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Suitable lighting transformer sought for child's light
Hi all Have been passed on something to 'renovate' - a childs lamp with rotating inner screen, driven by the heat of the small lamp fitted. A bit like: seems to have been an inline 12V transformer...
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Shock Horror: wind turbines produce some useful power!
4.74GW as of 0840 this morning. Do I gather it's a bit windy?
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Makita competition
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Replaced oven element failed again aftert 10 months - fair or not?
The element in our oven (about 10 years old) failed last April; something I've never experienced before. I replaced it with an original part obtained from an online spares supplier, for about 30 quid...
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OT: same device on 2 routers
I have a wireless router through which I connect this laptop and printer. My nephew also has his xbox on the same router. As he now works for another broadband provider, they have given him a free...
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Probably a bit OT: How long before we all have one of these?
Could be very handy for when you need to make up that special something: may seem expensive, but I remember buying an Apple Laserwriter 25 years ago that cost £5500, which must be a lot more with...
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Do you recognise this radiator (photos inc.)?
Need to replace 3 radiators, and want them to match the existing. They are round top ones and metric (I don't want to touch the pipework). I tried to see if I can find a maker's stamp, but haven't...
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dreamweaver
IS there any DECENT free alternatives to dreamweaver ?
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Combi boiler - hot water flowing too fast, so cold.
We've just got the keys back to our house, after a couple of years in a camper van whilst friends lived here. We've noticed something very strange has happened with the boiler - the hot water's coming...
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OT: more eco home problems
windmill and an air source heat pump so his electric is free. He even gets a small rebate for feeding excess electric into the grid. Swears by it. Though I take 90% of the claims made by people with...
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RCD Trips when lights turned off !
New installation. Four 'uplighters' each equipped with a G24-D2 bulb: lighting circuit two way switched, sourced from the same breaker as other light circuits on that floor. Within two weeks the RCD...
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Solar food dryer made from old PC cases
Hope this belongs here, doesn't seem to fit as a wood or metal project. It's what I like to call "hillbilly geek". I made a solar food dryer from two old PC cases, using one case fan, which is powered...
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Aerosol cans?
Following the recent thread here about aerosol cans.....
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eternal september down again..
Seems like it Its throwing unauthorised user errors half the time. Brian
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So Nuclear Power is cheap?
body that thinks soneeds their heads examining. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21328915http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21201387http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21319031Any
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