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LG22ls4d lcd tv
Good afternoon chaps, I having a problem with my LG TV lovely picture when it works. When I switch it on it illuminates the screen and then shuts down. I figure it's only a capacitor in the power...
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Re: Not quite so scary, but ... - Follow up on the burning hairdryer
The limiting factor for current carrying on any electric cable is not the size of the conductor but how much heat the insulation can stand without deteriorating. Obviously there is more power lost in...
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Scrap value of old cooker
I recently bought a new oven from Argos which is to be delivered on the weekend and I paid about £8 for them to take away and recycle our old cooker. Tonight I noticed a wanted ad on our local...
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Tesco must be off their trolley
Anyone else been taking advantage of the Tesco 10p/litre off offer? I tanked up today and got £28 off the price (56lt @ 50p off per litre).
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Snow Chains
Which would rather defeat the object of fitting winter tyres (required in Germany in winter conditions) and carrying snow chains (required in France if driving on snow). Colin Bignell
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Stereo (OT)
These days the latter seem to predominate. There is a subset who pretend to technical sophistication - these are the ones who pay a small fortune for enormous speaker cables made from precious metals,...
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Decorating Problem
Hi, I have a bedroom which has a sloping ceiling at one end, its slopes on the window wall. I have had the room plastered recently which looked great, but after painting the ceiling white and the...
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Lamp shade bulb power ratings
Got a lampshade from The Range and the sticker inside says "Lamp shape 60W Lamp shape 12W" This has me puzzling. Is there something about CFLs which makes the base much hottter than a traditional...
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Replace eurolock handles.
The handles on the CR Smith uPVC doors on the mother-in-law's house are now loose (after 20 years). If the doors were wooden then I know I can fix them but aluminium is a daft material for windows and...
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11 years ago
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Sawdust
I am hopefully going to be after sawdust shortly. Any places likely to give it away? (Have yellow pages and thomson directory at the ready...) Is there an established market for it already or will...
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at least the postage is free...
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Liberon Wood Filler Antique Pine 125ml Libwfap125 at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products! Find many great new...
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understairs / electrics cupboard smell
Just an observation really, which may elicit no responses ... I was round at a neighbour's whose shower would not work. Of course I looke= d under the stairs at the CU at some point. I suddenly...
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[OT] 1950's WITCH computer running again
Now that is a real man's computer :) Bletchley Park - mostly original parts reassembled and now working. Beautiful to watch - all clicking relays and dekatron tubes :)
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Aldi cassette player
They've got cassette players on Sunday for =A312.99. Seems a high price for= an obsolete item. NT
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OT strange wifi disconnection
I have Virgin broadband and connect using Wifi on Vista laptop. It's fine for hours, strong signal but sometimes it'll go through a funny 15 minutes where the connection just drops, I get the red X...
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