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    Emergency Pond Power

    £25 PIC programming kit from Maplins, some soldering. An ancient Nokia and a PAYG SIM. Easy As for Idling the landy. Land Rover say its fine for the odd accasion. Main problem is TD5 runs too cold when stationary, so glow plugs kick in. Sheet of cardboard by rad fixes that as fan is viscous...
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    Emergency Pond Power

    Auto swap over not needed. Can go for a few hours sans power. There are always folks around and I have a system that txts me if the power goes or water leaks. Also While I'm at work the Landy aint there! Landy has expedition fuel tank on top of normal one, so 200 litres onboard. It doesn't...
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    Emergency Pond Power

    Thanks ElectronicsUK Again, I wasnt seeing the wood for the trees, thinking the lead had to go to the pond when there was a perfectly good SWA already going there. Brilliant. Will swap the existing JB (SWA to T&E to CU) in the workshop for a changeover switch and leave CU wiring intact...
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    Emergency Pond Power

    Thanks RF, that sound like the ticket for ensuring only one supply at a time (why didnt I think of that) Now need some ideas on making all connections safe
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    Emergency Pond Power

    OK, Some for those with more experiance of fixtures and fittings I have a large Koi pond, That uses a fair bit of electron juice. Its now also housing a lot of large and expensive Koi. All filter and heating systems on it are redundant and failsafe BUT of course Its only as good as the...
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    Earthing or bonding?

    The 2 earth tags and the wire must have cost more than popping to the local DIY shed and buying the £2.50 proper screw on hose fitting. And I bet it still leaks!
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    Shock off plastic light switch.

    Plastic may not be a good conductor, but its more than possible a film of polish, cleaning agent or some other substance has been wiped over the switch and is a better conductor I know you all hate then, but maybe a neon screwdriver would be a good test in this instance to tell is its mains...
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    solar pv

    Yet another consequence of the global warming scam. manufacturers have got to be seen to be green. So now we have washing machines that wash at 15C so they can claim A rating They dont actually get your clothes clean anymore, but thats just a minor point as long as its all green Great how...
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    solar pv

    The "we are going to use global warming due to CO2 as an excuse to tax and control you" is a total hogwash scam based on guessed computer models written by people with a vested interest and a dire shortage of evidence As for "Is the planet warming or cooling overall?", we don't know. It...
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    solar pv

    No, someone that has 2 science degrees and knows that thousands of scientists dissagree with Global warming. There are only about 200 very active scientists and 6 organisations that support it, but they are the ones who are favoured by the governments and people who stand to gain from carbon...
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    solar pv

    Ah but Ban-all-sheds that only applies if you beleive the hogwash about greenhouse gasses that they feed you instead of looking at the science and making your own conclusions Did you know that if they banned every car on the planet tomorrow it woul only reduce atmospheric CO2 by 0.00001%...
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    solar pv

    Whats to stop me getting a second supply fitted and an import/export meter on my original Wire the second feed direct to first and buy leccy at 9.8 p and sell it at 41p Infinate/constant supply this way too! Could be a nice money earner! By the way, some uses of PV make great sense...
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    Energy Saving 3LED GU10 bulbs?

    I troied a load of CFL GU10's, they didnt last and light output was pathetic unless they were twice the length. Go for LED ones
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    Energy Saving 3LED GU10 bulbs?

    http://www.ultraleds.com/ I replaced 20 50W GU10s with multiple LED 40W warm white equivalents (currently not listed on that site) in our house. Only drawback is son claims he has to turn radiatir up in winter as the bulbs dont heat the room any more The LEDs are brighter, whiter than the...
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    A bit of bondage!

    Errr Dave. My Neon screwdriver still works when I am wearing rubber trainers and standing on rubber flooring. It still works in Dubai in the desert wearing rubber soles. Maybe I need suplimental bonding? or maybe I'm a capacitor? Or maybe a Neon screwdriver doesnt work how you "know" it does
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    Cost savings by switching to GU10 LED lamps?

    Thats why the ones above I suggested from Ultraleds are nice, they are wide angle, bright as halogen GU10's, turn on instantly and only 4W. The wife didnt even notice I'd swapped from normal incandescent GU10's in the kitchen Oh and my car is a Land Rover, it mainly runs on second hand...
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    Cost savings by switching to GU10 LED lamps?

    Not tried those. My wife hates the "Blue" light and prefers yucky yellow, but what she says goes :( The 40W ones are very slightly less bright than the CF ones when the CF's are brand new. After about a month the LEDs are brighter as they dont fade like CF's
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    Cost savings by switching to GU10 LED lamps?

    I have a house full of these (20 odd) http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/u1020ww-gu10-wide-angle-warm-white-p-2164.html I've used Ultraleds a lot (all our cars run on LEDS now) Not a singke one blown yet (6 months) and as far as I can see they seem as bright as the originals. MUCH less heat...
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    From UAE to UK, Electric appliance voltage?

    Ive just come home from 2 weeks working in Dubai UK plugs and 220volts 50hz, so your friend will need no convertors or new plugs Was nice not to have to swap plugs while I was there
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