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    Traffic Lights.

    I have not read most of this thread, but I think it amazing how traffic lights worked before those cameras were attatched. The way in which the red light stopped everyone with such authority, yet often little mechanism to punish those who didn't obey. Apparently the programs that the computers...
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    Disasters waiting to happen?

    Makeover shows... the one reason to go to the Falkland Islands. Apparently there BFBS does a show like changing rooms where soldiers are given something like £200 to liven up each other's army quarters... I dislike candles everywhere, people mention it being modern looking... So we're...
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    Motherboard & CPU upgrade woes

    I shall call the Komplett helpline tomorow and ask them a few questions regarding return of the CPU.
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    Motherboard & CPU upgrade woes

    Okay, I maybe shall ask my brother (he knows several gamerS) if anybody else has a P4 system I might get to test the CPU in, or whose CPU I can test in his system. I haven't gone so far as to test without the RAM yet, maybe I shall do that in a while. And no, to the other person, the keyboard...
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    RCD tripping

    Yeah, usually the one in the CU trips first, so unless you find a more sensitive plug in rcd it may not help.
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    RCD tripping

    Hmm.. What is on those downstairs sockets: -Refridgerator? -Freezer? -Pump for fish pond -Washing Machine? -Dishwasher? -Anything else involving water? You need to isolate the appliance, see if there is anything you can unplug or switch off on that circuit and see if the problem goes...
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    Motherboard & CPU upgrade woes

    Okay, to clarify a few things, the PSU has been upgraded to a new 450watt one with the four pin 12 volt connector. The LEDs on the case work, the power one lights when switched on, and goes off when the reset button is held down... I assume this is just a difference in the motherboard and is...
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    Motherboard & CPU upgrade woes

    Okay, So I've been trying to upgrade my Brother's PC, but to little avail. I fitted the new motherboard, processor, and RAM according to instructions, but when I switch it on, the standby light comes on as usual, and all the fans go 'round, including the one for the AGP card, but it doesn't...
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    booster aireal

    It's 'Meow'!!! On another note, 200 posts. w++t! bump.
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    Installing extra socket

    It'll be fine if it's done to regs. Some require some sort of certificate now and then, but generally you should be fine.
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    Installing extra socket

    Well installing a socket is, and for the foreseeable future allowed to be done by DIY in your private dwelling. Soon Part P of the building regs will come into effect, making testing and notification to building control required, but that will be for new circuits etc, and will not apply to...
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    Fitting a Socket

    D'oh! I thought it was a rather narrow range :oops:
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    Fitting a Socket

    It shouldn't be mounted in a skirting board, the building regs reccomend 800mm to 1200mm though this is a reccomendation for new buildings and extensions, and is not mandatory.
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    Wiring a plug

    Black goes to neutral, red goes to live.
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    booster aireal

    Hot or warm? If it gets warm its fine, if it gets too hot to hold comfortably then it probably isn't.
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    growing up or growing old

    Camomile Tea? I feel for you pal... Seriously, if one gets drunk its on a Friday... and then maybe a Saturday. And maybe a Sunday if it's bank holiday but that's a maybe.
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    shed electrics

    Not good. If going outside one must use Armoured Cable (or MICC?)
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    is it possible 2 make three-way switch lamp w/ light dimmer?

    Well, I don't know how the wiring works in Fils, but first I need to know what exactly you mean by three way... The phrase varies between countries. Do you mean two switches controlling the same lamp or three switches? If you just mean two, then you can just put a 2-way dimmer switch at...
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    cooktop wiring USA

    Yeah, but still you shouldn't use the groundwire as part of the electrics beyond ground, like I said, you should connect two things to neutral, not to ground, ground should only go to ground.
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    MCB Trips after 4 hours ?

    Your mathematics are somewhat curious.
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