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Re: Desoldering Fitting for Soldering Iron

"Computer Nerd Kev" > Faced with the task of desoldering a couple of 40 pin DIP ICs, and my > eternally poor desolderin...
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posted by phil_a
21 comments posted 12yrs posted by phil_a

OT: Earth Hour

While some of my neighbours foolishly turn their lights out and ignite candles (which produce more CO2 than the lights...
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posted by sylvia
30 comments posted 12yrs posted by sylvia

OT: Winge

My ten year old Thinkpad T21 has developed a fault which seems likely to involve one of the power control chips. Not wor...
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posted by sylvia
8 comments posted 12yrs posted by sylvia

garage door - solenoid issue?

I have a garage door motor unit that is playing up. There is alternating clicking sound which might be the solenoid. I...
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posted by terry_c
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by terry_c

Fabricated soldering iron tip - rolled steel

How will a bit of rolled flat-bar steel work as a soldering iron tip? I do a job a few times a year where I need to rem...
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posted by dudemail
10 comments posted 12yrs posted by dudemail

garage door unit clicking

The unit that drives our motorised garage door makes a clicking noise after it operates. It keeps clicking well after th...
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posted by hamiltons
2 comments posted 12yrs posted by hamiltons

Likely bit rate from low Earth orbit

This is necessarily akin to asking the length of a piece of string. Still, anyone have a handle on the likely bit rates...
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posted by sylvia
12 comments posted 12yrs posted by sylvia

Silicon Chip.

I was poking around in their website when I came across this gem in the section about submitting an article. "These day...
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posted by user
10 comments posted 12yrs posted by user

laptop CD drives

Do laptop CD drives come in one size, or do you have to buy a specific one for your laptop model?
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posted by gary
2 comments posted 12yrs posted by gary

laptop CD drive

The CD drive on my laptop only seems to work when the laptop is held upside down. What does this indicate?
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posted by gary
18 comments posted 12yrs posted by gary

Soldering stainless steel wire

I've managed to get a small DIY spot-welder going, but I'm finding that the metals I can successfully spot-weld (nichro...
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posted by sylvia
27 comments posted 12yrs posted by sylvia

LPG price?

What is the real reason for LPG price to jump from 55c to 90c?! Is it likely to go back to 55c again? Doesn't this mass...
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posted by damian_andrews75
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by damian_andrews75

Re: Super Capacitors

> Any ideas guys?! Hacker list.
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posted by newsthirteenspam-spam
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by newsthirteenspam-spam