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Glueing battery connections

I said I would report back about my experiments with replacement CR2032 bios batteries in laptops. On my Acers and Leno...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Billaboard
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by Billaboard

TOT: MK plug

Following the Branston theme, I bought an MK plug (unusually a red one) and it came with English and Arabic instruction...
19 comments posted 8yrs
posted by newsgroups
19 comments posted 8yrs posted by newsgroups

Replacing a Newteam 201 Power Shower

I am hoping that someone is in a position to assist please. My shower, installed 2001, has come to the end of its life,...
17 comments posted 8yrs
posted by colin.waldron53
17 comments posted 8yrs posted by colin.waldron53

Cordless phone battery sudden death investigation

There was a thread recently about someone wanting new batteries for their cordless phone, which looked happy but would...
11 comments posted 8yrs
posted by theom+news
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by theom+news

TOT: Branston pickle

I bought a jar of Branston at the weekend. I see the label says 'NOT FOR EXPORT'. Any ideas what might be the reason fo...
55 comments posted 8yrs
posted by newsgroups
55 comments posted 8yrs posted by newsgroups

Anchor Supplies Nottingham

Anchor Supplies, military surplus dealers, at the old Cattle Market, Nottingham, on the corner of Incinerator Road, hav...
18 comments posted 8yrs
posted by spuorgelgoog
18 comments posted 8yrs posted by spuorgelgoog

Soldering iron bits

It's time for my 18 year old nephew to learn how to solder wires and such like. In Lidl today, I saw a 48W Parkside sol...
51 comments posted 8yrs
posted by pamela.poster
51 comments posted 8yrs posted by pamela.poster

DeWalt UK

Does anyone have a contact no / email for DeWalt UK? There's a "3 year guarantee" leaflet with my new toy pointing to h...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by reentrant
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by reentrant

Lidl battery charger.

From this coming Thurday, Lidl have a new model (rather than their other ones which come up from time to time) car batt...
16 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dave
16 comments posted 8yrs posted by dave

Dying Kindle

My wife?s 3G Kindle Paperwhite has suddenly stopped charging. Tried different leads and chargers but the orange LED nev...
20 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim.downie
20 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim.downie

Boarded victorian loft weight

Morning. My wife and I have moved into a victorian semi detached house. Our loft was already boarded when we moved in a...
22 comments posted 8yrs
posted by BenTenBox
22 comments posted 8yrs posted by BenTenBox

Extension pipe for expanding foam

Has anyone ever made up an extension pipe for applying expanding foam in ha rd to reach areas? I need a ~50cm reach and...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by mathewjamesnewton
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by mathewjamesnewton

180 degree bend in 22 mm Cu

Is it possible to form a 180 dgree bend in 22 mm copper with a normal Hillmoor type pipe bender. Obviously have to repo...
16 comments posted 8yrs
posted by allsortsnotthisbit
16 comments posted 8yrs posted by allsortsnotthisbit