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OT. EV Extra Road Damage

A study from England says electric vehicles cause more road damage than fossil fuel powered vehicles due to extra weigh...
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posted by deanh6929
27 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

OT. Flying Car

The Jetsons' cartoon is a little closer to reality.
4 comments posted 3yrs
posted by deanh6929
4 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

Raindrops creating electricity?

Raindrops creating electricity? But.... wouldn't you be better sticking a solar panel there? I assume you can't have bo...
80 comments posted 3yrs
posted by CK1
80 comments posted 3yrs posted by CK1

open hot bus bar by design

I'm working with an older load center and found that the bottom blade to supply power to the breaker is not connected t...
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posted by bob
0 comments posted 3yrs posted by bob

i-95

The news is usually pretty good, but in this case, I've heard reports from more than one source and none quite say how...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
13 comments posted 3yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Restoring damaged kitchen table base

Hi, I received a kitchen table for free. Very sturdy. But the base has some damage that looks maybe like pet damage, i....
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posted by milli...
4 comments posted 3yrs posted by milli...

Solder - lead free or not?

I find lead free solder very difficult to work with (I bought some by mistake). I see the EU claims to have banned it a...
25 comments posted 3yrs
posted by CK1
25 comments posted 3yrs posted by CK1

Leaking shower niche

My niche was leaking water into my wall, here’s a photo of the drywall cut away. They’re going to fix it by caulking ov...
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posted by Schneems
0 comments posted 3yrs posted by Schneems

Splicing outdoor extension cords

It's been decades since I did this, but I cut my hedge trimmer cord in two. I've repaired them in the past, usually for...
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posted by timothy42bach
35 comments posted 3yrs posted by timothy42bach

OT What-is-it device

At a local auction - some sort of instrument in a wooden crate - I haven't a guess as to what it is - anyone .. ?...
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by hubops
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by hubops

Home EV Charging

Illinois will soon require it in new or remodeled homes. I can't imagine what lengths people will go to to avoid a remod...
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posted by deanh6929
21 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

Looking for a Bravia mounting bracket

Someone just gave me a bare 55 inch Sony Bravia TV with standard 300x300mm vesa mounting screw holes. I have a heavy lo...
19 comments posted 3yrs
posted by dmanzaluni
19 comments posted 3yrs posted by dmanzaluni