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What's inside of these modern electronic ballasts

What's inside of these modern electronic ballasts for florescent shop lights and other straight tube fixtures? I know t...
16 comments posted 14yrs
posted by tangerine3
16 comments posted 14yrs posted by tangerine3

snake catching thing

Many years ago I saw a two piece thing for catching and transporting snakes. It was made up of one piece that had an L...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by shilot
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by shilot

Self-Clean Range Will Not Work

We have a ten-year old GE self-cleaning glass-top electric range. My wife had never used the self-cleaning feature main...
22 comments posted 14yrs
posted by wei
22 comments posted 14yrs posted by wei

OT: Auto insurance

Today was the day to pay my next six months auto insurance premium. Five hundred and three dollars with a company who s...
24 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

A differenct approach to residential solar power

"[The company] designs, installs, and maintains solar-energy systems fitted to homeowners' roofs. Instead of asking for...
30 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
30 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

Fence for pets

I plan on checking on fence for 5 small dogs. The fence will be around 50x50. My sister knows a guy that says he has a...
4 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Kilowatt
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by Kilowatt

Can you transport a Washing machine on its side?

We need a new washing machine and can get good deals at the Sears scratch and dent. I mean it could be really dented an...
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by cknjsp
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by cknjsp

OT| More on Facebook and data mining.

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Toolset-Twitter-FBI-Homeland-Security-Facebook,news-14176.html "Facebook knows about its ne...
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by gonjah.net
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by gonjah.net

Briggs and Stratton Wiring Problem?

When I plug in the wire connector that goes to the Stator on my 16HP John Deere Sabre Lawn Tractor, the connector gets...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by ROANIN2009
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by ROANIN2009

How best to paint fresh masonary patch?

I have a stucco on cinder block wall in need of some mortar patching where patches of stucco no longer are attached. I...
6 comments posted 14yrs
posted by andyeverett57
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by andyeverett57

Wheely Tool carrier

I got one of these from HF: http://www.harborfreight.com/20-inch-rollaway-tool-bag-3264.htmlUsed it a couple times, to...
11 comments posted 14yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

Online deal on Irwin Quick Grips?

Anybody know where to get a decent deal on Irwin Quick Grips? I see IRWIN SET150 at Amazon for 52.69 (free slow shippin...
18 comments posted 14yrs
posted by jdoe
18 comments posted 14yrs posted by jdoe