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Does anyone know of a LED BC/E14 lamp *bulb* that is similar to that of a 15W Pygmy lamp? Even the smallest LED lamp I can find is around 3W and is comparable to to a 30W incandescent lamp. Thanks

Hi all. When it comes to fitting a smoke alarm on a landing which postion would you consider it best located? Currenlty it is in positon 1, however I was wondering whether 2 or 3 would be more effective (there is another smoke alarm in the hallway at the bottom of the stairs). Many thanks

Hi guys, for anyone familiar fitting these, are there any additional requirements or things to be aware of other than ensuring the wiring is done correctly and the power is automatically removed when the fire alarm is activated? Thanks

I know this is not ideal, both aesthetically or practically but does anyone have any ideas the best way to install 20mm round plastic conduit from above to one of the following types of exterior wall lights? lantern by Speakercon posted 13 Jul 2017 at 9:40 PM My thoughts are ideally there...

Hi, I'm in need of some master phone sockets for use as phone extensions from an analogue PBX. I have lots of normal phone sockets, can I convert them to masters by simply adding a 1.8 µF capacitor and 470 kΩ resistor in the way shown in the below diagram using these components...

Evening everyone. I'm wondering if anyone has any opinions or experience as to the use/reliability of a system like this. I don't know allot about them, only just started researching but the idea was to have a natural gas detector near the cooker/boiler, which would be linked (wired or...

I have the following 12V 150W transformer powering 120W of halogen lighting. I'd like to use a dimmer switch with it, but I'm not certain which sort is needed. I know it says 'compatible with most types of dimmers' but I wondered if there was a type that would be best, or would a simple...

I'm looking into building a charging circuit for the following battery: The reason is I don't trust the charger it comes with not to burst into flames (its a cheap import with US plug on & single insulation cable). Still at the idea phase, found this PCB...

Just stumbled across this by accident - http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/165469-robs-obsy-build/page__st__40 Apart from the messy design, can anyone spot what looks like a rather worrying problem with the ceeforms? (scroll right down too near the bottom)

Can anyone confirm whether these MR16 lamps that are 240v are illegal in the UK? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271190275560& I bought some, thinking they were 12V but they sent 90-260V ones! They seem pretty dodgy.

Hi, I have installed a simple 4 camera CCTV kit, (4 x 12V IR cameras + a DVR), and am having a problem with interference (lines running through the screens and even a faint image of another camera over the top of another cams image. This only happens when the cameras are powered by the same...

Being in the Theatre/Lighting business I've come across many peoples rather inventive ways of bypassing fuses in plugs & dimmers ect, mostly involving foil, nails, pins.... This is a new one on me, I almost admire the effort they went to to make it sort of neat. Rubber cable as well, oh dear...