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Lidl and Aldi today
Managed to resist the (naked) battery SDS at Lidl for £60. They had some batteries and single and double chargers. Bought a digital clamp meter for £13. Only AC amps (to 600) but has separate leads...
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3 years ago
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Ejecting the ballast?
Whilst out for some exercise earlier I collected the 4 x 6' LED fluorescent tube > LED replacements from a mate, along with the 4 'Fuse' / starter replacements. Energizer, S9914 T8 30W 40000K. When we...
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3 years ago
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Chiming clock always stops at the same time - but only at night
We have a (clockwork) chiming clock. A few months ago it was cleaned and re-fettled by a clock restorer (previously it didn't go at all). After several months, it has begun stopping. Clearly it will...
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3 years ago
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AliExpress log in
Not used the site for a while, but I had an account. I wanted to order some electronics (DIY element?), wireless processor module and an Arduino display module for a gadget I am building - so had to...
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3 years ago
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Cleaning a polycarbonate sloping roof
We have a polycarbonate sloping roof over out deck and side passage. Over time it gets lichen (I think) growing on it, possibly algae too. Looking for ways to clean it (beyond just a brush and hose...
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3 years ago
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Full wave rectifier with a smoothing capacitor
Am I correct in saying that it does not matter if there is a LN reversal on the input? It will always have a correct +/- DC voltage.
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3 years ago
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Hotpoint fridge filtered water issue
We have a mega Hotpoint fridge, American style with two doors, wide fridge, narrow freezer and with an ice and filtered water dispenser. About every 6 months a light comes on to tell us to change the...
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3 years ago
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my Makita impact driver got hot and lost power
my Makita impact driver got hot and lost power - anything i can do to fix it or must I buy another? I was reinforcing oak joists with turbogold 120mm screws, wish I'd stopped when it got hot... must I...
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3 years ago
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From comp.risks
The Bundesrechnungshof, Germany's federal financial watchdog, has stated that "the safe and affordable supply of electricity is in increasing danger" due to Germany's Energiewende (energy transition)....
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3 years ago
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Expansion vessel. Rookie mistake
Our mains pressure HW system has an external expansion vessel. Lately it?s not being doing its job and water has been trickling through the pressure relief valve whenever it was heating up. I had...
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3 years ago
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more cash
woo hoo second premium bond win since feb...woo hoo £50 this time....better than my 0.01 % ISA any day....
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3 years ago
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Win10 Sharing.
This PC (well, the one on this workstation) is cabled to my Lan. New laptop WI-Fi. Have done all the usual tricks to get them to talk to one another - printed out a booklet off the internet with the 7...
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3 years ago
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OT - Drivers
Why the F do some drivers leave such a big gap behind the vehicle in front! Watched a busy junction yesterday - An ambulance was trying to get through but the junction was blocked - several cars...
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3 years ago
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Anyone still using and updating Forte Agent?
Been happily shuffling along with Forte Agent for years now. Though I've got purging turned off completely, threads are disappearing from my newsgroups. I only notice this when there's a thread I'm...
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3 years ago
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How to tighten gland nut earthing ring?
Is there any sensible way to tighten SWA gland earthing ring nuts? Even on the smallest size (20mm hole) the gland nut is 24mm or 25mm and I've never managed to find a spanner of that size that has...
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3 years ago
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