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G9 LED

I have had a bit of a saga converting from halogen to LED. The fitting was served by a dimmer - as this was under loade...
9 comments posted 5yrs
posted by JohnP
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by JohnP

OT: Car battery volt drop

All modern cars will have an amount of quiescent current draw to power things like the alarm, the clock, the radio pres...
89 comments posted 5yrs
posted by a
89 comments posted 5yrs posted by a

OT: Very, very short term car insurance

My son has an old banger sitting on the driveway. He wants to insure it, take it for an mot, then stick it back on the...
28 comments posted 5yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
28 comments posted 5yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Bathroom zones question

I recently had an EICR (electrical report) carried out on a property I rent out (as landlords have been legally obliged...
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by davidlobsterpot601
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by davidlobsterpot601

Re: nutool 850W Rotary Hammer - any good

> I've got the own brand (rebadged Kress?) 600W SDS drill that Wickes have > on sale for 112 quid at the moment. Used i...
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dward0054
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by dward0054

merge point rule

Two lanes merging into one. Arrows clearly define which lane merges into which. At the merge point who has the right of...
44 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tpmccann
44 comments posted 5yrs posted by tpmccann

small potentiomenter with switch

Does anyone know where I can buy those old school type small potentiomenter with switch you know the ones like they had...
23 comments posted 5yrs
posted by whisky.dave
23 comments posted 5yrs posted by whisky.dave

Time for re-design?

Pet hate is the back box for sockets and switches. The way of cramming in the cables is crude. Especially as if you cha...
19 comments posted 5yrs
posted by JohnP
19 comments posted 5yrs posted by JohnP

G9 Bulbs

Last chance or back to halogens: Has anyone got any recommendations for G9 LED Dimmable?
2 comments posted 5yrs
posted by JohnP
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by JohnP

What's happening here? Ping

I'm supposed to be pinging 224, but it shows it pinging 183 which is unreachable, yet then reports stats for 224. C:\Us...
15 comments posted 5yrs
posted by a
15 comments posted 5yrs posted by a

Royal Mail insanity

Our postie dropped off a card stating that they had an item to deliver, but it was £1.50 short on postage. I could use...
10 comments posted 5yrs
posted by davey
10 comments posted 5yrs posted by davey

OT(ish) - self destructing plastic carrier bags

Monday grumble. I've dug out yet another stash of stuff (cable ties this time) and the plastic carrier bag is self dest...
9 comments posted 5yrs
posted by wibble
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by wibble

MS Office updates fail

Using Win10; 64 bit. I have started getting repeated messages saying that my automatic Office updates have failed. It's...
7 comments posted 5yrs
posted by me
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by me