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Safe to use Halfords Charger ?

Have just inherited a Halfords Battery Charger from a neighbour. It says on it: ' Most suited for engines over 1800 cc'...
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posted by mail.invalid456
11 comments posted 4yrs posted by mail.invalid456

OT: Highway Code changes

So if i'm reading it correctly.... Currently where you do a left turn you'd expect someone on the pavement to wait unti...
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posted by rsandr
47 comments posted 4yrs posted by rsandr

wee bint

just received my heat and three interlinked smoke detectors...that will keep nick the fish happy....
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posted by kinvig.netta
7 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

OT: digital eco-bollocks

https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Digital-platform-launched-for-repowering-coal-plan World Nuclear News often giv...
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posted by sradcliffe544
7 comments posted 4yrs posted by sradcliffe544

Heat loss calculations

OK So I read the d-i-y Wiki article on heat loss calculations. Given my known mathematical limitations, I was soon conf...
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posted by tim
21 comments posted 4yrs posted by tim

Need to top up central heating water 1x month...why?

I have a Valliant Ecofit Pure boiler in a small flat and only have 3 radiators on usually. Recently I've had to top the...
10 comments posted 4yrs
posted by performanceandmedia
10 comments posted 4yrs posted by performanceandmedia

Paisley isn't so bad ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX8IcD3VcLs&ab_channel=WillieMcPhelim
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posted by kinvig.netta
4 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Gate automation

I've recently found the appropriate tuit and renovated the wrought iron gates on the drive. Now I want to automate the...
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posted by nothanks
3 comments posted 4yrs posted by nothanks

OT Energy prices

If pretending to sell 100% green energy but actually obtain most of it from gas/coal the companies pay to "offset" it. A...
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posted by junk
6 comments posted 4yrs posted by junk

Boris's New War

Will this sybaritic, party animal start a hopelessly misguided and perilous war against Russia just to keep his job? A...
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posted by cd
18 comments posted 4yrs posted by cd

Wel OT - help in chosing a new tablet

I started out with a Sony 10" tablet, which was nice. I then bought an Asus Zenpad 8" for use as an in car navigation s...
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posted by wibble
13 comments posted 4yrs posted by wibble

By law?

I've just had an email purporting to come from the NHS telling me that I am now obliged *by law* to apply for a COVID p...
25 comments posted 4yrs
posted by me
25 comments posted 4yrs posted by me

Reduce a glass table's size

I have a an oblong double-shelf glass TV table with a couple of holes about 3 inches in diameter to accept cables. The...
40 comments posted 4yrs
posted by pinnerite
40 comments posted 4yrs posted by pinnerite

Kew hobby pressure washer

I have a used Kew hobby pressure washer 80-1. I switched it on and I heard the generator noise for a few minutes and no...
4 comments posted 4yrs
posted by Mark
4 comments posted 4yrs posted by Mark

Ultra High Voltage DC Power Transmission.

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has become one of the major regions taking the lead in China's renew...
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posted by sid
80 comments posted 4yrs posted by sid