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Joining/Routing12V Wires
I'm going to try some under-kitchen cupboard LEDS. The supply is a 12V 1A plug-transformer. Could I could just trail some thin (but a lot thicker than that coming from the transformer) bell-wire type...
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Aldi Intelligent Battery Charger
Lidl having sold one the week before last it is now Aldis turn. From Thursday 22nd £14 Works as advertised including with Sealed Lead Acid (SLA). Excellent for anyone with a mobility scooter or...
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Joining wires
When I come to permanently install my extractor fan and LED panels (2). They are a temp set up at the moment as I will be re tiling and a new plasterboard ceiling. I have used a couple of reusable...
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Boiler pilot light purging?
Well that took ages. It was 3C last night so I decided the garage heati= ng may soon be required for the parrots (I have it set to 5C on their th= ermostat). So I went to light the boiler's pilot...
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IEC 5 volt PS
Anyone make a 5v PS built in to an IEC plug? Could have a USB outlet or flying lead. If not, why not?
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HDMI protocol.
Anyone understand HDMI protocol and can explain it? Here's the problem. Want to be able to view the HD PVR on the TV in the kitchen as well as on the TV beside it. Have an HDMI splitter amp - active -...
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TOT; Smoking in cars
So what happens if you are giving a lift to a 17 year old smoker? Presumably he can smoke, but you can't?
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External Hard Drive Power Supply
Hi - Tenuously on-topic, but hopefully someone can help. I use an external 5v/12v power supply to temporarily run hard drives during repair and tinkering. The Chinese rubbish they sell on eBay (eg...
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8 years ago
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"Speed frame" but in plastic?
I've been asked to make a "blackout" for the window of a baby that wakes up at the first trace of morning sunlight. (They have blackout lined curtains, but they are looking for darkroom type...
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8 years ago
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PAT testing - keeping us safe
Some time ago I was fannying about with some LED strips and a transformer, i'd pretty much forgotten about it and shoved the lot in a cupboard. More recently the missus had LED lights in the shop...
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8 years ago
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OT: Recession Coming?
Gentlemen, Not just the recent announcements of job losses in the steel industry, but I've noticed a significant number of companies from diverse areas of the economy shedding jobs to an extent I...
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Powering a foreign wall clock
Friend has acquired an illuminated wall clock. Came with an 12v 1000mA wall wart adaptor. It's hung on a stud wall and the wallwart wire drapes down untidily to a socket below. Other side of the stud...
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Angle Grinder disks
Am I likely to be able to cut a 8" square wall tile with one of these? Is it at all practical to cut into a tile that is already attached to the wall? Could I easily cut a 6mm wide 1/2" deep grove...
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Does half heating equal half electricity usage ?
Our Panasonic microwave is about a year and half old. Its ability to heat things has dropped off by about 50%. We wonder since we now have to have it on for twice as long, does this in fact mean it...
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Single oven 50cm wide - does it exist? (2023 Update)
Very short on space and planning a kitchen. I could really do with a built-in single oven 50cm wide. I've tried looking online but can't see anything. There are cookers 50cm wide but I want a single...
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