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SWA junction box

I need to join two lengths of 4mm armoured cable - above ground - in fact I'll need three junction boxes in total. I kn...
16 comments posted 6yrs
posted by giles
16 comments posted 6yrs posted by giles

Lightning Maps

http://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en#m=oss;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=0.00;ts=0;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;y=53.7747;x=-1.5161;z=5; I heard the...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Outlook 2019 - Cleanup

Last month, Outlook threw a wobbly, in that it somehow downloaded a second duplicate copy of every single email still s...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by harry.m1byt

wireless alarms

Does anyone have any experience of the kits that seem to be on the market these days? Bill
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by wrightsaerials

UK Govt trying to buy bankrupt One-web

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53192842 Odd that London-based Inmarsat (ISAT) was allowed to be bought by a US...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

Security exception problem

When I try almost anything with thunderbird I get a Security exception problem message. It has only started happening t...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by messageboards
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by messageboards

Lightning (again) and DIY

Following my own query, it seems you can build (or in rare gets get given) a "System BLUE" unit by the Blitzortung crew...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jethro_uk
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by jethro_uk

OT Mystery object

Spotted this on a walk yesterday. Apart from the obvious, any ideas what it is for? https://www.dropbox.com/s/1f464oz94y...
29 comments posted 6yrs
posted by andyb
29 comments posted 6yrs posted by andyb

Re: Nicola

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pas2ErQpulQ and?
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tims_new_home
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by tims_new_home

Strange sand casts

Have recently seen many small curved objects on the beach. They appear to be just sand - pick one up and it breaks up i...
16 comments posted 6yrs
posted by magpieinkcap
16 comments posted 6yrs posted by magpieinkcap

Freeview loft aerial?

Whilst playing with a multi-tuner networked recorder solution I've come across all the muxes, frequencies and power lev...
30 comments posted 6yrs
posted by news
30 comments posted 6yrs posted by news

What is.....

"Peeler"
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by John.NoSpam
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by John.NoSpam

What is this device?

Can you identify this device? It's affixed to the shed in my neighbour's garden. Camera? Light? https://www.dropbox.com/...
60 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
60 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

Wall Coping

Garden wall only has soldier brick course along the top and some (neighbours walls) are showing signs of spalling and st...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by John.NoSpam
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by John.NoSpam

Lightning, laptops and monitors ...

With another series of thunderstorms predicted (we love them !) am I being over cautious in powering down my laptop and...
29 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jethro_uk
29 comments posted 6yrs posted by jethro_uk