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Hi Guys, I would like some more much appreciated advice please.. Q1) Can I put a 13A socket in my loft? I have it boarded out, and am using it partly as a work shop. I do hobby electronics, so might want a soldering iron on or to recharge my power tools. (The loft is accessed by a temporary...

Yes that was how it came. They didnt tell me this untill it was too late! Mix and Softus, you make a good point. I am now missing the hardware specific programs for this lap top. I will have a look at he NEC website next. At the moment, i have no wireless network. System does not even see it...

Oh yeh, I have done al the updates, and i have installed the 'genuine advantage' update and i am still allowed to have more updates. I must be legit!! :lol: :o :o

Hi Guys, The good news is that i am writing this from the lap top in question. I tried 2 installation CD's that I was lent. The first was not an OEM and at the beginning asked for a product key. I did not get any further when I entered the product key!! Tonight, I was lent a cd (had 9...

Thanks again, but its not an ideal situation having to buy them from somewhere. Especially if there is trial and error involved!! I wanted to go legit, but im tempted to resort to Bit Torrent.

Thanks for the help. I still dont know where im going to get these disks from though?

I am fixing my Parents lap top. The computer has had its hard drive wiped and needs a reinstall. The lap top has the XP Home serial number stuck on to the lap top - so I have the key, but they cant find the disk. They are not even sure if it came with a disk! The same is true for Office, they...

Grass grows above roughly 4 degrees C. Grass seed takes about 6 to 8 weeks to become hardy. The question is, in 8 weeks time do you think the temperature will have remained above 4 C. (ideally a bit higher..) Err, NO!

Im no expert, but i think that you would have seen the Verdigris. I imagine that brand new pipe is as clean as the end of the cleaning process that they describe anyway. How quickley did the pipe turn blue? Does the pipe get hot? Does the pipe attract condensation? Was the paint new well...

An update: Thanks Third_eye, you are right. The paint i used before was Dulux one coat, which contains some sort of undercoat. Apparently, its quite soft. I went and bought a tin of Dulux Gloss oil bassed and have applied it to the thresholds. I was told that the oil bassed stuff is the...

Unless a resistor has actually become broken away from the board, It will still be the original value. I have never known a resistor change value by more that 2% even on 20+ years old equipment. If the circuit is designed by Benz then it wont need a sharp tollerance of 1% !!!! (that would be...

Hi there, I still do not understand what you are trying to do. However, generally, to measure resistance you need to measure Ohms. (not quite continuity as continuity implies that resistance is 0 Ohms). To experiment with measuring Ohms you can hold one probe in each hand and set the...

Oh yeh, you should not get any shocks off a 12V car system IF THE ENGINE IS OFF. When an engine is running, there are very high voltages on the spark plug leads and possible the alternator. Your biggest risk (seriously) is getting burnt by shorting something out with your meter.

You can only measure the continuity between two points. Usually this is done to prove or disprove if the 2 points are closed circuit or open circuit. Continuity of a cruise control connector does not make any sense. Also do not confuse continuity with measuring voltage or current. On a...

Hi, We have flat wood for internal door thresholds. These seem to be painted with white gloss, just like the door frames. A year a go, I re painted some of them with standard gloss. These ones have gone black with dirt and wear. While the others that I did not paint are not affected...

You are right to worry! You do need to do something before you turf. Sounds like you have a inpenitrable surface below where the water is now collecting. You could dig holes in the areas affected to at least a couple of foot and see if you meet a really hard surface. If you do, break it up...

Why not drain it down, replace coolent (even with water) and check yourself in a week or two. I find it very hard to take a Garages word when hundreds of pounds are needed.

Does anybody have any ideas please???

Apreciate any help. I think the cistern has been replaced, but maybe it is original. I have lived here for 2 years. Im sure the problem has got worse.

Thanks John, But I cant understand what the problem is. If the cistern is wrong size, why does half a tank still cause problem? I was thinking that the holes are blocked under the rim, but i cant an implement up there to clean them out. If I fit a new cistern, should i go all the way...