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Why are Li Ion UPSs so expensive?
In article <>, Shadow <> wrote: The battery on my last but one car, a BMW, was a Bosch Silver. Lasted 11 years. I'd say a UPS one - unless run flat often - should do at least as well. In that car the...
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Incoming mains capacity - ping Adam
I'm trying to ascertain the capacity of my incoming mains just in case I acquire an electric vehicle at some time in the future (no immediate plans) and wish to install a charge-point. The incoming...
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Extend cable inside kitchen ceiling
We have a fault in the cabling for one of our kitchen ceiling lights. The lamp I have just removed was running rather warm, and it's cooked the end of the cable. I can't replace the cable without...
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Limetron hard water conditioner
Catchy if duff name Mailinator - Millions of Inboxes - All Yours. Mailinator - Millions of Inboxes - All Yours.
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Securing a CU to a wall
I have been trying to wire in the last few circuits into my previously installed CU and have been having problems with the fixings. From previous posts you may recall that barring three cables coming...
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3 years ago
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HSS BSW taps - source?
Apologies for starting a thread that's related to DIY, rather than another OT thread of the sort which increasingly appear here ... I've just broken my last 3/16 BSW taper tap so need to get a couple...
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3 years ago
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Pop up wastes.
Is it my imagination or do pop up basin wastes have a very (6 months) short life before sticking shut and generally being annoying?
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Starter relay and huge power consumption?
I bought a (new, aftermarket replacement) starter relay for a vintage Vauxhall (GM/Opel) (which was mis-sold as a starter solenoid, but nevermind) with the intention of using it for another purpose, a...
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3 years ago
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Email server settings
Can somebody tell me... Our web host had us using (for example) for email server settings whereas Thunderbird et al autodetects Both seem to work equally well. But when they move us to a different...
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3 years ago
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Who would have thought
It's more than 120V. It's even more than the other 120V! It is the sum of the two (and sometimes a different two!) that makes us who we are. Learn about the US electrical system in this not-at-all...
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OT: The price of depending on interconnects WTWDBATSDS
it is of immediate relevance to Brexit, and no doubt all the Remainers will be crowing, it does make the longer point that being dependent on supplementing our own electricity supply with terawatts of...
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MIG welding question
One of my many projects is to restore the (large number of) 1930s steel, Crittall, casements in my house, and the wooden frames they sit in. The problems are that the windows have leaded lights and...
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Name that screw
I have a need to find a replacement screw Luckily thread is nothing esoteric M4 x 8 If a Phillip head .... but the head is fairly wide ~10mm and pretty thin. Anybody know if there is a name for this...
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What polarity should I use to charge the cordless battery on my Black & Decker 9.6v drill
What polarity should I use to charge the cordless battery on my Black & Decker 9.6v drill. I lost the adapter that came with it. I have a multi volt adapter with a polarity switch. What polarity...
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