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I actually have at least two of these from my grandfather but I agree they are really not ideal and haven't thought of any good reason to ever require them! The test idea good but as I am not an electrician it ain't for me... @ poster above you are referring to RCD protection I think and this...

I think you are knit picking tbh mate. Ok so technically as far as the end user is concerned it is an intermediate switch however so is the example above - just had to make it using a DPDT and two links! I bet it is no different inside a 'real' one.

TBH I cannot see any other way of doing this without complicating things? I suspect they are EXACTLY as in the diagram above!

Just read your post again croc clips has mostly the same components as household just don't look the same and no junction box's lol... e.g. you would use two Single Pole, Double Throw switches to create a 2 way lighting circuit then add a DPDT switch to make a three way circuit! In fact I...

We used crocodile clips at college then went onto Tina which was great for the more analytical stuff. I would highly recommend Croc clips if still around it is simple, allows really simple voltage, current and waveform measurements (oscilloscope) and costs little. I think later versions...

please be extremely careful with microwaves mate they are the most dangerous item you will ever encounter in a domestic or arguably a commercial property! capacitors may hold about 2500V (5000V if operational) if not discharged and this will carry a hefty current enough to kill to the point no...

Avira is one of the best freebies. resource lite too! Threatfire is cool. I personally like Zonealarm for firewall. 2nd for winpatrol excellent software! Oh and Noscript for Firefox is excellent if not a pain initially!

Do you need an email program? I sign in on line to access my email much safer IMO and if I want to archive emails I delete most stuff and then use outlook or whatever but very rarely tbh.

Ta mate yes it goes to show how many possibilities there are and how many opportunities for a garage to make a mint!

ok folks just a quick update I think I *might* have cracked it now :) Basically following the idea that pressure might be building up in the piston I got the brakes locked up and released the bleed and fairly quickly the disk started turning again! Anyway, decided before trying the...

It is perfectly sustainable if you let things go bust when they are supposed to. What we have now is a sort of socialist capitalism where the government bails every bugger out which gives completely the wrong signals. It worries me that anticapitalists will actually get heard if this goes on...

Thanks John so on undoing the banjo and the brakes release does this imply back pressure from something upstream i.e. collapsed pipe etc..? or is it still calliper problem? I will try this tomorrow! Interesting you mention the distortion of seal - if the rubber is not that great (lost...

Just another question when you release the brake pedal is there a certain amount of vacuum in the system that pulls the pads back off the disk or is there a spring that does this??

ok I managed to get the calliper off today. I couldn't move the piston in or out it seemed stuck solid (even using a clamp!) I also noticed the rubber (dust?) seal which is meant to extend with the piston had come out of the groove. Managed to use a bicycle pump to remove piston. A bit of...

Well luckily for you my camera battery flat :P :lol:

Great link Stivino. I priced up a replacement from motor factors today and it was 43+vat. I need to save as much as possible. regards that link will the calliper be the same design as the one I am replacing? I know I have Bendix but haynes also suggests it could have been Teves. The list on...

For me if I see the space in time I will generally drive in to it but if the space jumps out then I tend to reverse - saves all the faffing. I also enjoy the challenge of getting me car dead straight first time and only using mirrors (not turning my head round). It's the only fun bit of the...

Did you access the capacitor? It should have the value printed on the casing. I replaced a motor cap recently it was unusual and cost £15 but worth it. RS as above or CPC / farnell - free postage no minimum :D

The same people who continuously refuse FOI requests and if pushed loose all the data :? If this turns out to be genuine it will be a blight on science itself - since when is science faith based? The lack of news coverage is a little disturbing too..

Hey folks just pulled pads out there is quite a bit of corrosion to main calliper. I also noticed the rubber seal isn't properly seated in the piston so I guess I found the problem! I guess I need a repair kit or even a new calliper I can't be sure until I have pulled it all apart but don't...