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The reed switch is not powerful enough to trip a relay.
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So how do I get this light to work the other way.
Mike,
If the reed relay can't switch anything above 50mA, use a transistor to amplify the current. Also, a transistor can be configured to reverse the signal. Another option - a SPDT sensitive relay. Third option - ditch the RR sensor and get from RS Components a Solid State Level Switch (parth No 477-4682)
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Hi all,
Does anybody know where to buy bearing balls in different sizes? I need a few in sizes from 1.5 mm to 6 mm each.
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Hello Ivan,
During my recent trip to Libya some of the shortcomings of my V8 Discovery came to light. ...Oh yes, been there, done that ...
I don't like my solution but the more I think about it the more the Cruiser (I can't bring myself to say that word T*y*t* too often
) fits the bill.Don't blame yourself, it's natural progression from weekend offroading to REAL offroading.
Now, for 8k quid you can get yourself a full spec 80 series VX, with F/R lockers, 24 valve 4.2 1HD-FT engine and acres of load space (1.8m x 1.5m x 1.2m with the rear seats removed).
More info on the dark side is here
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Years ago Ericsson used to make a ruggedized handset called R388, but they discontinued it. It had a lousy software but mechanically was first rate. I've never seen another phone like this - the so called "adventure" handsets are rendered useless at the first frop of rain. Strangely, there's seems to be no demand for industrial type phones.
Does any one know a handset that can take some beating?
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"As part of the joint effort between the RAF and the Navy, two helicopters carrying blankets are being sent from St Mawgen to Bodmin where a centre has been made available for drivers stuck in the snow."
For God's sake!
As a taxpayer I am sick of hearing that year after year the government has been doing nothing at all to educate the people that in winter snowfall is possible and therefore they should drive on winter tyres and dress appropriately.
It's only minus one or two degrees below 0! It's only a few inches of snowfall! You don't die becase of this, just get your ass a bit cold and need to drive more carefully!!!
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Install the new HDD in another PC and use it's CD drive to install the operating system on the new HDD.
Chris,
Thanks, I'v tried this, but the reinstallation routine refused to run on another machine.
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Sorry, the title is a bit misleeding. Actually the PC is supposed to boot from a floppy, load the drivers (like DUSE.exe) allowing the CDROM to be recognised and then carry on reinstallation from the CDROM. Sorry for the confusion.
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A request for help addressed to IT pros :
I have an IBM Thinkpad 240X notebook that lost the hard drive. I got a new 12GB drive and tried to reinstall the system on it but:
- the CDROM I have is connected to the USB port
- the reinstallation routine does not recognize it and insists that I use a PCMCIA ported drive
I've tried various versions of DUSE.exe and follwed hints from www.bootdisk.com but can't make the PC recognize the CDROM drive under DOS.
Where can I get the right drivers and what's the correct procedure?
Thanks.
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You guys are funny. It doesn't get cold enough in the UK to need such things.
Oh, I was waiting for quibble like this! Right, that's called "local perspective".
I think the easiest way to overcome the problem is to increase the concentration of alcohol in the cleaning solution. That's what the funny people do in those remorte parts of the world.
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It really is very simple.
Trainspotter, nothing is really THAT simple, unless you're part of the Whitehall bunch of sycophants!
If you starve them of fuel you end the problem of the uninsured virtually overnight.... at the same time creating an underworld market for fuel stolen from cars parked in the streets.
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there was very little in the swivel the grease had move/mixed with th EP90 in the Diff
High viscosity grease migrating past the seal to mix with low viscosity oil? That's a bit odd, isn't it? Shouldn't it be the other way round?
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to my suprise there was next to no grease in the swivel! it had migrated to the diff and mixed with the EP90 in there...
Hello,
Just curious - you mean there was a mixture of lubricants in the swivel or no lubricant at all?
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Does your phone service provider allow you to block incoming numbers?
That would prevent the bogus charges.
Hello John,
No, my service provider (O2) does not allow filtering out premium line sms calls to my number because, I suspect, a percentage of the £1.50 goes into their pocket. It's all legal! And what's even more outrageous, this scam has been known for some time, yet the legislators don't seem to be bothered.
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Hi all,
While searching for second had landrover parts, you may be tempted to use www. 1stchoice. co. uk
What they allege to be doing is checking with car breakers in the UK for availabilit of second hand stock.
