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TV Aerial
Customer has asked me to run an extension to their TV Aerial cable. Not digital, just the normal aerial on the roof. Cable run will be 15 metres. Is that going to work, or will they need some sort of...
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stax trade centres ??
Anyone used them ? More than once? :-) Jim K Stax wholesale depots and cash & carry warehouses offer genuine TRADE ONLY wholesale support for Independent Retailers and Trade Professionals UK wide....
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camera battery
I have a Vivitar S830 with no battery. The battery is 3.7v 550 Mah NK-01 GB/T 18287-2000 The battery is 37x33x7 mm vivitar dont have any any clues where i can get something to fit Chris
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OT. AGW
Local transport particularly at risk, as infrastructure struggles to cope with increasing number of extreme weather events
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Wiki links to Usenet higher up and at left please
Looking at the usenet wiki first page theres a link to google groups but not one to the newsgroup uk.d-i-y I wonder how many people visit the wiki and dont discover the usenet (from the days before...
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Determining PC speaker impedence
Hi My 'temporary' main tv since July 2012 has been a Humax HD-FOX-T2 stb connected to my Hazro 24 inch IPS monitor and Philips MMS 321 speaker system. This is fine but the 3.5 connector on the Philips...
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Careful with that tree...
Careful with that tree, watch out for the buildings, oh...
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Anyone used "FLOUREON" batteries? (power tools)
My trusty Makita drill/impact driver set has knackered batteries. Still kicking myself for not buying up some of the Site kit when screwfix flogged them off - the price for new 12v NiCD or NiMH is...
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Neighbours phone drop line through tree which I wish to prune. Best way to approach Openreach.
A Sycamore by our gate is extending a branch over where the cars are parked and bird droppings are becoming a nuisance. Removing the branch would not be a problem it's easily reached by a ladder up...
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Asbestos pipe removal, Is a clean air certificate usefull ?
Hi to all reading this thread, the plumber called to service the boiler looking up he noticed a pipe that looked like asbestos seeing this he said he cant work in that space untill we have the pipe...
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Fusing of LED floodlights
Hi All, I am just looking at buying a floodlight and was having a look at the LED m odels now on offer (it's to be used at a camp where the energy budget is LO W (45A MCB on the main supply cable and...
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John Lewis mash m/c - any good?
Our old washing machine seems to be destined for the great spin cycle in the sky[1] so new one time. John Lewis have their own brand JLWM1200 for £230[2] but it seems to be made by Zanussi to JL's...
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ceiling pull-switch wiring question
I'm replacing a 1-way ceiling pull-switch in my hallway which controls a light outside my front door. The old one had one black and one blue wire, twisted together in the COM slot, and one red wire in...
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Electricians gloves type of question...
Has anyone worked on 26kv live electrics using polyco gloves and survived? AFAIK even a drop of sweat running down the glove would be enough to cause an arc. I wouldn't trust them myself.
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Interstitial condensation - how DOES it work?
OK - I have a dormer end wall that's as manky as shite. 3x3" verticals at various spacings between 1-2 ft. Random noggins. Dodgey nailing and many previous repairs and extra bits of wood nailed in....
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