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Synchronous motor question

Most small synchronous motors seem to be rated CW/CCW for clockwise & counter-clockwise. I want one that will run clock...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim.downie
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim.downie

Laptop salvage (update)

... not being completely convinced, I popped the laptop in the car with a note to drop into the first "Computer repair"...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jethro_uk
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by jethro_uk

LED tubes

Looking at the LED replacement tubes TLC have on offer, I can find no mention of the life. Except 3 years - which means...
44 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dave
44 comments posted 7yrs posted by dave

What was this device?

It was an item in a charity shop and the staff didn't know what it was.. About 12" square and an 1.5" thick, opening ou...
27 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
27 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Prisoner with belt/strap

In a 1990 drama (Trial and Retribution) a prisoner serving time for murder, was fitted with a clip on belt and over the...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

silicone grease for plumbing

I need to buy silicone grease for seals for a replacement shower cartridge - what should I buy and where? Screwfix don't...
14 comments posted 7yrs
posted by nospam
14 comments posted 7yrs posted by nospam

Fabricating long bolt replacements?

Hi all, I'm trying to help a friend with something on his motorbike. He has bought some second hand 'engine bars' but t...
15 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
15 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

Mini tubes of wood glue?

My little plastic bottle of EvoStik wood glue only gets an outing every 6 months and each time the nozzle needs careful...
17 comments posted 7yrs
posted by pamela.poster
17 comments posted 7yrs posted by pamela.poster

Terminal laminator?

Lights on, rollers get hot, drive motor dead. No broken bits in drive train. All thermostats and fuses okay (including t...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim.downie
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim.downie

Still no messages

Still it has to be working as others confirm there is a lull. Brian
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by briang1
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by briang1

Clean an egg Tempera paintring

I have a painting that I created in 1954. I was particuarly proud of it, so much so that it was stuck away in our attic...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by pinnerite
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by pinnerite

CU spit load internal wiring

Does anyone know the required spec for internal split load wiring in a CU ? I am expanding the number of RCBOs and the...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by sm_jamieson
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by sm_jamieson

Quad bikes: advice needed

I have a 2 acre garden and it's very steep in places. At the top I'm well above the roof of the house. The path/lane/tr...
27 comments posted 7yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
27 comments posted 7yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Cord for reading glasses

As age sets in I need glasses to look at the monitor and to read. I have my glasses on a cord around my neck, Granddad...
24 comments posted 7yrs
posted by MrPounder
24 comments posted 7yrs posted by MrPounder