Hand-held steamers are perfect for cleaning in those hard to reach places without having to use nasty chemicals. If you live a hard water area, you might find that the trigger on your steamer gets stuck, and you can't release the steam from the chamber. This is usually caused by limescale jamming up the...
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I recently decided to build a new, low power, general purpose computer to take over from the high speed, high power, electricity munching behemoth I used for playing games. It just didn’t make sense to have a super powerful computer running all of the time, when I just needed it to check my email...
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Dirt on the tip of a soldering iron makes it more difficult to solder. You could go out and buy a professional tip cleaner from an electronics store, but there is a much cheaper and easier alternative. Just take three metal scouring pads, and pop them inside an empty tuna can. Use this to scrub...
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If you need to activate multiple PC power supplies from a single switch, you can use a relay to trip the power signal on a remote supply. Just connect your relay coil to a suitable power connector on the original supply, and connect the green/black wires to the switch side of the relay. When...
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A computer power supply can kick out an impressive amount of power for it’s size. Even a low end supply can usually provide around 15 amps at 12 volts. These little easy to make doohickeys mean that you can convert a spare PC power supply into a handy bench power supply that provides a...
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I wanted to make some biltong this week, but rather than go all out and build a drying box, I decided to hack together this little drying bottle from an old water bottle and a computer fan. The whole project took about 15 minutes, and I have to say that it works exceptionally well....
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