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12th December 2007, 06:24 PM
Thread: Mounting power points to mini orb?
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Good advice
Thanks for the tips folks. You've been very helpful. I rather like the idea of mounting the points and then cutting the mini-orb around them. Accuracy will be the key but, hey, I'm in no rush on this...
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12th December 2007, 01:09 AM
Thread: Mounting power points to mini orb?
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Mounting power points to mini orb?
A question for those sparkies out there:
I'm wiring a house for my aunty (don't you love "love jobs":-) and all is going well except for one wall in the kitchen. She wants to create a feature by... -
29th November 2007, 09:42 PM
Thread: humming or buzzing fluros
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I Agree
I confer with Havinago. You could get a new ballast from an electrical wholesaler (Auslec, Lawrence & Hanson etc) however installing it is really a job for a sparkie.
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15th November 2007, 10:05 PM
Thread: alligator clips.
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Hi rgum, Even if your car battery will handle 83...
Hi rgum,
Even if your car battery will handle 83 amps, as watson pointed out, it still won't work. Since a toaster is a resistive load then another part of ohms law prevails. That is:
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Wow. Thanks for posting pics. That sure is one...
Wow. Thanks for posting pics. That sure is one beautiful piece of work.
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21st October 2007, 11:33 PM
Thread: www show buy
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P=vi
Well done to Woodcutta and Blackout for correcting the earlier simlified power rating formula. I was reading through this thread and wondering if anyone would pickup on these two easily overlooked,...
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17th October 2007, 07:00 PM
Thread: New Woodworker seeks advice
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Sorry Rod. Don't know 'em.
Sorry Rod. Don't know 'em.
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17th October 2007, 06:49 PM
Thread: New Woodworker seeks advice
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Thanks Heaps
Wow. My first experience with this Forum is fantastic. Thanks so much for all the advice folks, it's really good stuff.
It's already obvious to me that I can learn so much here (and have a bit... -
17th October 2007, 06:44 PM
Thread: New Woodworker seeks advice
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Hi RodW, I know a Craig Watson who's a banker...
Hi RodW,
I know a Craig Watson who's a banker with Westpac (and a bl**dy good tennis player). -
16th October 2007, 11:01 PM
Thread: New Woodworker seeks advice
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Great advice guys. That's the sorts of things...
Great advice guys. That's the sorts of things that I'm interested in. Thanks.
The abundance of power points should be no problem as I'm an Electrical Engineer with an A-Class electrical license... -
16th October 2007, 10:35 PM
Thread: New Woodworker seeks advice
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New Woodworker seeks advice
Hi All,
This is my very first post so please excuse me if I seem a little raw at this. After finding out about this site at the Melbourne WWW Show last week I thought I'd come on board and have a...