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- Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:13 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 184
- Views: 14218
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Just replaced the socket by the backdoor noticed last night when I unplugged the extension lead to the shed / tumble drier that the live pin was red hot to the point you couldn't touch it... Plug wires cool inside just the live pin hot so that pointed to either the fuse connection (tight and clean )...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:57 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Gas canisters
- Replies: 9
- Views: 263
Re: Gas canisters
I have DOZENS wrapped in plastic ( originally) in fireproof boxes in a cool outbuilding ( and fire safe) . 12 years old and perfect. In fact I’ve been reminding my wife how to cook-in an emergency with the same,and the methylated spirit cooker too. ;) The fireproof boxes idea looks interesting. Cou...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:43 pm
- Forum: Homes and Retreats
- Topic: National grid (electric) look to suspend night time call outs to domestic power cuts
- Replies: 27
- Views: 597
Re: National grid (electric) look to suspend night time call outs to domestic power cuts
Have had 2 x solar panels on shed roof for a few years now 100w wired to a caravan battery and wired to that a invertor never had a problem with the cobbled together stuff as I dont understand it too well but its been running great for years Charged Jackery fast today Never known if its better to h...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:23 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Home defence
- Replies: 2
- Views: 92
Re: Home defence
We dont do weapons or discussions on the subject purely if it goes Pete tong and you take out an intruder and plod stumble across your harddrive it brings all sorts of problems yours and our way .. Telescope battens used to be legal at home now they are a prohibited weapon in 2019 they were made ill...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:56 pm
- Forum: Homes and Retreats
- Topic: National grid (electric) look to suspend night time call outs to domestic power cuts
- Replies: 27
- Views: 597
Re: National grid (electric) look to suspend night time call outs to domestic power cuts
Have you got a solar charger for the jackery? I picked up a generic ecoworthy rigid 120w panel the other week on Amazon for £50! Just need the appropriate lead to connect then Jackery suggests only using proprietary solar panels. but I took the risk on a 2 rigid 100w panels and this connector: http...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:08 pm
- Forum: Homes and Retreats
- Topic: National grid (electric) look to suspend night time call outs to domestic power cuts
- Replies: 27
- Views: 597
Re: National grid (electric) look to suspend night time call outs to domestic power cuts
Agree totally Didn't affect us due to everything being charged up and torches with working batteries or full charge to hand Power cuts / any cuts can happen any time without warning and its surprising how many are totally dependant on the power sources coming into their home .. the unplanned power ...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:30 pm
- Forum: Homes and Retreats
- Topic: National grid (electric) look to suspend night time call outs to domestic power cuts
- Replies: 27
- Views: 597
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:37 am
- Forum: Homes and Retreats
- Topic: National grid (electric) look to suspend night time call outs to domestic power cuts
- Replies: 27
- Views: 597
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:29 am
- Forum: Radio Communications
- Topic: LORA ((Meshtastic network))
- Replies: 6
- Views: 170
Re: LORA ((Meshtastic network))
You need a computer to initiate the units to put the UK software on the little board but there is plenty of guides I had a problem getting windows to recognise the usb connection swapped USBC leads for a cheap crappy one it connected immediately :lol: https://meshtastic.org/docs/getting-started/ Loo...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:59 pm
- Forum: Radio Communications
- Topic: LORA ((Meshtastic network))
- Replies: 6
- Views: 170
LORA ((Meshtastic network))
Been having a dabble with a couple of these.. Put simply and none technical for lil ;). Modern walkie talkies that you send text messages with ;) IMG_20240309_224216856_HDR.jpg You buy the bits individually or as a bundle I've got two heltec V3 units bottom end of the market but simpler.. Put simply...