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LED tubes
Now that I am on a roll with LED lighting, I am wondering about replacing fluorescent with T8 LED tubes. I see these are on sale, though quite expensive. My question is whether it is necessary to...
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Old Christmas Tree lights
I've been asked to look at some old Christmas tree lights. I am confident this will be the of the direct mains type with single insulated twisted pair and probably conforming to BS 4647:1970. I am...
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7 years ago
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My old mucker gets a fine for hitting cyclist
So after a gap weekend since leaving school on the Friday, I started work o n Monday, 1 DEC 1975 as a laboratory technician for Croda Premier Oils, Sto neferry where I analysed castor and rape seeds...
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Megaflow / water hammer
Could it actually be bearing noise or vibration from the pump itself that is just "ringing" the coil in the cylinder?
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CE approval
CE Marking is not approval. It's a self-declaration by a manufacturer or importer of compliance with all relevant EU directives, established by testing to harmonised standards, or otherwise. In...
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Lever arch files: Stopping them from 'deforming' at open end
Lever Arch Box File? http://www.staples.co.uk/80mm-foolscap-lever-arch-box-file-purple/cbs/297716244.html
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What does R&R stand for?
I've been sent a schedule of works for sorting out a laminate flooring after a leak. It contains a few line that refer to R&R. What on earth does this stand for, eg 4. R&R 12.5mm - Plasterboard 6. R&R...
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Wireless intercom
Can anyone recommend a wireless intercom to speak to visitors after they have rung the doorbell? Sometimes I may be sleeping at the other end of the house and don't want to miss a delivery. I don't...
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Nextbase 312gw Incarcam
Anyone got one? Just got one for Christmas. Unsure about Parking Mode : I think from manual that it should be switched off whilst driving: only switched on when you want to leave camera in car and to...
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7 years ago
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Ground Penetrating Radar
Good morning. I'm looking for some disconnected clay/plastic pipe-work under an internal concrete base and/or externally paved patio and I see that Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) units are available...
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This car fault blew my mind in 2015
No amount of logic could solve this which happened to me 300 miles from Rot terdam - Nuremburg in 2015. Limped to hotel after breaking down 3 times whe n engine got too hot until it started when I let...
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7 years ago
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Led lighting
I was about to buy some strip lights for work, 2x 4 foot flourescent tubes, (36x2 watts). I'll be buying 5. Looking at the projected yearly savings it will take about 4 years to break even given the...
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USB remote HDD turn off/on
I have my BB modem/router mounted in the loft, to which I have no quick easy access. On those rare occaisions I do desire to turn it off, I have a remote control wireless 13A switch. The router has a...
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Cars have definitely changed
For the first one, yes. Spread that cost over perhaps the million made and it's not so much. Dunno when that was. I fitted a MegaSquirt to the old Rover - that's an aftermarket programmable ECU. It...
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Self Build in Norfolk would you like be part of it
I have been looking for a forum, where I could post this in Google but at t he end of the day, I think that the sort of people that I have been trying to reach and who might be interested it this...
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