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Old Telephone Question
I watch a lot of old movies from the 50s and 60s. I never understand why it is, when those old rotary dial phones would not work, or someone hangs up, the person on the phone would keep hitting the...
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13 years ago
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Camera Repair
About 3 years ago I bought a Canon camera. (It says Canon Power Shot A560 digital camera on the box). I took it to some real special events to take pictures. I took a whole bunck of very important...
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13 years ago
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Fuse Box Capacity?
How is it that my main breaker is 100 amp service, and it supplies power to a subpanel that has over 200 amps worth of circuit breakers? That is, if each breaker were pulling the maximum amperage, how...
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13 years ago
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Filling in trap under tub with concrete
We have a 12 inch by 12 inch hole in the concrete foundation under our tub = filled with sand that has become a nice home for ants. How common is it to= fill this in with concrete because I can't...
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13 years ago
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Push button for garage door opener
I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the...
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13 years ago
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OT: Long Distance, phone card
I come begging advice. Have only a little land-line here in the midwest US. Used to dial 10-10-xxx for long distance, then the vendor disappeared and I got really strange billings. Tried AT&T (the...
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13 years ago
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Troubleshooting an GFI problem
I am having a problem with my GFI breaker tripping when I try to use my boat lift that was installed last fall. The lift manufacturer suggested that the voltage could be too low at the remote control...
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13 years ago
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Saving Windows Screens
Everytime I replace a screen, a cat claws a hole in it. I thought the whole thing was futile and I'd be replacing at least one screen every week for the rest of my life. Then I saw an ad on the...
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13 years ago
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Plastic adhesive recommendation
Anyone have a suggestion for a good plastic glue/adhesive? I need it to be very strong. Thanks
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13 years ago
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OT, Libya, Japan
A) Libya. I assume that when cruise missiles are sent against radar sites, they use the largest payload that works, in order to do the most damage. But if they could find out where kaddafi is, could...
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13 years ago
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Leaky Faucett
My almost new (Oct. 2010) kitchen faucett started dripping today. First, I took off the aerator and washed it out because there is a lot of sediment in our water. I had not noticed it dripping before....
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13 years ago
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OT Live video cam of an eagle's nest (24/7
Sorry for the OT, but this is just too good to miss - Besides, it IS an eagle's home, looks like it could use some repair. This is a LIVE video cam of an Eagle's Nest...it is just enthralling to...
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13 years ago
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Indians! Food odor.
My mother in-law lives in a high-rise apartment. It was discovered by the Tata Indians 2 years ago and is now 80%. The nicest people you'd ever want to meet, but the food! The smells are, let=92s say,...
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13 years ago
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Replacing FP electrical panel in Condo (with pics)
I am helping my brother in law renovate his condo. He has an old FP electric panel that I want to replace due to the problems they are known to have. There is a 50A main in the meter room, and the...
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13 years ago
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[General] ? on mixing wire sizes
I know there was a recent question here on the subject. My question is a) whether there are certain specific instances when it is permissible to mix wire sizes (according to the NEC, anyhow), and b)...
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13 years ago
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