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Albert Ramsbottom

G'day again. Many years ago EA magazine published a poem which was a send-up of a 1930s Stanley Holloway monologue. It...
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posted by "bobp[deletethis]"
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by "bobp[deletethis]"

Cleaning old volume pots?

Hi guys, I use an (early 80s?) Sansui A-M7 'midi - sized' integrated amplifier and a couple of Wharfedale bookshelf spe...
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posted by shaun.at.pukekohe
13 comments posted 10yrs posted by shaun.at.pukekohe

OT: house fires - electrical fault

One often hears in the news about a house burning due to an electrical fault, with no further details, like whether it...
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posted by bruce56
54 comments posted 10yrs posted by bruce56

Jaycar "Watts Clever" warning.

A few years back I bought a set of three RF remotely-controlled mains switches from Jaycar called "Watts Clever". (I'm...
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posted by shaun.at.pukekohe
10 comments posted 10yrs posted by shaun.at.pukekohe

Dick Smith to close all stroes

** Hi, this is bad news for all staffers and creditors. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-25/dick-smith-stores-to-close...
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posted by pallison49
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by pallison49

OT? firefox

Posted this where the experts are supposed to be but no answer(mozzilla support firefox) Any clues? Brother just Instal...
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posted by haggisz
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by haggisz

Should I

Should I stick this in the fire and see what happens? http://tinypic.com/r/2dt3gxd/9
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posted by haggisz
29 comments posted 10yrs posted by haggisz

Looking for battery

I am looking for a clp 3453150 p3 3.7v 2500mah Rechargeable Lithium Polymer Battery For a cheap ebook reader but the on...
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posted by haggisz
34 comments posted 10yrs posted by haggisz

microwave

I turned an empty microwave on for about 30 seconds. What is the potential damage I have caused?
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posted by robert
17 comments posted 10yrs posted by robert

David Bowie (tapes)

While looking through some tributes, I saw that the 1983 album Let's Dance was released on 8-track cartridge! I thought...
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posted by bruce56
1 comments posted 10yrs posted by bruce56

DVD picture doesn't fill the screen

when I played a DVD I hired I found that the picture would not fill the screen. (see photo) I tried another DVD player...
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posted by me
9 comments posted 10yrs posted by me

Freescale => NXP

Today I just happened to look at something on the Freescale web site, and I notice that the site is plastered with the...
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posted by woodag
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by woodag

Samsung S7

http://pocketnow.com/2016/01/05/galaxy-s7-leak -- "As long as there is this book [Koran] there will be no peace in the w...
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posted by me
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by me

Nonsense from Energy Australia

I'm moving house soon, and was arranging for an electricity supply at the new place. The consultant said that because a...
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posted by sylvia
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by sylvia