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OT: Indy Car Steering Wheel, Electrical Connection
A recent episode of "How Is It Made" showed them building an Indy Car steering wheel similar to this one: They then showed the yellow quick connect on the back of the steering wheel similar to this...
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Electric heater blasted off for mars
For twenty something years these space heaters have worked great, with few problems. Other than two have needed new switches. Yesterday, I plugged in a heater, turned it on, walked out of the room for...
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Trying to get the most out of a charger.
I need a DC power supply, bigger than what I've got. Any reason why I can't connect two automobile battery chargers in parallel to suply the same vehicle? Let's say one puts out 13.8 volts and the...
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Philishave shaver not working?
Shaver simply stopped working. Have checked fuse and mains lead. Consists mainly of circuit board and motor, I have some electronics knowledge and have checked diodes, resistors etc. but no obvious...
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Foundation Repairs
We have been getting a musty smell in our basement and I think I finally fo und a spot in the corner where water is starting to come in. I have to admi t this scared me a bit, but I contacted a guy at...
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Anyone ever upgrade to HID car headlights?
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bale wire jars
I bake a lot of biscotti, here. A key issue in retaining freshness -- as with most baked goods -- is an air-tight container. During the humid season (Monsoon), biscotti that are *not* "protected" lose...
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How much toilet paper do you use in 10 years?
How much toilet paper do you use in 10 years per bathroom? I'm trying to convince my wife that it's cheaper to buy a bidet and have it installed in the master bath, than to buy toilet paper for that...
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Veterans Day Observance
From the U.K. Daily Mail: There's a picture there of the oldest woman WWII vet. She's 107. President Obama asked Americans to think of veterans long after today in over as he laid a wreath at the Tomb...
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Safety and self defense tip
I think everyone should carry a 5 gallon bucket of ice water, all the time. If attacked, pour the ice water on the attacker. And then you can get away while the attacker is hypothermic and shivering....
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OT. $3000 to trade VW.
VW owners can get a total $3000 if they trade their vehicles involved in the emissions cheating scandal. Article here at ABC News 4: That reminds me of the GM offer back in the 70s or so. GM was...
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OT: jam protection
Another car related question for you home repair experts. I plan to fix this at home so it's semi-on topic. 2004 Toyota Camry. The driver window recently got replaced after being smashed while we were...
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replacing one brand of built-in oven for another (both 30 inch single ovens)
CAN I REPLACE MY KITCHENAID, MODEL # KEBS107DAL1 FOR A GE JT5000SFSS WITHOUT ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE SPACE?
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Kitchenaid side by side has leak in the water line.
I just replaced the water line from the wall to the back of the refrigerator, now there is what appears to be a leak in the line inside. Can someone tell me how to get to it? I have a Kitchenaid KSRP...
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Dummy Award of the Month
We picked up one of these battery powered LED strobe lights they were selling for Halloween. They were selling at the dollar store for $5 before Halloween and now were marked down to $2. Basically...
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