A question I am often asked is "How can I tell if the backlight or inverter has failed on my laptop/monitor as I can only just make out an image?" The answer is that there are several causes of a dim display...
Introduction It is a common misconception that Sky IS digital satellite. Sky is certainly a D-Sat provider, but not the only one. There are several ways to get digital (or even analogue!) satellite and this...
Update June 08 - I wrote this guide over 2 years ago now and as such most of the information in here is now out dated. I am not going to update it with new series models and colour codes as I have not been...
If you're thinking of buying an open reel tape recorder,please bear in mind that a lot of the 'domestic' machines will use rubber drive belts for the capstan drive and often the spooling.These can...
This is a quick, non-technical guide to stop you getting shafted on eBay, there are technical guides on here if you need one. PMR446 in the UK is a low power, licence-free radio system. There are eight base...
This is a short guide, written in fairly simple terms, about Digital Cordless Home Telephones.1. What is DECT?DECT is short for: Digital Enhanced Cordless Technology and these days, all cordless home phones...
The Grundig GDS200/1 is one of the earlier digiboxes of its generation, its performance being comparable to that of the Amstrad DRX100/200 series. It is neither as sensitive nor as responsive as the Panasonic...
If you're thinking of buying an open reel tape recorder,please bear in mind that a lot of the 'domestic' machines will use rubber drive belts for the capstan drive and often the spooling.These can...
Buying a kiln for jewellery making - a few guidelines. Having bought several jewellery kilns I thought that I might be able to point potential buyers in the right direction when choosing one and hopefully...
These are my findings on various Garrard 301's and 401's that I have dismantled for relubrication.This guide is in response to inaccuracies that were on the Slatedeck website which they have kindly amended...