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What is inside an LED "starter"

Those fake starters people put into fluorescent fittings when they put in an LED tube.... what's inside? An LED tube dr...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by "William Gothberg"
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by "William Gothberg"

Debit Card expiry

I have just received a replacement Debit Card, for one which is due to expire. The new card seems to have a different l...
56 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
56 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Wireless light switches

Living in an old house with a scarcity of light switches I am tempted by these. The trouble is, I've already got quite...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by kdunbar232
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by kdunbar232

Scales

Looking for some new scales to weigh to at least 5mg accuracy, preferably half that. Ebay lists plenty of cheap Chinese...
27 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tabbypurr
27 comments posted 7yrs posted by tabbypurr

Of interest to the petrol heads here.

New ICE digital valve control system. https://newatlas.com/camcon-digital-iva-valve-system/55827/?fbclid=IwAR0ErIJrllSbq...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry130747
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry130747

Identifying my karcher window vac model

There is no identification on the device itself. It is a little unusual as it has a width adjustment, which I have not b...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by messageboards
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by messageboards

OT Irish Border

When you look at the freight ferry routes, it looks like most Irish stuff goes to Northern Ireland and thence to the UK...
201 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry130747
201 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry130747

1969 tomorrow's world

... metallised domestic insulation speech recognition of a crude sort & moon rock.
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tabbypurr
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by tabbypurr

Maximum Fines - Dumping?

Harrow council have been putting up signs discouraging anti-social dumping of rubbish at various grot spots through out...
34 comments posted 7yrs
posted by email
34 comments posted 7yrs posted by email

Android Tablet

I used to use Groundhog as my newsgroup reader on my old Asus tablet. I recently upgraded to a Samsung tablet and now I...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by LMilbourn70
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by LMilbourn70

Re: How clean catalyst in gas soldering iron?

> reply> Is there any harm in breathing the air passing the reacting caytalyst in a > butane soldering iron...is there t...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tabbypurr
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by tabbypurr