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vga splitter for 2 monitors

I'm looking for a vga splitter which has 2 female vga sockets for 2 monitors, if there is such a thing. I have a mini h...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rob
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by rob

PIR blue LED lights - lifesafers !!!!!

Have dotted a few of these around the place a couple of years ago. Power cut at 8pm Saturday, and they came into their...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jethro_uk
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by jethro_uk

Where to upload manuals?

I make a habit of scanning in manuals for nearly everything I own, if I can't find them online. Where is a good place to...
26 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tnp
26 comments posted 7yrs posted by tnp

Broken catch on rear of Bosch Vacuum.

Not sure of the model yet as its in need of sighted help but its the back panel of the vacuum where some filters reside...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by briang1
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by briang1

What is this for? What are these objects?

I have just bought a quantity of used home wine making kit, included with which were two items which puzzle me and migh...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Neff Microwave Oven H5640

We could not open door. It has a push on push off rectangular 'button' on the front. It looks like the control panel or...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by pinnerite
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by pinnerite

Walls overboarded, drywall backboxes?

I can't see a problem, But if you've overboarded a wall with foam and plasterboard, are drywall backboxes OK (regs wise)...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rsandr
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by rsandr

Cuttable plastic sheet to make screw shims

I once had a small plastic sheet that could be cut to make a shim for a screw going into a large hole. The sheet I saw h...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by pamela.poster
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by pamela.poster

Stanley web clamp wanted

I'm looking for a Stanley web clamp like this: https://images.app.goo.gl/UEULLQneJmLz4dNF7 My online searches have so fa...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by stainburn
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by stainburn

Plug sockets with integrated USB PSUs

When it comes to mains sockets with integrated USB power supplies do they only get powered up when a USB plug is insert...
33 comments posted 7yrs
posted by mathewjamesnewton
33 comments posted 7yrs posted by mathewjamesnewton

Baxi 105 HE boiler flame fault, runs for 10s,

The "no flame" neon indicator is flashing (suggests flame failure or condensate drain blockage). The condensate drain i...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by real-not-anti-spam-address
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by real-not-anti-spam-address

Anyone else woken up an hour early?

I managed a bit of diy before escorting the gf to work.
46 comments posted 7yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
46 comments posted 7yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Lamona Oven

My daughter said her Howdens oven has packed up after 4 years. Apparenty the oven / grill selector switch had been very...
18 comments posted 7yrs
posted by train.JPlant
18 comments posted 7yrs posted by train.JPlant