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    Heating water electrically

    44 deg C IIRC. this is also the max temp allowed for showers in residential/nursing homes, 41deg C for hand wash basins.
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    Whats the best screen material for home cinema ?

    http://www.paintonscreen.com/ other brands do exist, the one I have used gives a plasticy type finish (similar to cloth screens) cant remember the brand off hand (might have been rosco) http://www.jcjoel.com sell the material by the meter.
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    Sat and DVB meters

    cheers for the info guys, will be looking at stocking the cheaper (analogue meter) ones, and will look further into the others (possibly a special order item).
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    Sat and DVB meters

    I work in a wholesalers part time, and we have had a few guys wanting to buy signal meters from us. As its not part of our "normal" expertise area, we are unsure what to stock. So, do any of the installers out there have a recommendations on makes/models/features to look at. Ideally we want...
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    Monitor display problems

    whats the make & model of this box, is it active or passive, some boxes do not support all resolutions.
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    Amplifier Crackle

    whats wrong with a switch cleaning lubricant then? works well for me, I use this, and just normal IPA for other, non lubracative (is that even a word) , uses (which is all "switch cleaner" seems to be anyway
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    installing a lighting bar in a school hall

    only 5, thought it was closer to double that. Please consider getting someone with experience in the world of theatrical/performance lighting in to at least give some advice. I don't know what models you are spec'ing, but these LED fixtures can be very good, but on a budget can give very...
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    Single recess and double sockets / converters

    the only thing I can suggest is http://tinyurl.com/6odyc84 then you are free to use whatever socket you want, but really, your spending money on nice chrome sockets, and want them surface mounted, even the converta sockets etc are not exactly slim. Presumably you are decorating, so...
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    lightweight linux reccomendations please

    might give it another shot on the lappy then. last time it was unusable, as there was no acceleration at all.
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    lightweight linux reccomendations please

    cheers, I do have a linux machine at home, so familiar with it, but it being my main machine, its got a few bells and whistles with it. will have to check on the graphics drivers, see if they are avaliable for it. (had another lappy that I couldnt get linux drivers for (SIS chipset), so it...
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    white exclamation mark grey background

    not using chrome by any chance are you? it usually means your flahs/shockwave has crashed.
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    What company to take? Internet at home

    might be wrong here, but most companies are at least 12months contract, the cheaper ones 18, or even 24 months now. only way is to have a good look, some of the smaller companies are offering quite good deals, they can just be a bit harder to find.
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    lightweight linux reccomendations please

    Im looking for recommendations for a lightweight linux disto please. basically Im going to be running a laptop as a lighting desk (for theatre etc) using magiq http://chamsys.co.uk/products from these guys. I have a couple of older laptops about, that are perfectly capable of running...
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    "mini" GU10's

    incase no one has seen these, its an MR11 sized reflector lamp with a GU10 base. My problem is here, does anyone know where I can get CFL or LED replacements for these? the only place I seem to be able to get halogen lamps is t'internet the wholesalers don't seem to have heard of/seen them...
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    drivers for internet connection

    no, if they are on a cable, it has nothing to do with the wireless so will not affect the wireless connection.
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    Anyone use internet radio?

    don't use it on my PC, but use Resco Radio on my android phone
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    Copy old VHS to PC - best capture device?

    This depends on the encoder you use, converXtoDVD will let you put hours of video on one disc (my record so far is 10hours) it simplyhas a little traffic light system for quality, 10hrs tipped it into the low quality, but was still fine for the kids cartoons on the 7" car player. I have the...
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    Oak wood ?

    a quick google suggests that oak should be dried for at least 24 months anyway, Oak being quite dense will take a bit of drying, 3 years it should be just about right for use now.
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    Plug-in car heaters

    of course no one tripped over it, it was one of those reels.... for clarification, it was discconnnected on the commute, but the car stayed warm enough for the duration :)
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    Pic of the week...... Workshop fail!

    done a couple, keys on top of air box, car locked, drop bonnet..... DOH. Left spanner under there somewhere, went for a road test, went to change gear, nope, not happening, it had wedged itself in the gear selector.
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