list tells me all I need to know. To me, I was able to do more doing and less planning. Everybody is different, so if it works for you, that is all that matters.
I know how you feel about Filofax paper. There are some of their forms that I still use, Motor Running Record is a favorite, but here again I just run them on Rhodia plain paper, cut them to size and punch them and it works great.
I will be interested to hear what you decide to do!
Have you invested in a Filofax Doodle, Butanben?Delete
Hi all,ReplyDelete
Has anyone got any good ways of storing unused inserts? I don't have any packaging or a spare binder. Just interested in the communities ideas.
Thanks in advanceReplies
Also practical are the Ikea DVD or CD-boxes. You could make some extra cardboard dividers, to have everything sorted in an obvious way.Delete
I keep mine in a small tray in a desk drawer.Delete
I've got mine in a white box which I chose especially because it was A5 - however I found that is was that size when you take the lid into account, so when you load with A5 the lid fits only precariously! I was trying to get my desk and surrounds looking tidy - I may investigate the 9 litre really useful boxes - especially as they do a deep version with a raised lid - will get my tape measure out!Delete
Europa (stationery brand sold by Rymans in the UK) do an expanding file that's the perfect width and just a bit longer than tabbed dividers for Personal size Faxes, I have two and found them perfect for storing my inserts and things, and for A5 I use a DVD box from Paperchase.Delete
- Anonymous14 March, 2012 05:34
I just keep mine in my bottom desk drawer. Tidy it isn't.......:)Delete
- Anonymous13 March, 2012 04:07
I use either an old square cookie tin (1kg size) else a Really Useful Box 9L size
Without a spare binder, which I hope you can rectify at some time (seriously, the spare binders need spare inserts to keep their shape!), I've used a shoe box, magazine holder etc.ReplyDelete
Nothing stopping you from jazzing the box up, I'd be reluctant to pay the prices of the Laura Ashley range as advertised by Staples in the UK.
Though, if I were a woman, I may just forget the price!Replies
Scoot - I agree that the Laura Ashley prints you linked to are more likely to appeal to women rather than men, however I think the decision about whether to buy 'attractive boxes' of whatever design is determined by whether visuals are important to you. If the boxes are likely to be on show then I perfectly understand why anyone would want to pay more. However if you have room to stash them away in a cupboard somewhere, then a cheaper option might be a better option - as long as it is functional.Delete
The trouble with loving leather Faxes themselves, not just using a standard ring binder, is that I have to admit to being guilty of putting visuals and aesthetics ahead of basic practicality. I rather liking the Laura Ashley design, like the Temperley, but it is just going a little too far in buying them for myself. I believe that a certain someone wouldn't worry about spending £10 on a cardboard box if she liked the design; unlike me.Delete
I have my frequently accessed inserts in spare faxes and box files but most others are in the attic and stored within shoe boxes/off boxes strengthened with packing tape, also plastic bags with large rubber bands wrapped around etc. If they're not in plastic packets then I have string tags through them to keep them together.
I have thought about recovering my frequently used sturdy boxes with sticky backed plastic or wallpaper etc but the designs are invariably focussed toward the feminine perspective, being the creative flair/deciding factor in making such decorating decisions, and so I suppose I've just stayed the coward and kept with multi-coloured stationery box files.
Can I just remind people of the Commenting Guidelines which are published here: http://philofaxy.blogspot.com/p/commenting-guidelines.htmlReplyDelete
Hello, my first time posting on Philophaxy, though I've been reading avidly since Christmas when clever Santa ;-) brought me my first Filofax. I bought an A5 punch to go with it and it is rubbish. Having read through the archives I'm going to buy the Rapesco punch and punch twice but have a question about it -ReplyDelete
Can the Rapesco punch go through card? Like postcards and thick crafting papers?Replies
Hello and welcome...Delete
So which A5 punch did you buy? Have you considered the KW Trio punch. If you look in Adspot you will see them for sale there.
The Rapesco P66 punch will punch through thin card ok. Postcards ok, and up to about 5 sheets of paper ok.
And it was the Filofax portable punch I bought initially. Not sure what use it would be really.Delete
The plastic ones are only good for single sheet paper punching and they aren't that good at that really. I was given one a few years ago, after a short time it stopped punching cleanly and the paper would tear easily.Delete
Oh my, I hadn't even seen the Adspot! The KW Trio would certainly be handier as it does the A5 size already. Hmm. Is there anything else to choose between the two?ReplyDeleteReplies
I have the KW Trio and it's great!ReplyDelete
On another note, I am thinking about an A4 filifax... I use alot of A4 sheets for work and I can't get them to work in A5 format. I already use an A5 as my life planner and another A5 for my part time job. My full time one requires something bigger. it's either that or a standard ringbinder and I do so want something better. Does anyone have any recomendations on a particular model? I won't be using it as a diary as all, just for different projects & notes. I am a little disappointed that black seems to be my only option, but hey I guess black is professional.Replies
I have an A4 Strata which I managed to pick up cheaply on eBay. For me personally, it looks quite boring & too masculine so I've purchased some Swarovski crystals to bling it up. On the plus side, it's a filo, holds quite a lot & is pretty light for its size. I was originally eyeing up some cherry Classics, but they still go for more than I wanted to pay 2nd hand & would be much heavier.Delete
Could've gone for a normal binder, but the pockets & writing pad are handy & I do think it looks more professional for when I'm seeing clients.
