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Potted PCB

Am attempting to map out a pretty simple through hole PCB. It's the central locking controller for late Rover SD1, and...
22 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
22 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

18V tools: Makita, Ryobi, or DeWalt?

I'm tempted to spend some of the kid's inheritance on 18V tools (they'll probably be less-than impressed to inherit use...
38 comments posted 6yrs
posted by nothanks
38 comments posted 6yrs posted by nothanks

Electronic components requirement.

Hi. I am fancying a little project using electrical components. I want to make a mini-mini-table saw. I've looked at th...
57 comments posted 6yrs
posted by artbag10
57 comments posted 6yrs posted by artbag10

OT: Paying in a cheque by phone.

Decided to try this using my quite old Galaxy 5. Took the pic of the front of the cheque just fine, but refused to take...
58 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
58 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

Cutting circles with a jigsaw

Given: plywood, jigsaw wanted: circular bit of plywood, diameters 60-80 cm, small hole in the middle is OK. Yeah: "make...
24 comments posted 6yrs
posted by prufer.public
24 comments posted 6yrs posted by prufer.public

Pluggin' 'oles

I've got the mains inlet PCB of a Marantz SR-4300 surround sound amp in bits at the moment (the standby relay is in nee...
5 comments posted 6yrs
posted by email
5 comments posted 6yrs posted by email

Name That Tune

Hi All, I remember a film from my youth (well, I saw it in my youth, I suspect it was made late 50s or 60s) In my minds...
54 comments posted 6yrs
posted by cpvh
54 comments posted 6yrs posted by cpvh

Chinese PID controllers ex Ebay

Hi, I connected a REX C100 up, it went splat, blew the fuse and 32A ring main breaker. Opened it, investigated the thin...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by snotty_archi_tarquers_blenkins
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by snotty_archi_tarquers_blenkins

Simple fixed windows for van?

I have a Renault Master panel van (not coachbuilt) horsebox, the type with standard solid steel back doors. Wife has de...
27 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newshound
27 comments posted 6yrs posted by newshound

Polishing Cut Perspex Rod

I need to polish the ends of a few (well 4 bits) of short perspex rod, about 3mm in diameter after cutting. The bits of...
20 comments posted 6yrs
posted by no.sp
20 comments posted 6yrs posted by no.sp

Help with rounddown excel formula

I have this formula =(K10+L10-O10)*$P$77 the answer is 0.758 I want to use rounddown (I think) so that the answer is 0....
29 comments posted 6yrs
posted by noname
29 comments posted 6yrs posted by noname

Primer for chipboard

Am I right in thinking it is best to use solvent (ie, not water) based primer for chipboard? I have found a tin of alum...
19 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newsgroups
19 comments posted 6yrs posted by newsgroups

Drainpipe slime --- do I need to care?

About a week or two ago, I noticed some slime on a drain grate, which I removed. Then I noticed some more two days ago...
22 comments posted 6yrs
posted by a24061a
22 comments posted 6yrs posted by a24061a

Re: ot Leicester ....

On Mon, 29 Jun 2020 23:00:14 +0100, "Jim GM4DHJ ..." snipped-for-privacy@ntlworld.com wrote: >>> >>> so why is nobody c...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by fritz
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by fritz