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Oh No a blown LED bulb...!
I thought these lasted forever.. I unscrewed it and thought 'that's funny, where are the electronics?' ... ...and realised that it was just about the last incandescent bulb left outside, that I...
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Dummy starter as switch? Fluorescent
I've replaced the fluorescent tube with an LED tube so it now has a dummy starter. The room has a low ceiling and for various reasons it would suit to turn the light on and off via the dummy starter....
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Fenestrating
Patrick Wright uncovers the history of Broadcasting House and goes behind the scenes of this iconic building. Broadcast on BBC 2 on 7 November 1997. Patrick Wright uncovers the history of Broadcasting...
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egg crate door replacement
I have a very light weight thin 35mm bathroom door and I have my eye on a white moulded panel door from B&Q for £40 ... I need some high level light into the top hall so I was thinking of cutting out...
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Little Duck
Has anybody noticed the drastic decrease in quality of little duck toilet tissue all of a sudden?.....used to be able to get three 18 roll packs for a tenner from Farmfoods.....now three are well over...
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Sourcing an obscure potentiometer
A friend of mine (no electronics expertise) is trying to source this potentiometer (which incorporates a push switch to turn on/off). it?s physically rather weak and the shaft has snapped. She?s had...
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Wanted: link to BS standard 4008 download (cattle grid design)
I can't justify buying this and, it seems, libraries are not what they once were so I looked around the web ... but without success. This group never ceases to surprise me so perhaps someone can help...
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Cracks in concrete fence post: ignore, repair, or ...?
One of a few "SupremeLite" concrete slotted fence posts bought in 2007 has developed vertical cracks up to 3mm wide and (as best I can measure) 10~20mm deep. Are these best (a) ignored, (b) repaired...
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Google failure ? WTF is "inherent" drying (dishwasher)
Having discovered I "need" to replace the whole ****ing inner door panel on my 10 year old dishwasher, it seems time for a new one. Stumbled across "inherent heat" as a drying method for some designs....
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always said this
said that swopable batteries were the only way forward for electric vehicles....imagine going into a service station and a robot swaps your battery and off you go....
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Dwarf jems
So why can't they just call Midget jems Dwarf jems...or would the woke still complain ?
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that royal punter
What is the big problem of him shagging a 17 year old I was shagging 16 year olds at 16 and I am sure it wasn't against the law...is the age of consent 18 in the states or something ? ...
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Celotex on wooden garage doors
I spend quite a lot of time in my workshop cum garage that is attched to the house. I wanted to make it warmer in the winter and a couple of years ago I fitted 2" thick Celotex panels on the inside of...
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Statues
Based on Colson and the BBC statue would it be ok to go and smash up the nearest Volkswagen ? ....
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power factor
Can anybody explain power factor when it comes to 3w and 5w led bulbs and why a smart meter will charge you the same for both of them...keep it simple I'm not very bright....get it ...bright...tee hee
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