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Toslink to analogue converter.
TV has only a Toslink (optical fibre) audio output. Fairly common these days. External amp is analogue only. I've been using a fairly old universal (AES,S/PDIF and Toslink DAC which is fine - except...
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Flapper valve flushers
A few years ago, a couple of Flapper valve flushing toilets were installed at my parents place. These only ever last about a year before the rubber disc starts leaking into the pan, and is found to be...
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Manhole cover, what key to use?
A picture: There are two (nearly) circular key holes, but there is no "lip" under the flat (north and south) bits. i.e. there is no obvious way to insert a key and turn to make lifting it secure. (If...
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Finally getting round to replacing cistern flush valve
This morning I dismantled the cistern. Everything so far has gone very well. The wing nuts underneath the cistern came loose after a few squirts of WD-40 and the screws holding the cistern to the...
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A Roof Pill: Paws for thought from yesterday.
PawPad Yoga 9 PawPad Yoga 9 Have a purring pet? You are probably ready. Inside Lenovo, felines originated our latest systems - desktops and Yogas. In an unprecedented effort to make our products...
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Refreshing Tanalised timber
I have an arbour in the garden which came as a kit of tanalised timber components. After several years, the thin roof timbers look as if they would benefit from more protection against decay. I don't...
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Man with a van - how much to pay?
I have a storage container in the East Midlands which is 8 x 7 x 5 but not entirely full. The company do deliver the container from their storage facility, but only locally
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Microbit
Anyone seen one yet? Thoughts?
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OT - Anaerobic Digestion - Does it make much sense to put crops in it?
Trying to get some reliable, factual information about AD in the wider scheme of things. I am somewhat involved in opposition to larger rural AD plants on a very local basis - so we are unhappy about...
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AAA/AA NiMh battery capacity meter - has anyone seen such a thing?
I have lots of AAA and AA NiMh batteries which have been through quite a lot of discharge/recharge cycles. I have a tester which tells me if they're charged or not but I'd really like to check their...
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False positive with volt stick; about 3 V AC on a switched-off cable
Almost 20 years ago I installed an electric shower in our house, with a continuous run of 10 mm^2 T&E from the CU to the big switch in the airing cupboard, then the same cable to the shower. A couple...
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True cost of "filling" an electric car?
You would only be able to recharge at the low rate unless they had a special charge point. Probably you would only top up to the level needed to get you home,not a full recharge anyway. No, it will...
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Do you really need 90 pound cable to make TV work?
I don't get this. Why do you need an HDMI cable at all? If you are plugging your 4K TV into a broadcast signal, all you need is an aerial (or sat) fly lead. OTOH if you are using your 4K TV as a...
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OT; Snake oil is alive & well!
http://www.comsci.org.uk/pdfs/aura_article.pdf
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High tech wood turning
Hot on the heels of the Evolution Powered Respirator comes the next obvious step in Woodturning! Hobbies are expensive, lathes are big and shavings are messy, if only you could turn in your living...
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