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Static electricity monitor for blind.
Hi does anyone produce a probe that can detect rising electrostatic charge, say on a person. I have a friend who you can hear crackle when they use my vacuum cleaner. I do not have this trouble, but...
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fixing cables to various surfaces.
Just a bit of info here, regarding the fixing of cables to various surfaces. It is possible to use a No 4 self tapper in place of the nail in a normal cable clip. Maybe not the little clips that have...
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DIY NAS. RPi4B?
Hi all, I've been running OMV on a RPi2B with a 3TB external 2.5" drive (powered by the RPi) for some time now and whilst I'm still not fully conversant with the OMV software, I do seem to be able to...
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Hot tub? Anyone got one?
Stayed in a couple of holiday lets recently that had hot tubs. I didn't think i'd be into it but love it. Toying with the idea of getting one but I doubt we will but just wondered if others have and...
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tarpaulin
does anybody here call a tarpaulin a hap ? ...having an argument about it
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Cat5e RJ45 wall socket wiring - aacurate picture?
It is a while since I wired up an Ethernet wall socket. For belt and braces, I decided to check the wiring colours on the Internet and on the back of the socket. Wiring colours for T-568A and T-568B...
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DVD copying.
Copying a non protected one you've made yourself etc. Like say a wedding video or other home movie, which plays OK on any DVD player. I've got 2 DVD drives on a Win7 PC. If I open up the DVD and copy...
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Behaviours, etc.
The seminal groundwork by (William) Grey Walter at the Burden Institute ("The Living Brain"*****) suggests that the origin of behaviour is an alpha wave oscillator that regularly pulses the feedback...
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Altering the pressure setting on Mire Excel B
according to the instructions One simply uses the tool to change it. However I cannot gt it to move, on either the replacement of either the new one or the old one. where am i going wrong?
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Gtech Airram (Mk2) K9 glitch.
A while back I think I was asking if anyone had experience of the Gtech cordless cleaners with the thought of getting one for Mum (now 89) to allow her to carry on with some basic / light cleaning (as...
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Floor wall tiling
I am about to tile the walls and floor in bathroom. Should the walls (plasterboard) and the `overboarding` on the floor be PVA coated before tiling?
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diameter of holes for extractor fans?
Hello, My hob has a cooker hood above it but it has been installed in re-circulation mode. If I change the carbon filter it might absorb smells but it will not do anything about steam, so I would like...
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non-stick saucepans and caustic soda!
I have had good performance from separate non-stick sheets - long lasting and inexpensive to replace when they eventually wear out. <>Chris Baking Tray Liner. Incredibly non-stick liner for cake tins,...
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Bloody knew it when I started work on this job.
A lying customer. I gave him loads of chances to tell me what he actually wanted when I started the job. He has done nothing but lie. It was quite obvious from the start that he was going to be...
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Cable crimps
I don't make many crimped joints but like to keep a few crimps in stock for when needed and I've reached the point where I need to stock up with a few more red ones. CPC are selling Pro Power and...
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