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R. Cott. 13 (thermostats)

Anyone come across a modestly priced, low hysteresis thermostat with remote sensing for bathroom use? A downside to und...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim

OT Solar cells

Came across a reference last night in oil.com, to step solar cells. These have an efficiency up to 40% it is claimed. I...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by spam
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by spam

Arduino breadboards

has anyone any experience of Arduino solderless breadboards? What crimp connectors are insertable?
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by spam
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by spam

LPT Port on a Print Server - setting

I know this can be done, I have done it before, but I have forgotten the IP setting string for doing it when configurin...
24 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
24 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt

OT: What car is this?

https://i0.wp.com/order-order.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/car.jpg On Sky they said (totally gratuitously) that it was...
61 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tnp
61 comments posted 9yrs posted by tnp

Protecting glazing bars on sash window.

I've got several sash windows divided into multiple pane with glazing bars. The problem is they have rotating catches,...
18 comments posted 9yrs
posted by roland
18 comments posted 9yrs posted by roland

Changing a light switch

Simple enough job, usually. We have a pair of 2ft florescent tubes under kitchen wall cupboards, daisy chained and cont...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by News
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by News

Heat Store/bank or Megaflow?

The questions keep coming. When I sorted out my present house, about ten years ago, I very nearly went for a heat bacn...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nospam
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by nospam

Converting a 12V switchmode supply to 5V

Hi All, I seem to have run out of spare 5V supplies, but have a small box of 12V switchmode PSUs which are redundant. A...
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by cpvh
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by cpvh

Shall I buy a Dremel?

I'm busily modifying a GoPro housing by hand and it strikes me that it would be much easier with a Dremel. Are they wor...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Huge
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by Huge

Tiny brass crimps?

Need a source for a few tiny brass crimps for repairs to a kettle. The originals are about 4.5mm long and crushed down...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nhhu-o3hu
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by nhhu-o3hu