Recent content by Harry Bloomfield

Watching the Titanic sink (again).

No power in living room? No mention of a boiler supply, alarm system? 1.00mm could be used, instead of 1.5mm.

I saw it, first time around, at the Odeon, Leicester Square. Was worth a watch the first few times around, but gets a bit worn, after the 42nd outing. Only two got away..

Better, when there was less choice/fewer channels. Now the audience is spread thinner, the money for quality is spread thinner too.

Maybe 9 then, mine is tucked away in the loft.

You will also need a masonry drill bit, and a suitable electric drill.

The available sat channel listing, will have a very different line up to Freeview, besides, the antenna connection will also be different. The dish, if you have one, will have to be outdoors.

Yes - It's a ten output counter type chip, so between 8 and 1 there is a double count gap. Just like your wafer switches, except automated switching.

Some of mine, ran for miles down river banks, level sensing, alarms, and telemetry. I devised a pair of army surplus telephones to help with the job.

Generally, they suggest that florescent is broadly similar wattage, for similar light output, to LED. So try to find a 10w LED.

Just buy a complete, LED, replacement fitting.

It does help you much, but your diagnosis is likely correct!

I changed 5 for £120, DIY, around 4 years ago. Fitting, is the expensive part.

Change the internal doors, for modern, lightweight doors. They are easy to fit, being so light to handle, and their light weight, means they just cannot be slammed, they lack the inertia of weight - instead, they have to be deliberately closed.

They don't make it easy, with so many wires jammed into unmarked connectors.