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  1. Joseph Howarth

    Surge Protective Devices

    Learning Lounge has a video on how it responds to various voltages and spikes, but then we just like the explosions :D
  2. Joseph Howarth

    Electrical Mystery

    Is it a Dual RCD board? You could have the neutral of the oven circuit on the wrong neutral bar
  3. Joseph Howarth

    LUMiLife 5W GU10 LED Opinions

    I've never had an issue with the LumiLife LED's. I have used there GU10's, R63's, floods and a variety of there bayonet and Edison lamps and i haven't actually had one fail yet. The next day delivery is nice as well You get quite a reasonable discount if you sign up for a trade account
  4. Joseph Howarth

    windows 10

    Install a product called gwx control panel, you can disable the windows 10 app, the updates everything. Be careful though only use the one on the ultimate outsider website, people have started copying his software with hidden nasties :) http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/ User Guide...
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    Windows 10

    The offer's not limited, you don't have to register to receive the upgrade. All the 'reserving' does is schedule a notification to tell you when the update is released  :) Can I get my free Windows 10 upgrade even if I didn’t reserve?Yes. The easiest way to get the free upgrade is to reserve...
  6. Joseph Howarth

    Funny Usb Ports!

    It means you will only see the benefits of USB3.0 when transferring data. The speed of the port matters not to printers/keyboards etc....  :D
  7. Joseph Howarth

    Funny Usb Ports!

    Hi John,              SS stands for super speed (USB3.0 basically). I can only assume that the current requirements of the camera and portable hard drive are too much for the USB ports on the front so it gets enough power to light up but not enough for a stable connection. I've had an issue...
  8. Joseph Howarth

    Big Yellow Book - Group Buy - Gauging Interest

    Don't worry kerching the library box has begun, though my collection only goes back to the first 17th red edition as that's when I started no doubt they'll be many more in the future for the loft  :shakehead However just checked, the red edition is worth £9.50  :slap
  9. Joseph Howarth

    Big Yellow Book - Group Buy - Gauging Interest

    Just thought I'd post it here as well for people wondering what to do with there green regs amazon.co.uk will give you £21.86 for your green regs...
  10. Joseph Howarth

    Not Much Interest In The New Regs Book Poll I See.

    Just seen that amazon.co.uk will offer you £23.72 for your green regs and £9.50 for the green OSG. If you trade it in
  11. Joseph Howarth

    Industrial Pc

    We have these on the factory shop floor, same issues swarf, coolant and metallic dust. So far these have withstood everything we've thrown at them. We used to have standard desktops but they've suffered with water damage, choked fans we even had a mouse jump out of one before now! They do...
  12. Joseph Howarth

    Wanted :: Laptop Hdd

    it's the depth you need to worry about, how high is the drive common sizes are 7mm, 9.5mm. Too big and it won't allow the laptop shell back on. And 150, 300, 600 refers to the drive interface speed SATA = 150 (1.5GBps) SATAII = 300 (3GBps) SATAIII = 600 (6GBps)
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    Beware Isis Are Here Already, Masquerading As Electricians.

    or how about  :coat Media Distribution Officer (Paperboy) Education Centre Nourishment Consultant (School Lunch Server) Petroleum Transfer Engineer (Gas Jockey) Customer Experience Enhancement Consultant (Shop Assistant) Coin Facilitation Engineer (Toll Booth Collector) Gastronomical Hygiene...
  14. Joseph Howarth

    3-Phase Current Measuring

    Hi Jay, if I remember my power triangles correctly :) one of the 20's will be the neutral, three phase likes to be balanced and the two 40's will induce current into the neutral a good way to show it visually is to draw the triangle, draw a line that represents the 40A eg. 4cm then measure...
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    I'm Having A Disagreement With My Laptop - Again

    I have this happen quite a bit in the office :) , if your on xp you need to right click the icon in the corner and then click reset. On windows 7 you need to right click on the icon in the bottom right and troubleshoot problems. This process forces the laptop to turn off the wi-fi card, clear...
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