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Intel NUC Front panel connector (2mm pitch)

Does anyone know where I can get some cable assemblies made up for a Intel NUC front panel connector (9 way, 2 * 5 with...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by colin.tanner
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by colin.tanner

USB power supply.

Since I'm doing a bit of modification to my AV installation, I'm wondering if such a thing exists. I have several 5v de...
15 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dave
15 comments posted 7yrs posted by dave

Single handed Building

A couple of houses are being built just up the road from me so we dive past quite often. We play the game "Can we see a...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Somewhere
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by Somewhere

How secure was / is email

Hi All, I always believed that in the olden day?s (10-20 years ago). email travelling across the internet Was unencrypt...
20 comments posted 7yrs
posted by cpvh
20 comments posted 7yrs posted by cpvh

Re: radio adverts

Well like an ad blocker on a browser, but the problem is not you its the people making the adverts that apparently do n...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by briang1
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by briang1

G9 Lampholder

I have a ceiling lamp with 5 splayed out G9 Lamps. One has started to arc and needs replacing. Damned if I can see how...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Somewhere
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by Somewhere

Stud finder device, connects to Android phone

Has anyone tried one? https://walabot.com/diy if it actually works it looks better than any device I've ever tried but I...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by stainburn
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by stainburn

Bathroom mirrors

Any gotchas about fixing full length bathroom mirrors you care to share?
48 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim
48 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim

Scissors design

I was looking up how to put the slight curve back into scissor blades when I came across this. "Polar-aesthetic Curve a...
15 comments posted 7yrs
posted by pamela.poster
15 comments posted 7yrs posted by pamela.poster

DriveImage XML

Just cloning a 500g HD to an SSD. Using XP to free up the HD. Says it will take almost 6 hours. Still, if it works, chea...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dave
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by dave

Bit OT - ironing boards

I hate ironing but need to do some trousers. I've 2 irons (somewhere) but no board. Now, plenty on various sites but th...
23 comments posted 7yrs
posted by giraffenos.pam
23 comments posted 7yrs posted by giraffenos.pam

Magiglow Elite (coal effect real flame) gas fire.

We used this fire and had British Gas issued safety certificate up to mid 2017. Then we needed a new gas boiler in Janu...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Dave Cottrell
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by Dave Cottrell

Well, I never!

A Taiwanese hiker famed for posing in her bikini on mountain summits has died during a solo trek. Gigi Wu is believed to...
21 comments posted 7yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
21 comments posted 7yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Screw/wallplug size

I am replacing some old wall lights with some new Där fittings. I was somewhat surprised to see that the wallplugs and...
34 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jmlayman
34 comments posted 7yrs posted by jmlayman

up is on or up is off? .....

do you think the merrycan way of switching with down off is more sensibubble that what we do in the uk ?
45 comments posted 7yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
45 comments posted 7yrs posted by kinvig.netta