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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...
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posted by news
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by news

AliExpress log in

Not used the site for a while, but I had an account. I wanted to order some electronics (DIY element?), wireless proces...
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posted by a
25 comments posted 5yrs posted by a

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,...
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posted by wibble
10 comments posted 5yrs posted by wibble

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 +/-...
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posted by adamwadsworth
40 comments posted 5yrs posted by adamwadsworth

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...
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posted by tim.downie
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by tim.downie

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 o...
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posted by dicegeorge
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by dicegeorge

From comp.risks

The Bundesrechnungshof, Germany's federal financial watchdog, has stated that "the safe and affordable supply of electri...
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posted by usenet
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by usenet

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 t...
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posted by tim.downie
15 comments posted 5yrs posted by tim.downie

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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posted by kinvig.netta
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by kinvig.netta

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 ge...
30 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dave
30 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

OT - Drivers

Why the F do some drivers leave such a big gap behind the vehicle in front! Watched a busy junction yesterday - An ambu...
118 comments posted 5yrs
posted by JohnP
118 comments posted 5yrs posted by JohnP

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...
31 comments posted 5yrs
posted by mikehalmarack
31 comments posted 5yrs posted by mikehalmarack

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...
25 comments posted 5yrs
posted by cl
25 comments posted 5yrs posted by cl

12V starter Battery

I have a 12V battery, not used on a car but is connected to a 12V recovery winch in a boat shed. This is kept between u...
15 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rick_hughes
15 comments posted 5yrs posted by rick_hughes