An A4 binder or folder with an iPad holder built in would interest me at the moment.... Malden one especially!... Justsayin!Delete
Steve I am SO with you there, that would be wonderful!Delete
I have an A4 Cherry Classic - I bought it because I was convinced it was the answer to my everyday organisation, but I found it a bit too big to have open on my desk all the time, and when travelling to clients with a pad and some file papers a document folder would do just as well. Which reminds me that I also have a Camel A4 document folder that I had planned to use for this purpose. Both are really beautiful, and I wish I could get more use out of them, but there is always a but ...Delete
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Cat, Filofax will be introducing the raspberry Finsbury in A4 size soon! If you don't like black, I would wait for that one!ReplyDelete
If I need A4, I always end up choosing A4 binders, sometimes in a more "appealing" look. For me, there is really not need for the A4 binder to have a closure snap, so I'll save me the money ;-)
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Thanks Jotje, I would seriously love that, but do we know when it's coming? I want it now! I have no patience when it comes to filos :)Delete
According to my reliable source of information... it will be sometime in March... and we are nearly half way through so soon I would say!Delete
Fab, thanks Steve, I think I might just hold out then. Although I won't enjoy having to pay full price, I do like a bargain. Although if City Organiser gets them I can use their fab code :)Delete
I asked Filofax when the Compact Finsbury in raspberry would be coming out and they said 'in the next couple of weeks'. That was on 5 March . . .Delete
Just wanted to say how much I am enjoying using Steve and Ray's A5 Amended Time Management Week per View diary. Think I have found my perfect format. Thanks guys!ReplyDeleteReplies
And we have year planners out later today...Delete
Nicer to be able to write on good paper, too, isn't it?Delete
Ray, you're so right!! I've printed my Philofaxy amended TM WPV off on my usual standard paper, but now it is working well for me, I shall use some of my Conqueror paper. You've read my mind in that I am yearning to do that now!! I've put your MOTP onto Conqueror vellum style paper now for my job search updates. I've looked at the planners new out today too. Middle of the night insomnia has had me reading philofaxy. Amazing the number of formats there are actually, which is just great. I've said it before, but I think being able to *actualize* these onto the computer is such a talent and must be great creative fun for you both too.Isn't it wonderful when you can share a talent for the enjoyment of others too? Think I have mucked up with my use of pens though.Gel ones from WH Smith, so I can colour code my diary. They are fabulous colours,and I love them, but run out quickly.... maybe all gel pens do, but I think I will have to investigate the range of multi coloured diary pens available out there.Delete
Why are filofaxes so addictive?? Got back down to two & have just bought a bargain personal Domino snake on eBay. No enabling required from you peeps! Looks like it was one of the beauty gift box ones as only things missing are the atomiser pen & voucher.ReplyDeleteReplies
I think that the universe may be telling me to go on a diet, as one of my double passwords in replying here was oinks!!! Hmmmm!! Is my computer web-cam secretly bugged, FBI style, to catch me eating fattening munchies?? After all,I've always said, if you eat chocolate whilst reading Philofaxy, the calories don't count,right???ReplyDelete


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Remember about a month and a half ago, when I posted on how beautiful the Dodgers' Opening Day ticket was this year? And how the fact that they did the ticket up on glossy plastic rather than just perforated cardstock, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dodger Stadium, for Opening Day 2012?
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Does anyone else here also remember this classic BBC drama serial?
It must have been one of the most comprehensive radio productions ever undertaken by Radio 4 as it ran for sixteen (one hour) episodes and was thus able to do full justice to Victor Hugo's massive novel.
I remember listening avidly to every episode but, being a student in those days, had unfortunately no means of recording any of them. My personal radio set had no FM reception and so I had to rely on the good old Long Wave band frequency.
The BBC has informed me that the production does not survive in their sound archive, so this magnificent drama serial would appear to have been lost.
The Curator of the sound archives at the British Library very kindly provided the following information for me:
The series aired on Radio 4 between 2 May and 15 Aug 1976. Im afraid it is not held by the British Library. However, I am told that at least some episodes survive in private collections.
