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ATX motherboards.

Notice some recent ones have an 8 pin power connector on the board (CPU?) Older ones more usually 4. Which explains why...
27 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
27 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

Direction sensitive jacks

Well that was a duh! moment... I was removing some fence posts where they were set in metpost style sockets, but the wh...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by see.my.signature
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by see.my.signature

Ladders

I've noticed modern ladders have stabiliser bars which possibly can't be removed once fitted. I have a 52cm gap between...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jon
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by jon

Will Resin Coating on paving tiles crack?

We have small red tiles laid down in the front of the house. They are very solidly laid so i don't want to dig them up....
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mail.invalid456
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by mail.invalid456

Water pressure

I'm installing an irrigation system for some trees planted a few months ago, a three hour trip to water them every few...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by usenet
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by usenet

Looks like Hilti and Makita are the odd ones out

Bing the own two brands that sell under their own name, and have not acquired a raft load of others: https://pressurewa...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by see.my.signature
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by see.my.signature

Edinburgh flat with workshop

https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gbedscedt200082 I am wondering what the nozzles and gauge is for in the work...
30 comments posted 6yrs
posted by spuorgelgoog
30 comments posted 6yrs posted by spuorgelgoog

DIY biopsy (after the event suggestions :) )

Had a skin tag that seemed to become inflamed (maybe a cyst). Long story short, it sort of "came off" just now. After d...
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posted by jethro_uk
23 comments posted 6yrs posted by jethro_uk

Wasps

Anyone else getting the little buggers, that's the second nest I've discovered in as many days. Whiel I know that they...
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posted by timstreater
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by timstreater

Flex buried in wall usable and legal

Instead of the grey copper cable behind one OSB wall I have white flex. Will it be legal to use it or must I rip the wa...
14 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dicegeorge
14 comments posted 6yrs posted by dicegeorge

Garage door opener spares

Hi all I have a wessex lift boy gb1 and it has started slipping on the screw thread. I assume the plastic thing that ru...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by leenowell
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by leenowell

OT: Vitamin D

Given that the readership here is most "of a certain age", can I ask whether many readers take a vitamin D supplement?
59 comments posted 6yrs
posted by gbusenetunread32
59 comments posted 6yrs posted by gbusenetunread32

Running power to shed

Hi I know this has been asked many times before, but just wondering... House did have a spur from ring to shed a while...
21 comments posted 6yrs
posted by not
21 comments posted 6yrs posted by not

Heating system design tools

I'm currently pondering what the options might be when the time comes to replace our elderly heating system. Since we'r...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by theom+news
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by theom+news