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    Smart charging alternators.

    I can barely get at the positive lead to battery otherwise I would be on it, since when did they use tape on the cables ? I am pretty certain of a good charge now, given the +ve 2-3 Amp readings at tickover under different loads at the ground cable. The -ve readings KOEO (key off engine off)...
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    A simpleton's guide to changing a car fuse.

    Useful to make sure the correct fuses are to hand - Amp value sort of obvious, but - micro, mini or standard physical size ? FFS !! -0-
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    Stinky Washing Machine

    We have used liquid detergent for some years, I add a capful of Dettol - does no harm. Towels etc are hot washed sometimes 90° C other times 60° C. Our tap water is very hard. Wife demands use of conditioner. The kitchen was newly installed after we moved in, back in 1994. Neff appliances. I...
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    Smart charging alternators.

    I don't reckon my car's 'smart charging' system works the same as my CTek smart charger. The Ctek Volts applied get lower as the charge state increases. My car in the smart charging mode, only ups the Volts applied when on the over run not seen more than 15.5 V. Can only guess a big dollop of...
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    Smart charging alternators.

    Yes, this, I always thought - but I get 14.4 'ish Volts unvarying, all the time. When I did your 'trick' with lights on but with smart sensor connected, I also had constant 14.4 Volts, I am not towing so cannot really justify lights on all time. I was concerned about Amps, don't have means to...
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    Smart charging alternators.

    Here we go. new battery fitted some weeks ago. Same situation - smart sensor - supposedly helping to do the biz, not happy with this smart alternator stuff, so unplugged the cable to the negative post smart sensor. Now I have 14.3 or so Volts all the time (measured via an accessory socket)...
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    Permission Error: Firefox

    Maybe due to Microsoft a/c settings ? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_personal/ask-for-permission-youll-need-to-ask-an-adult-in/6530b994-7016-466c-b84b-19f98563134c -0-
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    FreeCad

    Most informative FreeCad 'howto' I have found - So far ! https://www.xsim.info/articles/FreeCAD/en-US/How-to-use-FreeCAD.html I found the macro used for the cube in previous post -above for object attributes or information - Vol etc. Elsewhere. https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Macro_FCInfo Useful...
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    Real Player installs Norton Security

    VLC player - been using for years without problems. https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.en-GB.html -0-
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    Trying to penetrate the informational fog...

    Israel’s national police, military and intelligence services. Surely will not be teaching softly, softly methods. By the way, violence of the tongue, pen or keyboard is not far from physical violence - plenty on this site. -0-
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    Trying to penetrate the informational fog...

    https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/houston-years-george-floyd-dj-screw/ "...as he sprouted to six feet seven inches tall and 250 pounds. Floyd was a gifted athlete, playing basketball as well as football at Jack Yates High School, and he earned the nickname Big Floyd..." A big fellow. "...‘There...
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    Well, well, well. Was The Donald right yet again.

    Science Defies Politics. https://defyccc.com/covid-19-panel-gilead-ties/ "...At least 7 (seven) members of the Panel on COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines, including 2 out of 3 Co-Chairs, have not disclosed their financial ties to Gilead Sciences (GILD), the patent owner and manufacturer of...
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    FreeCad

    See bottom right side of pix vol = 950484.99856.mm³. Some 0.006 mm³ difference. Proof at last !! Well done FreeCad ! Cube 100mm length side, hole 20mm diam. drilled / bored through opposite corners - Volume remaining ??? -0-
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    Win10 2004

    My system built Sept 2012 - Display card Nvidia Geoforce GTX660 Ti - No problems thus far. (I have updated Win10 Pro every time available since V.1803) I have no 'mods' to the system - just plain vanilla - What I have learned is suck it and see for myself and no substitute for buying at the top...
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    Win10 2004

    The annual Win10 major version, a bit late this year. Edition : Win10 Version : 2004 OS Build : 19041.264 Installed using MediaCreationTool2004.exe from MicroSoft. Retained all current software etc from Version 1909 - Worked flawlessly... So far. -0-
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    FreeCad

    This may be useful for someone thinking of getting into FreeCad... A small test concerning accuracy of volumes, mass etc. compared to Solidworks. Edit : - And how to ensure you have the capability within FreeCad. -0-
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    MS Office 365 updates

    I guess you have been here... But you never know ! https://support.office.com/en-gb/article/install-office-updates-2ab296f3-7f03-43a2-8e50-46de917611c5#ID0EAAAACAAA=Newer_versions -0-
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    asymptomatic Covid-19 may be more common than thought

    A paper by some on the spot medical peeps... https://www.itv.com/news/2020-05-27/cruise-ship-study-suggests-asymptomatic-covid-19-may-be-more-common-than-thought/ Oh, right, the paper... https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2020/05/27/thoraxjnl-2020-215091.full Oh dear, the differences...
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    Michigan. Earth dams broached.

    Scary and costly - No doubt. -0-
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