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Eddie - must have beat me to it. I like the analogy to pipes for a plumber!! I find plumbing a good way to understand electronics - Is this normal?

Bandwidth is actually misused a lot of the time. An example might explain better.. If a signals lowest frequency is 2MHz and the highest 5Mhz the bandwidth is 3Mhz. In common terminology it refers to how much data can be pushed across a medium (e.g. telephone lines). A high bandwidth means...

Have a look here. http://www.diynot.com/pages/el/el031.php I don't think there is any guarantee that the colour coding has been followed. Did you note the old connections? You need to know which set are which i.e. which red, yellow and blue wires come from the same cable I assume you...

I have a similar problem. I have used 500mm flexis and designed everything so the bath can be pulled out enough if required. The only thing that will suffer will be silicone beading. I have had 1 faulty flexi (from Screwfix) but no other probs since.

Stop messing about and do the job properly.... http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9812/11/flame.thrower.car/

Mandate - your assumptions are correct. I was flicking through an Axminster tool catalogue and they show something that looks exactly the same. They have a knackered posi screw and the tip of these things has very fine anti clockwise thread which bites into the remains of the screw head with a...

Can't see what would be illegal. I wouldn't worry too much though as these cylinders also fit inside gas fires for the home and caravans etc. which are close to people. I'd say the chances of one exploding are remote.

I'm with Eddie and am a Mame addict. If you were into arcade games in the 80's you're laughing. It is very stable.

The one that flashed me looked like the Truvelo and the offset window is a purple colour. It definetely flashed me which is interesting as the spiel says they don't. It was at night if that makes any difference.

What's it for?

I was caught on a camera head on which DID flash at me. My wife and I were returning from Aylesbury to Maidenhead and between High Wycombe and Aylesbury just as we came into a village called Monks Risborough on the A4010. It was around 02:00 in the morning. Didn't know what the hell it was until...

I always turn the chuck by hand until the glaze is broken. Don't trust myself not to slip on the trigger of the drill!

Couple of things to try. Does your BIOS detect the drives? Go to Windows Explorer and manually type in the drive letter e.g. E:\ and return. Will it log the drive? I had a similar problem when I accidently switched drive visibility off but I can't remember exactly how I got them back I...

I had a 911 with a similar problem (also noted for poor ventilation). From what you have said it does sound like water getting inside the cabin. The usual cause on most cars is blocked drainage (as you suggested) and anti mist sprays can help but it is better to cure the source. My only tip...

Had this happen a couple of times on different cars. One a wreck so not bothered. Another that wasn't and the car was supposed to have full main dealer service history but the old belt was about half as wide as a new one!! Some cars (Fords old Pinto engine) had no clash between the pistons...

I've always been a bit bemused as to the term 'rewire' because it seems to mean different things to different people. I have been in friends houses that have had a 'rewire' and the decoration (walls) has not been touched. Surely a rewire is replacing all the cables and configuring in line with...

What would it take for you to go in front of x million viewers to be seen with a tube stuck up your arse? Most of the people on there have the same problem, they've only got one a**ehole!

Just a note about the mobile phone one. I think most manufacturers quote 'up to xx hrs' for the battery life. This is because under certain conditions you'd be lucky to get 25% of that even with a healthy battery.

Had the bonnet badge nicked from my Porsche 911 parked on the drive. £25 to replace (ebay - probably some other poor s*d's) and I won't put it on yet as I'm selling the car. No damage to surrounding paintwork luckily but I was very ****ed off.

Basic Y splitters are not great if you have a weak signal (you may not know this as the previous setup was OK but on the limit. The amplifier needs to be as close to the aerial as possible to amplify the signal rather than a weak signal superimposed with noise. I assume you have put the...