Recent content by Harry Bloomfield

That is bad advice, the solder will creep under the screws pressure, potentially causing a poor, overheated connection.

I used to do that, but found the visor streamed up, at low speed.

If you ignore the energy bill!

OK, portable phone then. You didn't suggest the 'old phones' you had in mind were GSM old phones, only old phones, and to my mind, old phones are pre-GSM/analogue. The only way to resurrect such a phone, would be to rip everything out, and replace it with the contents of a more modern GSM phone...

The tractors cutting deck was off, and waiting for a dry warm day, to Waxoyl it. that was done yesterday, todays takes were to reassemble it, and test it out. The tractor, is trying to drive, without pressing the accelerator, probably due to the new drive belt, not allowing enough slack - so...

Are you forgetting, that we switched in the meantime, from analogue phones, to digital?

Heat pumps obviously are at their least efficient, when heat is most in demand, when the weather is colder. So you have the double-whammy of it being cold, and costing more to heat, plus the lower efficiency in the heat pump.

No! The usual thing used, is a 12v battery, thick wires, a car starter solenoid, triggered by a push-button. The thick wires, feeding a pair of pointed electrodes. Some limited the 'on time', using a timer. Here is one DIY version. https://www.instructables.com/Simple-Battery-Spot-Welder/ To...

Lining paper is usually used, to help smooth and hide imperfections in the plastered walls, to avoid the need to replaster.

Our most used TV, in the living room, due to our high location, constantly flagged up new channels, and the need to retune. We get a good signal from our main area transmitter, but useable ones from two other area, main transmitters. The solution, was to buy and fit a dropper in the antenna...

To be fair, it's not the best - it has limited screening ability, and so might well pick up all sorts of RF noise, such as thermostat clicks, anything switching. Modern coax would be much better, such as CT100, but there is more modern than that FP100 I think. It might be cheaper bought by the...

He might alright, once he takes his prescribed med, for his mental health, but in the meantime - simply block the posts completely. You know it makes sense!

Pull, push, jack it, very gradually, to the vertical position. Do it very slowly, perhaps over several weeks.

Av, browsing in a charity shop yesterday, spotted a stack of jigsaws (the puzzle type you put together) , and decided us both doing one together, might be therapeutic, and relaxing - so we ended up buying a 1,000 piece one yesterday. No spare, flat surface wide enough to accommodate it, so we...