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PIR sensor

Outside light with integral PIR sensor, sensor has failed. Part No is EJ-A003. Seems to only be available in large quan...
16 comments posted 6yrs
posted by news2019
16 comments posted 6yrs posted by news2019

OT: Car Battery State Metering

Gentlemen, Modern cars don't tell you much about their general state of health. I think it was the 1600E that had all t...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by curd
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by curd

HDD Linux

I have just put some hard drives back into service, I never throw them out but when my Linux unit failed I dragged out...
19 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mal.a.justead
19 comments posted 6yrs posted by mal.a.justead

OT: "Adblue"

Earlier I was watching a neighbour who apparently was pouring water from a 1 gallon transparent plastic can into his fu...
74 comments posted 6yrs
posted by max_demian
74 comments posted 6yrs posted by max_demian

Gutters.

Or perhaps more accurately, a down pipe. One of our gutters drains into a soakaway which is hidden beneath paving slabs...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by edward.harrisom.one
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by edward.harrisom.one

Brains and steps

I've recently had a patio built by a builder. It has a set of steps down to the grass, and lots of people trip when com...
66 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
66 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

Blow torch gas refills

Hi, I have a Primus blowtorch which has the same bottle as shown in this item https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Primus-2000-Ga...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by leenowell
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by leenowell

Tips for Roofing Quote

I've had a couple of quotes to reroof my Victorian terraced house in Sheffield - around £10k, including 3 Veluxes, in a...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by patchmoney
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by patchmoney

High level toilet cistern.

Outside loo sadly had the original Thomas T cast iron cistern replaced with an ugly plastic one - I'd guess in the 50s....
19 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
19 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

OT: Home testing for cholesterol

Does such a device exist yet? The blood/sugar ones have been around for ages after all.
21 comments posted 6yrs
posted by curd
21 comments posted 6yrs posted by curd

Try (2025 Update)

2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by Ophelia
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by Ophelia

Try (2025 Update)

1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by Ophelia
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by Ophelia

Outlook: Accept insertion

Every time I insert text (or even move text) in an Outlook 2013 email, the text in question is changed to another colou...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newsgroups
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by newsgroups