Radio Times provided the following information for the first episode:
9.03 New Series
Les Misérables
By VICTOR HUGO
Adapted for radio in 16 parts by BARRY CAMPBELL, CONSTANCE COX and VAL GIELGUD
Robert Hardy as Victor Hugo
Trevor Martin as Jean Valjean
A classic story of the fight between good and evil and one mans attempt to overcome his past.
1. Jean Valjean
adapted by CONSTANCE COX
The Bishop of Digne, GEORGE HOWE
Madame Magloire, ANNE JAMESON
Baptistine, GRIZELDA HERVEY
Landlord of the Cross of Colbas, CLIFFORD NORGATE
Tavern Keeper, GARARD GREEN
Husband, MICHAEL SHANNON
Wife, EVA HADDON
Valjeans sister, NORMA RONALD
Mayor, GODFREY KENTON
Curé, DAVID GRAHAM
Clerk, WALTER HALL
Serial edited by BARRY CAMPBELL. This episode produced and directed by BETTY DAVIES
(Repeated Tues 3.5 pm)
If anyone can provide information regarding this lost classic then please let me know.
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I remember this extremely well and have a few moments somewhere on old audio cassette tapes I recorded from the radio at the time. I know it went out on Sunday nights rather than Saturday in what was then the classic serial slot. As it went out through most of the summer holidays (I was at school at the time) I tried to catch both the Sunday night broadcast and the Tuesday night repeat as I enjoyed it so much.
I recall that Judy Bennett (Shula from The Archers) was in it, playing one of the children's roles (Gavroche??) that she seemed to specialise in.
Given the amount of work that must have gone into a production of that scale it seems astonishing if it is not in a BBC vault somewhere. Only 5 years later a similar scale of project was undertaken by Radio 4 with "Lord of the Rings", which the BBC has since repeated and made commercially available on cassette and CD. So come on BBC, have another look in the cellar!
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The BBC seem to lose do much.
If they were a football team they would be forever relegated
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"Vivat Rex" from only a year later is currently being repeated on Radio 4 Extra. A project of similarly large scale, I guess the presence of Richard Burton, John Gielgud et al in the cast persuaded whoever decided what should be junked and what should be kept that it definitely belonged in the latter category.
The BBC aren't alone in their having lost so much material. Going off topic ITV were equally bad in their dumping of so much of TV material from the early 1970s. Being charitable to both organisations I suppose at the time they weren't to know that there would eventually be a potentially lucrative home entertainment market for such material with the advent of VHS and then DVD/BluRay (if they had then the contracts with performers might have reflected it) and there was only so much storage space available. And yet there are ancient things that have survived you felt sure (and in some cases hoped, given their cringeworthy nature after all these years!) would have been lost and others that have fallen through the cracks. A pity.
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What a shame that this series has been lost. I was only 13 at the time but I remember listening to every episode. It was truly superb. I also loved the theme music and only discovered what it was years later when I heard it played at a concert. It was the 4th movement (March to the scaffold) of Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz. A perfect choice!
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Welcome to the Forum Helen.
This isnt my favourite type of radio drama so I am not 100% certain but I am sure (based on discussions with other collectors) that all of these dramas do exist although they may be only available in private collections.
Carbonel will know better than I if it has since been found, but I will put out a few enquiries and get back.
It will undoubtedly be in someones collection.
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Thank you, that would be much appreciated. I would love to hear this series again. Best of luck with your enquiries.
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The Series does exist and I have been offered a copy.
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Wonderful news! Hopefully I will also be offered a copy soon. Meanwhile, my quest continues....
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Thanks for this info. I came here because I found a reference to a radio adaptation of Les Miserables in 1976 while searching The Times archive. Sadly it gave no details of the actors concerned.
I have added the details to the wiki page (most of the page is based on my research)
Someone mentioned they had been offered a copy? Did you ever get that copy? would you be willing to share it?
I am also hoping the 1967 TV series will be released on DVD.
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I have joined this discussion in the hope that it might just be possible to hear this wonderful drama again. I was 19 at the time this was broadcast, a student at Lancaster University, enjoying the wonderful summer of that year and thankfully free to listen every Tuesday. I subsequently read the novel twice and have always been astounded that it was made into a musical (never seen it). I did record a couple of episodes but only to listen again at the time, I never kept them. It was such a beautiful adaptation, I really hope that it might become available in some way, any news anyone?
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:24 am
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Hi Chris
Welcome to the forum. The recordings do exist in private collections even if the BBC didn't look after it. I do know some people who have it, but they are concered about the BBC's copyright, so keep it private an do not upload it to the internet etc, unless they can swap it for something they do not have in their collection.
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If anyone can share please PM me. I would even pay for the inconvenience of having to upload it. The novel is my all time favourite and I wasn't even born when this was made.
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This series is no longer lost as it has now been been released on the internet.
Listening to it now
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