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And another email funny
We used to be on Tiscali/talktalk, but now on Plusnet. TT still accepts and allows download of incoming email, but not sending. I am using Outlook 97, which is set to send and receive via several...
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OT - ish - Video capture / editing
HI folks Continuing my thoughts about the Raspberry PI / video-wall installation.... - which will be kind of d-i-y, as I'll be doing it myself - and I know that there a people here with wide...
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6 years ago
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Roofing question.
Have a flat roof (standard roofing felt) that meets up with a sloping slated one. The flat roof is angled slightly so the slate roof takes all the rain water from it. The joint between the two is...
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6 years ago
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How to cover a large soakaway?
I have a Well soakaway (to pump water into before it runs clear and could be pumped into the loft tanks - all now redundant) and a soakaway that takes the septic tank output before (presumably)...
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6 years ago
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Dimmer spares.
Have lots of dimmers here, and the most common failure is the push on/off switch - part of the pot. And haven't been able to find a source of them.
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6 years ago
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email funny
The email server has started putting up the following message on some addresses. An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: Please turn on SMTP Authentication in your mail...
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6 years ago
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Wher to find toilet seat bumpers with 40mm centres
I need to replace the white pads under a loo seat but can't find any woth spigots at 40mm centres (Mr Google has not been helpful). I could fill the holes and get some screw-on pads but would prefer...
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6 years ago
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eneloop rechargeable AAA Question
On recs from this group, I bought eneloops AAs for our Braun toothbrushes and they're great i.e. 8 to 10 weeks between charging (s) and loadsa oomph. I've recently bought 4 x AAAs to power a hand-held...
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6 years ago
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Cutting Thin Stainless Steel tube with Fibre inside
I have to cut a 4mm hollow stainless steel tube that contains 8 fibre optic cables. I need to remove about 1 metre of the Tube to expose the Fibres which are 125 microns in dia. The tubes are normally...
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6 years ago
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UK supplier of to-assemble tall kitchen cupboards with sliding doors ?
Hi, I have been searching online and can't find what I am looking for. I want s ome kitchen cabinets (larders?) that are about 2.4 m high and to span a dis tance of about 3m. The kitchen is very...
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6 years ago
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Using LED power supply to run incandescent bulbs
Well depends on the supply. I thought most leds these days were pulsed at high power, not straight dc? Brian
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6 years ago
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Quick question - sanding/grinding down render
I need to take the top 2 mm or so off some external render. I need it slightly lower than the rest of the surrounding render prior to applying a finish which will build it up again. My first thought...
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6 years ago
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eBay feedback, Neg or Neutral
In DIY as I DIYed the fitting. :-) Bought an LED flood lamp with PIR sensor off ebay, cheap so probably from China. First thing I did was check the earth, earth wire to metal case using continuity...
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Times change
40 odd years ago, some big (really big) variable speed DC motors I installed, came with a rather ridiculously precise spec., suggesting it needed to run at some silly full speed figure like 548rpm +/-...
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6 years ago
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How to prevent expansion noise with long heating runs?
I'm about to replace my heating system within a 28mm spine down the length of the house and tees off it to the various rads. The longest straight runs are going to be about 20m so I'm concerned about...
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