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by Michael L
Fri May 21, 2021 9:32 pm
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: IRFP450 Power FETs
Replies: 15
Views: 10888

Re: IRFP450 Power FETs

Could I have ten IRFP450 Nick. Please PM preferred payment.
Cheers
Michael
by Michael L
Thu May 13, 2021 10:34 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Zero emission road vehicles.
Replies: 912
Views: 398719

Re: Zero emission road vehicles.

What's this 'front trunk' nonsense? What's wrong with bonnet? Is bonnet still a correct term when there is no internal combustion engine underneath ? Would the cover over a rear engined car still be a bonnet ? Oxford dictionary says "the hinged metal canopy covering the engine of a motor vehic...
by Michael L
Thu May 13, 2021 9:17 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Zero emission road vehicles.
Replies: 912
Views: 398719

Re: Zero emission road vehicles.

What's this 'front trunk' nonsense? What's wrong with bonnet?
by Michael L
Sun May 09, 2021 2:55 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16439
Views: 4668304

Re: Nothing In Particular

Michael L wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 5:06 pm I've just ordered a new solder sucker. It seems well thought of with it's flexible silicon tube.
https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/sold ... ow-reviews
I am very impressed by this. It is very effective and well made.
by Michael L
Thu May 06, 2021 5:07 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16439
Views: 4668304

Re: Nothing In Particular

Knipex pliers at a good price At the risk of someone telling me I could have bought something twice as good for half the price these seem much cheaper than anywhere else I've checked. The dreaded Amazon I'm afraid. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Knipex-35-62-145-installation/dp/B000NI7PRK/ref=sr_1_1?dchi...
by Michael L
Tue May 04, 2021 5:06 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16439
Views: 4668304

Re: Nothing In Particular

I've just ordered a new solder sucker. It seems well thought of with it's flexible silicon tube.
https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/sold ... ow-reviews
by Michael L
Tue May 04, 2021 9:08 am
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16439
Views: 4668304

Re: Nothing In Particular

Thanks for tips on clearing stubborn solder remnants. I was a bit careless with five colour band resistors the other day fitting eight 1k resistors instead of 100r - all browns and blacks but not necessarily in the right order DOH.
by Michael L
Mon May 03, 2021 7:37 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16439
Views: 4668304

Re: Nothing In Particular

Knipex pliers at a good price At the risk of someone telling me I could have bought something twice as good for half the price these seem much cheaper than anywhere else I've checked. The dreaded Amazon I'm afraid. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Knipex-35-62-145-installation/dp/B000NI7PRK/ref=sr_1_1?dchi...
by Michael L
Mon May 03, 2021 6:30 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16439
Views: 4668304

Re: Nothing In Particular

Knipex pliers at a good price At the risk of someone telling me I could have bought something twice as good for half the price these seem much cheaper than anywhere else I've checked. The dreaded Amazon I'm afraid. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Knipex-35-62-145-installation/dp/B000NI7PRK/ref=sr_1_1?dchil...
by Michael L
Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:25 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Fascist State?
Replies: 100
Views: 32953

Re: Fascist State?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/56915918

Five claims fact checked in today's PMQ. Well done Doris - one was correct.
It's truly unsettling that even worse candidates wait in the shadows if Scummings can chip enough of his teflon coating.
Imagine Pritti Patel PM. Sleep well folks
by Michael L
Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:18 pm
Forum: Headphones
Topic: hpa input impedance
Replies: 17
Views: 14414

Re: hpa input impedance

by Michael L
Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:42 pm
Forum: Headphones
Topic: hpa input impedance
Replies: 17
Views: 14414

Re: hpa input impedance

I've just been listening to a selection of music on my Whammy to refresh my memory Ed. Because the HD580s are open backed and there's often some noise here I tend not to use the combination as much as I would otherwise. I listened to Kate Bush, Lou Reed, Mussorgsky - Pictures at an exhibition, Zappa...
by Michael L
Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:56 am
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Money for nothing!
Replies: 24
Views: 9034

Re: Money for nothing!

It's smaller than I thought

Rough dimensions coming in at a very tidy and svelt—
in inches:
11.5 Wide x 12.5 Deep x 7.5" high from the floor

metric:
292mm W x 318mm D x 190mm H
by Michael L
Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:29 am
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Money for nothing!
Replies: 24
Views: 9034

Re: Money for nothing!

Nick - I misinterpreted your sentence ' Again, just to be cynical, they may be the closest, but still a long way away'. I read this as 'still inferior' All I was saying was that I find it ironic that the same group of people who tend to find measurements unhelpful will make a decision based on a se...