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Flat battery
I just discovered that my car's battery is flat. I won't need the car until around the middle of next week: will it damage the battery at all to leave it uncharged until then? And are the home rescue...
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OT: Small planes
I've noticed lately on flightradar24 there are often small planes flying in a sort of grid pattern. Right now there's one going east-west-east-west north of LHR and one going north-south-north-south...
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OT: Ventilators - that real story
One of the better explanations that have seen: Be one of the first 500 people to sign up with this link and get 20% off your subscription with Brilliant.org! https://brilliant.org/realengineering/...
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Keyless chuck
Any tips on how to free a keyless chuck stuck in the fully open position? B&D 10mm if that makes any difference.
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RANDALL 103 timer
Hi I have had my back boiler remover and a Combi put in my old timer is no longer required how can i disconnect it and and remove it
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OT(ish): Larch as firewood
A branch has come off a larch at the end of our garden. I have a wood burning stove so I?m always on the look out for good wood to burn. The question is, is it good, at least from a soot and...
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What kind of foam tape do I need?
I'm looking for something very 'squashable' to fill a small gap between a (slightly bowed over time) worktop and an induction hob. Most draught-excluder type tapes I see are too resilient to fill the...
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Martindale Socket Tester EZ150
Hi, Will this tester indicate possible earth cable deterioration when connecting to an outside socket as i have three outdoor sockets which were all working fine but one of them is now tripping my...
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Spark plug coil amplifier
We seem to have less electronics expertise than in the past, what hppened to Andrew Gabriel? I have one of the cheap 2T 650W gensets based on the Yamaha 50cc capacitively excited generator handed me...
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4 years ago
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Maplin Resurrection?
Electronics Weekly has a report of the re launch of Maplin Electronics ( as an on-line retailer We're back online with a huge range of Smart Home, Security, Gaming, AV, Computing, STEM & more. ✓...
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OT: Video conferencing for the hearing impaired?
Whilst playing with the Facebook Portal 'Mini' videoconferencing screens recently I stumbled across a feature that I though could (if available / developed) help people who were hearing impaired video...
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Lockdown
To be extended for another month at least. I'm running out of small projects/repair/maintenance jobs around the house. Fortunately we have a big garden and a veggie plot. It's a busy time of year in...
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OT: Italian bridge collapse
another poorly maintained bridge has collapsed in Italy. I?m curious as to why the whole bridge has collapsed when it appears to be a flat deck supported at regular intervals by piers. I would have...
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Please tell me they are not mice
I spent yesterday in a hoarders house that was infested with mice. I know what a mouse looks (and feels) like. of Basil's Siberian hamsters? The two rodents were filmed at London's Notting Hill Gate...
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Blood pressure variation?
I have been on blood pressure tablets, for a couple of years for high BP. Problem is that at rest my BP is around 150 sys which is too high, yet if I move/ get involved in any sort of activity, my BP...
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