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OT Pix
Pix of the UK 1930's/40's Famed war-time photographer Bert Hardy would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year and is regarded as one of the country's best photojournalists. Although he is...
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Dimming Ballast Wiring Questions
I recently was given 9 advance ballast IZT-3S32-SC. These are dimming ballasts for 2 lamps. Can they be used with just two lamps like some where you just don't use one of the wires? Also, I have...
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Any meaningful difference between washing soda and soda ash?
Hi all, Had occasion to set up my electrolytic deruster again today (commonly known as a benchtop 12V power supply, a big Rubbermaid tote, and an old piece of sprinkler pipe bodged together with some...
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Do they make a Motorola RAZR 5-pin USB 2.0 to mini-USB cable?
What you need is one of these which they no longer sell. It modifies the Mini USB connector so the phone will charge from a standard Mini USB charger or USB-A to Mini-USB cable. I've used these...
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USA hands Iraq oil fields over to China -> spends a $Trillion dollars murders over 4,000 troops in the process
Says right in the article. We've got plenty of our own oil all of a sudden. We don't need Iraq's shit.
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Torro Mower Deck
I have an older Torro 8-32 rider with a problem with the mower deck. When engaging the deck it requires a lot of force to move into position. I can live with this condition, but now there is a new...
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Homelite chainsaw primer bulb
Is it safe to assume that after pushing the primer bulb a million times and the said bulb is NOT filling with gas that the line from the gas tank is clogged? The tank is full with fresh gas/oil...
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putting "disposable" Photos on the www?
I think Picasa will do it, but you have to install more software... so, is there a [simple] website, where I can upload a photo or two, and not install software? thanks, marc
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mold remediation myself
A friend bought an apartment on fairly high floor in a high rise, right on the ocean and facing the water, in Florida, and it turns out it has mold. The apartment is vacant. His wife says she's had...
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Grab bars that attach with suction cups
I just searched for grab bars on eBay. I found some that attach with suction cups. I think that is an extremely bad idea. I would never ever install or use one of these. Suction cups can come loose at...
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Painting roofs white can actually help lower the temperature of a city
The idea of painting roads and rooftops white in order to combat carbon emissions has been around for years. It is surprisingly simple and effective and yet has not been implemented much. A study at...
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Most reliable AA Alkaline
This morning I noticed the remote temperature sensor on my LaCrosse station was offline. Pulled sensor and opened battery case. Some corrosion from Duracell batteries marked MAR2017. One cell leaking....
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Are my ducts noisy because of heat or too much air?
I posted before about my noisy ducts -- crash, bang, pow, all night. I'm about to call a home improvement guy and have him remove the dry wall on the ceiling, replace or tighten the duct, then repair...
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Adding extra ground/neutral buss bar in electrical panel or add sub-panel?
I am re-wiring a friends basement and he has a Westinghouse 150A panel with 30 breakers. I ran out of terminals on the ground/neutral bars, even after doubling up on some ground wires of new circuits...
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Electrical help. (Adding outlet to light switch box)
I need to add a gfi outlet to my wifes bathroom. I want to add it to the cu rrent light switch box. This box currently has two switches, one for the fa n,light and one for the vanity light. Each...
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