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Decent component drawers - finally !

I have had for maybe 10 years a fantastic component/utility "32+1" drawer set 32 (small) + 1(big), 4 across, and 8(+1)...
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posted by geoff
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by geoff

PCB Press'n'Peel (Blue)

Hey does this stuff go stale ? Had spectacular lack of success with some recent boards of PNP that was maybe 3 years old...
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posted by geoff
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by geoff

Science knowledge

Pilfered from another NG. I'd be surprised if most people here didn't score 13/13. Pretty much junior high school level...
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posted by not_glenn
7 comments posted 12yrs posted by not_glenn

Semi-OT Tools - where to buy these cutters

Where to buy utility cutters with replaceable "stanley" style blades? Like these ones: Bunnings, masters etc don't seem...
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posted by not_glenn
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by not_glenn

Ryobi battery pack

I have a 7.2 volt battery which appeared to have died. By repeated charging and discharging I have got it back to 6.97 v...
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posted by dewhurst.roger
12 comments posted 12yrs posted by dewhurst.roger

A bit more on LiFi

http://www.elektor.com/news/lifi-ready-to-go.2583704.lynkx "Chi Nan, information technology professor at Shanghai's Fud...
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posted by yaputya.leftlegin
3 comments posted 12yrs posted by yaputya.leftlegin

Slaughter-Bots

Pilfered from a post in another group; Autonomous jelly fish shredding robots
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posted by not_glenn
7 comments posted 12yrs posted by not_glenn

UV fluorescent dye / paint source.

Any suggestions where I might easily grab a small volume of UV fluorescent dye or paint? I know I can find it on ebay b...
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posted by not_glenn
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by not_glenn

Electricity meter checking, NSW

I recieved a letter yesterday, telling me that Ausgrid wish to perform maintenance on my meter. Smells like a con to me...
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posted by trevor
50 comments posted 12yrs posted by trevor

Intel and using pins for multiple purposes

I was wondering why I couldn't use the watchdog timer function on one of my computers - the driver says that it's been...
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posted by sylvia
12 comments posted 12yrs posted by sylvia

SD card reliability

How reliable are 128gb SD cards? I am thinking of using one in a SONY vaio ultrabook with 128 Gb ssd drive as extra memo...
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posted by haggisz
2 comments posted 12yrs posted by haggisz

Source for old vacuum tubes - 12AX7

Posting on behalf of someone who is trying to source some 12AX7 vacuum tubes for a guitar amplifier. He has a preferenc...
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posted by scromlette
12 comments posted 12yrs posted by scromlette