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Different use by device of NiMH and alkaline cell

When I put an AA cell in my voice recorder, the menu asks if it's NiMH or alkaline. Could the recorder be working diffe...
38 comments posted 9yrs
posted by invalid
38 comments posted 9yrs posted by invalid

Playground equipment

I'm treasurer of a village hall management charity. We have a public playground next to the car park. A couple of weeks...
24 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Jack
24 comments posted 9yrs posted by Jack

(OT) Windows 10 and Panasonic Videocam Suite

Hi all Not a DIY topic but I don't know who else to ask and I'm sure there's a kno wledgeable person in this group some...
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by pknwblue
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by pknwblue

Replacing cast iron drain funnel

In our bathroom, the drains from the bath and the basin exit the wall as lead pipes next to each other. They come down...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mUNDERSCOREnews
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by mUNDERSCOREnews

iPhone charge socket

Remember the problem some people were having with the iPhone charge socket getting fluff in the bottom and thus not all...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Switch ID

Does this switch look familiar to any of you? I need to replace it but the manufacturer of the device does not list it...
59 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
59 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

A tale of mow...

knew it was too good to last. I was pleasantly surprised to find the first cut of the year I did a couple of weeks back...
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by see.my.signature
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by see.my.signature

What is it

Any ideas? aus cars because we do not have any Australian groups that cover such questions. http://imgur.com/a/V2gDo
14 comments posted 9yrs
posted by haggisz
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by haggisz

Cloudflare

About a year or so back, I began getting spam from all sorts of British sup ermarkets telling me to claim my prize. For...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by weatherlawyer
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by weatherlawyer

2" wide slit trench

I've just laid underground drainage using 80mm permeable pipe in trenches t hat were 6 inches wide and up to 24 inches...
29 comments posted 9yrs
posted by letshaveit
29 comments posted 9yrs posted by letshaveit

Hollow wall fixings

I'm hanging blinds in two patio-door recesses. The top surface of the reveal is plasterboard. then a space (presumably...
21 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mail
21 comments posted 9yrs posted by mail

[OT] Butterflies

Every spring, I have to rescue butterflies from my shed. I can see them fluttering against the window, from house or ga...
18 comments posted 9yrs
posted by News
18 comments posted 9yrs posted by News

Save me from Ikea cr*p

My daughter bought a ceiling light from Ikea,so I went up to fit it. what absolute rubbish, naff plastic, a patent devi...
48 comments posted 9yrs
posted by messageboards
48 comments posted 9yrs posted by messageboards

Cleaning a pond

We seem to have accumulated quite a lot of grubby, muddy silt at the bottom of the pond that the fish keep stirring up...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by news