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Solar Panels and electricity cost

It occurred to me that with the price of electricity soaring to new and higher levels it must surely be worth the cost...
81 comments posted 5yrs
posted by pfjames300
81 comments posted 5yrs posted by pfjames300

Light bulbs

The ceiling mounted light fitting in my computer room has 3 Halogen R50 spotlight bulbs which get insanely hot and do n...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by MrPounder
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by MrPounder

that sticky deposit on things

I'm sure this has come up on here before, you know that wonderful grip enhancing surface coating on plastic items that...
33 comments posted 5yrs
posted by briang1
33 comments posted 5yrs posted by briang1

Semi-transparent PV panels

I have a south-facing patio at the back of my house, and currently use a large umbrella to give shade. There's no obvio...
8 comments posted 5yrs
posted by roland
8 comments posted 5yrs posted by roland

Galvanised strip, source/cutting of?

I want some galvanised strip. Thin sheet metal, 0.5mm-0.7mm-ish thick, 100mm wide, give or take, and about 5,000mm long...
9 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chris.p.bacon
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by chris.p.bacon

stereo to mono converter?

Hi All, When I?ve wanted to connect a stereo source (cheaply and small-ly) to a mono input, I?ve either used a Y connec...
7 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chrispvholmes
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by chrispvholmes

OT: Gumtree - rant.

Have a TV I need to dispose of. Been replaced by an OLED. Too big to pack and send by any of the usual carriers - it's...
48 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dave
48 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

yoootube

I have been trying to upload some videos I had uploaded before and keep getting the upload abandoned notice...I am sure...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Copper pipe metric/imperial compatibility

I am about to undertake some changes to the hydraulic steering (not power assisted, so relatively low pressure) on my b...
13 comments posted 5yrs
posted by cl
13 comments posted 5yrs posted by cl