I tried them once - they never found any part for me, but that it not a problem.
What is the problem, is that they help themselves with your money and it may take you a while before you discover it.
After you register, every few weeks they will send you a premium sms message advertising their service. Each message is billed £1.50 to your mobile phone account.
And when you want to stop receiving this junk, sending them a STOP message will cost you ...
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yes, you guessed it - £1.50!
Remember: www. 1stchoice. co. uk
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BTW both India and the Netherlands are complaining about the detail [1 -4m pixels, <25m accuracy] of the product that Google recently launched so I would say the coverage is "decent"
John,
Are you referring to the brownish high resolution squares in Google Earth that normally show urban areas, or the greenish ones showing the countryside? I am wondering why the Dutch and Indians are complaining and what they can do about it?
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Its good to see that some companies still honour a life time warrenty, I have also had the same service from Gerber, I have their top of the line(I think its called the legend) multi-tool,
Hi all,
That's right. Contrary to what the Gerber website tell you, you don't have to send
your tool back to the States for repairs.
There's a UK company that can do it, in most cases free of charge, and
they are realy helpful.
Contact Chris Bent of Burton McCall
163 Parker Drive
Leicester LE4 0JP
tel. 0116 234 4646
cbent@burton-mccall.co.uk
www.burton-mccall.co.uk
I just had my Legend repaired and returned in a matter of a few days.
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Garmin's City Select Europe software covers the following areas:
Hi Neil,
That leaves out of the picture:
Belarus,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
Hungary
Iceland
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Poland
Romania
San Marino
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Ukraine
and last, but not least - the Vatican City!
Well, that's about another 50% of Europe, isn't it? But I bet they have a map for this place:
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I don't quite undertand how the map coverage could be described as "not very good", given that you can get the whole GB on 1:50,000 on CD or now on DVD for a fraction of the cost of buying it on paper.
pongo,
For navigating in the UK you can realy get away with an AA road atlas, like we have done for dozens of year preceding the GPS. And if you are lost, you can stop and ask. It's about the world outside :-)
You can also get aerial photography linked to GPS, which is great for laning and competition, and if you want really detailed aerial photography, we can provide hi-resolution stuffWhat is the coverage of those pictures, how are they calibrated?
BTW, is there a rule of thumb calculation to compare sat/aerial map resulution to scale. For instance, a 30m/pixel would be an equivalent of which map scale?
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Depends on what your coverage requirements are, UK, Europe, or world wide.
Mark,
You can't sell a navigation package in this country if it does not include the UK, so that's out of the question.
Europe - each supplier has his own idea of how big Europe is. For some it's still like in the old days of the Iron Curtain. Some other, like TomTom, cover countries further east and south, but not North. And Memory Map provides mapping for France and Germany only, but not Benelux. Silly or what? Better make sure you check what's in the box if your travels take you a bit further than the Callais shopping area.
Worldwide - in theory, you can use any scanned maps for any place in the world. But in practice, imagine how many 1: 25 000 or even 1: 250 000 maps you'd have to scan and calibrate to go on a holiday trip across Morocco. And doing this for a trans Africa would probably take longer than the trip itself. That's why IMHO availability of pre-scanned and calibrated maps is more important than how many functions the software package can boast. Touratech Quo Vadis has the best covergae AFAIK. You can download a demo version from here: http://www.ttqv2.de/files9/qv3www_e.exe
The real problem I have encontered is using scanned/calibrated topo maps on a Pocket PC PDA. I have Pathaway 3 but it's full of bugs and pretty unstable. Does any one have experience with a better package?
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Mapping software uses OS maps and arial photography.
Map coverage is not very impressive, IMHO.
Does it do aything that Touratech Quo Vadis can't do?
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Nige,
Thanks. No pics yet. Bodywork is in pretty good shape, bulkhead and chassis rusty patches have been repaired, gearbox, clutch, brakes were also done recently, all electrics in working order.
What's wrong with 109 then?
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Hi all,
What would be a reasonable asking price for:
'1976 Landrover SIII 109 2.5 petrol in good condition, engine rebuit recently, good chassis, decent tyres, 11 month MOT ?
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Mines 15.2 v but I have a funny feeling that's not good
Mo,
When did you have your voltometer last calibrated?
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) fits the bill.
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