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Feb 1 = Ban the Bulb Day

Hi to all, following on from Australia Day and " Invasion Day " we now have " Ban the Bulb Day " to celebrate. Yep, fro...
32 comments posted 17yrs
posted by philallison
32 comments posted 17yrs posted by philallison

12V Switching Ideas

I have a 12V portable fridge/freezer mounted in my tow vehicle. It can be run from either the car battery when the engi...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mluckins
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by mluckins

Video to ethernet 'Black Box'

Hi all, Had a thought that there are 'legacy' security video systems that might be updated to current technology. Altho...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by philbx1
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by philbx1

Hot flouro ballast

Had a flouro turn itself off the other evening. Would not restart. New tube and starter a week or so earlier. Felt the...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mac2564_
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by mac2564_

According to Tek, Australia doesn't exist...

Went to the Tektronix website today to try and get some info and list prices, and clicked on the "Select Country" list...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by altzone
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by altzone

A question about the current detection

Dear friends, I have got an AC current detecting circuit. But I failed to understand. Can anyone help me? Thanks a lot...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by zhenyuanwu
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by zhenyuanwu

OT(kinda): Die Hard style escape

Bit of excitement today... Got myself stuck in a lift after a power failure, half way between two levels. More than an...
37 comments posted 17yrs
posted by altzone
37 comments posted 17yrs posted by altzone

Faulty BenQ FP72G Monitor

I have a SP72G BenQ Monitor which worked fin for 3 years until one day when I switched it on and it displayed teh BenQ...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by shanegvaningen
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by shanegvaningen

Red Alert on Green Fuel

Tuesday, 20 January 2009 Canberra correspThe production and distribution of ethanol as an alternative motor vehicle fue...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Biofuels_car
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by Biofuels_car

HP chip model planes

Thought I'd share this I came across on another group: http://www.elcafevirtual.com/julio/ Model planes made entirely fr...
34 comments posted 17yrs
posted by altzone
34 comments posted 17yrs posted by altzone

How to make a remote control detonator

I need to make a remote control detonator . Anybody could give me schematics that work? Arturo Magidin, sans .sig
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by arturo.magidin
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by arturo.magidin

RW02 value in G.E. 29GP340A CTV

G.E. CTV MODEL 29GP340A. TL19 - HOT transistor shorted - D1546 On a small board near the HOT is a resistor (RW02). It m...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rg26ce1991
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by rg26ce1991

etag transponders

are etags "active" if so the batteries must be good to last so long in that environment and temperatures on glass inside...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by haggisz
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by haggisz