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London's New Year Fireworks

Gentlemen, I have a few younger relatives who went into central London for the usual festivities (very brave of 'em not...
17 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cd
17 comments posted 2yrs posted by cd

Blowing up electrolytic capacitors

I had some time on my hands today as the parts I was waiting for still haven't turned up. I hooked up my HT PSU which i...
17 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cd
17 comments posted 2yrs posted by cd

OT: Fibre broadband and phone.

We have a copper landline with broadband router. Sometimes 10mbps, often less, but quite adequate, we don't do streamin...
23 comments posted 2yrs
posted by clive
23 comments posted 2yrs posted by clive

For those not on a smart (sic) meter

Energy prices rise tomorrow, so to ensure you avoid an estimated reading for the period leading up to the change, which...
3 comments posted 2yrs
posted by aero.spike
3 comments posted 2yrs posted by aero.spike

dyson dc05 powerhead

Is anyone familiar with the workings of the powerhead of one of these vacuum cleaners. My powerhead has stopped working...
22 comments posted 2yrs
posted by news
22 comments posted 2yrs posted by news

Supercapacitor Jump Starters

These things claim to be able to charge up from a near dead 12V car battery in just a few moments and then provide enou...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cd
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by cd

DIY liposuction?

Clickbait! However, I typed "diy liposuction" into Google Products, and I got a few results. Basically, there are such...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by simon.ferrol
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by simon.ferrol

Riello oil burner.

It keeps tripping, not with the usual reset up the top of the boiler, but the red light on the burner itself...I have t...
0 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tnp
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by tnp

Charging rechargeable torch battery.

I own a torch battery which has the following written on it. "+ BRC 26650 3000mAH - L1 - ion 3.7V." I want to charge it...
3 comments posted 2yrs
posted by peterf
3 comments posted 2yrs posted by peterf

spade bit V hole saw

Just idly musing last night; I could figure out why use a normal drill bit, but what to do for the larger diameters. Wh...
12 comments posted 2yrs
posted by invalid
12 comments posted 2yrs posted by invalid

30mm Mixer Tap for small sink

Hi, I'm struggling to find a new mixer tap for a small toilet cubicle sink. The sink originally had 2 taps, but I blank...
8 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cirianon
8 comments posted 2yrs posted by cirianon

storm damage

If half my roof had just been blown off, I don't think I'd be hanging around outside my front door for the rest to kill...
7 comments posted 2yrs
posted by usenet
7 comments posted 2yrs posted by usenet