Quote:
Originally Posted by Dude111
Ah does it give the room MORE LIGHT with the LED bulb? (I gather it does)
|
Her old tube was an old Warm White one, so the change to Daylight LED is quite astonishing. It's rated at 4000 lumens, whilst the best Fluo tubes were just a touch higher. She says she can now do her crossword in the kitchen, whereas before it was too gloomy.
---------- Post added at 19:38 ---------- Previous post was at 19:36 ----------
Quote:
Originally Posted by Anonymouse
I looked into getting a case for my mobile to protect it against stray (or cracker) RF signals. Bit pricey
|
I bought 2 small Faraday pouches for my new car keys for under £3 each. It turned out that the keys work on the same principle as RFID tags used in shops, so can't be "hacked".
---------- Post added at 19:47 ---------- Previous post was at 19:38 ----------
A neighbour's car spent days annoying people as it sounded its alarm.
I went over and asked when it was going to be fixed, and he said that it was booked in at the end of Feb at the dealership.
So I offered to give it a look. The car battery was at 12.2v, probably due to all the short trips he does. The alarm is an after-market thing hidden inside the dash, and it has its own internal rechargeable battery.
Then he said that it only starts to sound around an hour after getting home. 30 seconds, off, 30 seconds, off, 20 seconds, off, 15 seconds, off, 5 seconds, off. Then it was a short "peep" a few times until it goes silent.
I loaned him my smart charger and helped him hook it up still connected to the car.
This morning, the car battery was at 12.8 volts, and the alarm has not sounded once. He drove it to his shopping, got back, and 2 hours later it had not alarmed at all.
I suggested he buy a battery charger.....