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Can I just disconnect the MR16 GU5.3 halogen downlighters and leave the bulbs in situ?
Suppose I decided to get rid of the halogen downlighters altogether. Can I just disconnect them? That is, remove the spring ring, pull the connector off the bulb, then put the bulb and spring ring...
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Lamp Manufacturer
Has anyone come across Lexman Bulbs? Just a bit intrigued as someone (via Facebook in Lanzarote) is desperate to find a source and I can't imagine why and not getting much sense from her. (perhaps a...
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[OT] Cannot connect to eBay
Left my laptop on last night, and this morning, cannot connect to eBay UK, Com, Fr etc. Tried wife's laptop with the same result, yet we can both connect to other sites - BBC, Met Office, FB, Amazon...
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One for the electronics dabblers
Having used 3055 type bipolar transistors for years with all manner of prefixes and suffixes in either TO3 or TO220 packages, I opened up something to repair today to find a MTP3055E inside and...
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Cheap wood lathe- new or S/H?
Hello All. I'm considering trying my hand at wood turning (partly to address real DIY needs, but mostly for fun). I can find brand new wood turning lathes for as little as £120-£150 and I am...
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Dancing on Ice - Lighting
How do TV productions get such visible beams of light from some of their effects lights?
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Flanders and Swann for the 21st Century Ex-pat
It was on a Monday Morning that the airconditioner broke The temperature was forty plus it really was no joke So down we went to Fabegas to try and sort a deal They said "Deliver Tuesday?" and so the...
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Transformer help
Transformer for an mobility scooter, FIL was so bad he couldnt even use it, so it lay dormant for a while and batteries went flat (according to mobility shop) so trying to get it going so I can sell...
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Underfloor heating
Any opinions generally on underfloor heating? In our case we are making our kitchen open plan by removing an interior wall. While mess is being created we thought about underfloor heating running off...
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Spurs on lighting circuits limited?
I've read somewhere that there are limits on the number of spurs allowed on socket radials, but does this apply to lighting circuits? Or can I have a central spine with several radials going off for...
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Restoring sunlight-yellowed plastic
I have a white telephone, which isn't that old, but has become distinctly yellowed by sunlight (unexposed areas remain white). What is your preferred method of restoring the colour? Daniele
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never try...
.................and fit a double double socket with USB sockets into a standard paten box if you have the ring main in and out and a spur to the cooker......tried a £25 MK one and then a chinky £10...
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Sheds: Lean-to type and metal ones
Hello all, My daughter has had an extension built, leaving a new windowless brick wall and a bit of ground inside her boundary, where she would like a shed for b ikes and lawnmower etc. I thought a...
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Solar lights ad - fail
JML are advertising on TV, solar powered PIR lights. Their ad shows at least two instances of the lights fixed tight up under and in the shadow of overhangs, such as porches.
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Reglazing a metal window frame
In the old days I would have reglazed a metal window frame in much the same way as a wooden one: scraped out all the gunge, put a smooth, thin layer of linseed oil putty all around the frame, eased...
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