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Cat5e or what?
Hi All, A mate is in the process of fitting out a new shop and has asked me what he should do about running network points around the shop. He electrician is going to do it but I'm not sure what to...
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OT spot the deliberate mistake
michael adams ... The "remnants" of the storm that brought severe blizzards to the US hits parts of the UK, bringing heavy rain, gales and travel disruption.
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OT Britain's electricity supplies at risk due to closure of coal-fired generators
Britain's plan to close coal-fired power plants by 2025 has come under scrutiny from engineers who warned on Tuesday it could contribute to electricity supply shortages.
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Triton shower: service or replace
I have an old Triton shower (Brazilia, branded version of similar to T100e) which is 15 years old. It's done sterling service (gets used once a day on average); the heater was replaced about 7 years...
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TVI to HDMI
Does anyone know how I can convert the TVI-HD output of a CCTV camera to HDMI, so I can feed it into a DVB T2 modulator? Bill
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Help to check electric motor
On a Vax vacuum, made a burning smell, switched off tried again later after cleaning filters, burning smell again but still working. When I last switched off it made a sort of screeching noise when...
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Film and video digitiser
Not used him, but highly recommended by an ex colleague Harley Jones trading as Celtic Films and Video, 29 Beulah Road Cardiff CF14 6LT Tel 07837 704100 and email
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Todays top tip
Don't say "It's not a cold it's PMT"
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Car Charging Points
What is the difference between a charger working off 3 Phase and one on single phase? Is it just the current capacity of the supply?
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Almost straight hooks, do they have a special name?
I'm after some hooks, for utensils and such. The ones I'm after are essentially just a metal bar sticking out at right angles from the wall (or the mounting bar to which they're fixed) with the end...
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Well OT - pickup trucks
Back in the day it was realised that pick-up trucks could be bought by a company without attracting VAT (and other taxes?) and then double as a company car - as long as they had a carrying capacity of...
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Advice on digitising VCR tape
I have been asked to extract a short video film (a very precious wedding video) on VHS cassette into a 21st century format so it can be viewed again. I need to decide whether to send it off somewhere...
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Toolboxes
I have an increasing collection of random tools. Usually a tool is bought for a specific job, which then languishes somewhere until the next time - when I forget I had it or can't find it, and end up...
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shower curtain weights
To stop the shower curtain billowing, I have tried weighted hem shower curtains, double layer shower curtains and magnetic tablecloth weights attached to the bottom. All have problems. What I really...
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Split CU - RCD on Upstairs downstairs
A friend living locally recently had a kettle failure resulting in the RCD in the Consumer unit tripping - nothing too surprising in that bit. Now there is a sign on the CU saying that "This...
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