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OT: Is the internet broken today?

I've just had a series of weird experiences with search. I duckduckgoed a question about butter. Asking why some brands...
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posted by nickodell49
25 comments posted 1yr posted by nickodell49

Anyone in here interested in electronics

As per the header, I am but dues to health problems and failing sight, I am not able to continue this hobby much more....
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posted by rob
34 comments posted 1yr posted by rob

Using Octopus Home Mini from Linux - how?

I'm pretty sure I have seen odd messages here about getting data from an Octopus Home Mini by other means than connecti...
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posted by cl
4 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

Extract vent cover

150mm Xpelair fan fitted to a utility room as a building regs. requirement. Now, 6 years on, the gravity flaps are snap...
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posted by tim
6 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

Nest Heat Link

I bought a house and while it's being renovated, thought I'd check the heating. It has a combi boiler connected to what...
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posted by SS
11 comments posted 1yr posted by SS

Panasonic Power supply repair

I have a Panasonic DVD/PVR which has died completely. Examination of the insides shows that 4 electrolytic capacitors o...
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posted by news
18 comments posted 1yr posted by news

Cine film, two images

Hi All, I am sure I have read of a moving film system which exposed half of the width of the stock (16mm? 32mm?). I can...
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posted by chrispvholmes
13 comments posted 1yr posted by chrispvholmes

Spacesaver wheel size - critical??

Hi All, Like most newish cars my wife’s new to her car didn’t have a spare wheel when she bought it…. A friend has just...
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posted by chrispvholmes
29 comments posted 1yr posted by chrispvholmes

Repair foot pump (for car tyres)

Have had my foot pump since my first car (1972), and it has always been reliable (more so than the car!) until now. Pum...
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posted by News
43 comments posted 1yr posted by News

Windows 10 Pro Lock Screen

The lock screen on my laptop has started showing match box size screens on boot up despite "get fun facts tips and and m...
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posted by jgnewsid
16 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

EcoWago connectors

Had a promo from CPC today, as well as the normal orange wagos at 30p, 34p and 61p each for 2/3/4 way they now have spec...
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posted by usenet
2 comments posted 1yr posted by usenet

FMMT620

Kev, This looks a good choice in an SOT-23 package. About 17p each. John
2 comments posted 1yr
posted by jrwalliker
2 comments posted 1yr posted by jrwalliker

Safety recalls question

My daughter has a third-hand heat-pump tumble dryer that has just had a safety warning issued (potential to ignite). We...
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posted by timdownieuk
1 comments posted 1yr posted by timdownieuk

Accounts

We have been under a management company for over 5 years in an apartment and have only ever had one set of accounts desp...
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posted by lynn
0 comments posted 1yr posted by lynn