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    Rechargeable C battery recommendation

    My go to for AA batteries is the Panasonic Eneloop pro but what is the next best choice for C battery size as you cannot get the Eneloop in C Thanks.
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    Mila SupaSecure Lever-Lever Door Handle

    Does anyone know the maximum protrusion of the euro cylinder from the face of the door as the handle has a shroud over the euro cylinder. The specs give the thickness of the main body but the section where the euro cylinder is is thicker. Also i think the supa secure version has 10mm lugs...
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    Dead Dewalt Battery Revivial

    Dead Dewalt Battery Revival I have a dead battery that will not charge and came across this hack to revive it. Before I try it is that a reason not to. Its only a 1.3 and I have had it a number of years.
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    Clocks Change

    Its talked about every year but always just the day before so too late to change legislation. I heard a stat that over 80% of people want to stop the clocks going back in the winter. Its about time it ended. What's the negatives compared to the positives - apparently its estimated that not...
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    Very Clever

    This is very clever I thought
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    This went under the radar

    Maybe because it was quickly demoted from the front pages of BBC news website https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyd3l2x2n8o
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    Is this a hack attack ?

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    New FIBRE INSTALL Section Suggestion

    Increasingly with the change over to fibre and removal of copper more and more people (myself included ) are asking questions about it, I know there is the Alarms, CCTV & Telephones section but I just think it may be helpful to have some sort of a fibre switch over section so all of those...
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    Germany

    I wonder if its the same Greman people marching. 2016 vs yesterday in Germany.
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    Freezing this Christmas Second Favourite Christmas #1

    https://news.williamhill.com/specials/freezing-this-christmas-now-second-favourite-for-christmas-number-one/ This is it.
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    How many wires for phone VOIP

    I have an long phone line from the BT socket to the living room and years ago when I installed it I had to cut off a bulky 2 into 1 adapter on the end I cut it about a metre from the 2 into 1 I then just twisted the wires back together and put some tape on it. But now I am about to have FTTP...
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    BBC news Black out

    I have just found out that there is was a big demo in London today but when I turned to my trusted news initiated BBC website to find out about it there was no mention at all on the bbc news main webpage -loads of other news outlets reports say 50,000 people marching and 2 arrests -why is the...
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    New design plastic bottle tops.

    So what's the point of the new design where h lid is attached to the cap -- you know the ones that are a complete fiddle and faff to get them on. Someone with arthritis or some other mobility must have no chance. Another stupid EU directive I bet.
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    Faded worn road markings and cats eyes.

    Has anyone else noticed the bad state of the road lane lines centre lines and other lane markings. In many places they are almost completely worn out. Also driving tonight on an unit 4 lane dual carriage way I noticed the cats eyes were dull or otherwise ineffective and along with the rain in...
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    Mano Mano

    Has anyone brought anything from mano mano. Never heard of them myself but found something I need from them. Are they sort of an amazon for DIY ?
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    Odd GU10 to GU10 adapter

    I have been looking for a long time and thought I would try again. Is there such a thing as a GU10 extension. I have some GU10 recessed lights that were used when the first CFL magaman GU10 bulbs came out which were long - as was the higher wattage LED lamps. But now I am replacing them new LED...
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    Replacement Karcher parts

    I have a Karcher K2.900 and the dirt blaster lance has stopped spinning. There is a trick to repair it with washers under the ball baring and I have also added one to the very end to limited success but I think its too far gone. Has anyone used the repair kits for the ends. Also the hose...
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    AC DC adapter help please

    Need a new adapter for a DAB radio the one I am replacing is 8.5V 1.53A but confused as it can also run off 4 AA battery's which equal 6V so can I buy any adapter from 6V to 8.5V Looking at this one on CPC . the polarity is correct and the barrel plug Output Power Max: 8.4W Output Voltage -...
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    Recommend me a 35mm to 42mm plastic pipe cutter

    I have a no- name cheap pair of shears that drive me nuts - it depresses the pipe before it can locate the correct notch on the ratchet then when i do get it to start cutting it will not cut square I usually end up starting the cut and then stop squeezing and just turn the pipe. So I have had...
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    Leaking Isolation Valves

    Well not only leaking but spraying in my face !. They were fine until I went to turn them off to do some work on a tap and as soon as they were in the off position water sprayed out of the area around the slotted head. I have known them to weep a bit but never that. In fact I don't ever recall...
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