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Proton Magnetometer (2025 Update)

Many Years ago Practical Mechanics ran an article describing the construction of a proton magnetometer using inexpensiv...

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posted by pinnerite

27 comments posted 1yr posted by pinnerite

No Car - Need Petrol

I gave up driving - voluntarily - last August. I still have the car - SORNed, and have been using it as a petrol bowser...

59 comments posted 1yr

posted by stuck

59 comments posted 1yr posted by stuck

Couple of Techy Questions

Good afternoon all, I need to stop eating for a while so I thought I'd ask a couple of computer related techy questions...

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posted by jgnewsid

25 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Intelligent Power Strip

Around eight years ago I bought one of these strips to run my computer system. It has a master socket and seven slave s...

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posted by pinnerite

11 comments posted 1yr posted by pinnerite

average emissions caused by Christmas

R4 News Briefing 05:30 this morning: The Guardian (who else?) reports that the average emissions caused by Christmas am...

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posted by aero.spike

5 comments posted 1yr posted by aero.spike

Happy Christmas...

as per title :-) -- Cheers, John. /=================================================================\ | Internode Ltd -...

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posted by see.my.signature

24 comments posted 1yr posted by see.my.signature

pigmenting epoxy

off the shelf epoxy adhesive seems to be opaque and yellowish generally. Is there a way to darken it? Or is there a clea...

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posted by timw

4 comments posted 1yr posted by timw

light dimmer leading/trailing edge

I've just installed a new light fitting with dimmable LED bulbs and it's connected to an existing light dimming switch....

8 comments posted 1yr

posted by junk

8 comments posted 1yr posted by junk

Smart switch no neutral issue

Have a fluorescent fitting which I retrofitted an LED tube to. All worked fine. Upgraded to a smart switch. The wiring...

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posted by jethro_uk

6 comments posted 1yr posted by jethro_uk

Diverted neutral current (2025 Update)

As a distraction from all the Christmas stuff, I watched John Ward's YouTube video on diverted neutral current last nig...

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posted by newsgroups

20 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Cutlery Rivets

I have a nice stainless steel French chefs knife which over 30 years has had the brass(?) rivets dissolved by dishwashe...

2 comments posted 1yr

posted by timw

2 comments posted 1yr posted by timw

TRV stuck can't get new body

Hi all I have a Drayton TRV4 which seems to be stuck closed. The pin seems to go up and down when pushed manually but n...

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posted by leenowell

14 comments posted 1yr posted by leenowell

OT:Grrrr what ****ing moron

Put the "Ignore thread" and "Watch thread" options next to each other in Pan Newsreader ?

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posted by jethro_uk

7 comments posted 1yr posted by jethro_uk

Sharpening scissors - easiest way?

We have quite a few pairs of scissors that could do with sharpening, or throwing away. I've done a quick search and the...

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posted by cl

9 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

Shortest day

Happy solstice to everyone.

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posted by crn

15 comments posted 1yr posted by crn