Recent content by johnorford

Many things in the refrigerator at 7ºC would be happier at, say, 18 -21ºC. Bread, wine, ale, eggs, veg., left-overs. I've read one or two things here that suggest others have this idea. But is it possible to convert a fridge with an external thermostat; would this give upset the operation of a...

That’s a good conversation from a small question – thank you, all of you. The extra point about banning TF lamps is interesting. There’s no such ban here in the Philippines, but they have almost disappeared from the supermarkets and electrical stores where I live – a very long way indeed from...

When I worked for Osram fifty years ago, I seem to remember that quality tungsten filament lamps had an internal fuse to avoid taking out the circuit fuse or tripping the breaker. I have had several cases of this happening, including two with lamps that appear to be Philips. Now I live...