Helpful Colin

Autumn Steam Gala 2019 At The Great Central Railway

Introduction Another trip to Loughborough and another Steam Gala. The GCR keep coming up with them. This Autumn Steam Gala 2019 was a four day event from 3rd to 6th October 2019. That’s Thursday through to Sunday. I visited with a couple of friends on Friday 4th, arriving just before 09:00 BST.
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Published on:

27 May 2020

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Current, Railways

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13101, 30120, 37714, 45305, 46521, 47406, 48305, 48624, 4953, 50017, 6990, 73156, 78018, 92214, 926, Alderman A.E.Draper, Cardiff Canton, D123, D8098, Derbyshire, GCR, Leicester, Loughborough, Pitchford Hall, Quorn, Repton, Witherslack Hall, Woodhouse, yeomanry
My Office Chair Cylinder Was Dragging On The Floor

Introduction A few weeks ago I noticed a problem when I tried to wheel my Office Chair along the floor. There was exceptional drag. I took a look at the five castors and they were all OK. Then I noticed the Office Chair Cylinder (the tube supporting the seat) had completely penetrated the base. It […]
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10 February 2020

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Current, Do It Yourself, Furniture

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ball race, base, castor, chair, cir-clip, cylinder, gas lift, hose clamp, jubilee clip, lumbar, office, shim, tin snips
Draping A Christmas Garland Over A Mirror or Picture

Introduction It was a few Christmases ago when my wife and I first draped a Christmas Garland over the mirror in our lounge and another over the mirror in the hall. The garlands we bought were fashioned very much to our liking. They just looked like Christmas and became one of those purchases made without […]
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24 January 2020

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Current, Do It Yourself, In The Home, Joinery, Odd Jobs

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Christmas, garland, hardboard, mirror, picture, staple
14 Pin & 15 Pin D Connectors on VGA Cables

Introduction I wanted to know what the difference is between VGA cables with 14 pin and 15 “D” connectors. I found the answer on the Instructables site/forum. The info I needed was contained in a reply to a query by onrust circa 2010.
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Published on:

22 January 2020

CATEGORIES:

Computers, Current, Hardware

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ATI 9800, cable, D connector, LCD, Pioneer, Plasma, TV, VGA
How I Hung My Vertical Radiator In The New Lounge

Introduction I hung my vertical radiator in the new lounge while the builder of my extension and his plumber were busy doing other work. They let me do this because I explained my concerns about its weight and agreed to try fixing it by their method. I explained what I planned to do if, when […]
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Published on:

30 November 2019

CATEGORIES:

Current, Do It Yourself, In The Home, Plumbing & Heating

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baffle, bracket, coach screw, cushion, Drayton, Malvern, polyester, radiator, regulator valve, resin, thermostatic valve, TRV4
Fixing A Close Coupled Toilet Leaking Fresh Water

Post Description How I renewed the coupling kit which joins my toilet cistern and pan. I did this to repair a Close Coupled Toilet leaking fresh water between the cistern and pan. Water was leaking from the coupling joint when the toilet was flushed.
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15 October 2019

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Current, Do It Yourself, In The Home, Plumbing & Heating

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cistern, closet pan, coupling plate, doughnut seal, fill valve, inlet valve, outlet valve, soil pipe, stop cock, stop tap, wing nut
Extending The Door Bell In My Home

Post Description I’ve been extending the door bell in my home so it can be heard in the house extension and shed. It’s been done by incorporating wireless technology, while retaining my original 1980s “DING-DONG” door chime which had a great sound and an illuminated bell push.
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29 August 2019

CATEGORIES:

Current, Do It Yourself, Electrical, Electrical/Electronic, In The Home

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bell, bell push, bridge rectifier, capacitor, chime, CR2032, Friedland, incandescent lamp, lamp, LED, relay, solenoid, strip board, UNI-COM, Veroboard
Converting A Bell Push Light To LEDs

Post Description How I replaced an incandescent bell push light with LEDs. The bell push operates a door chime powered by AC from a bell transformer.
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Published on:

14 August 2019

CATEGORIES:

Current, Do It Yourself, Electrical, Electrical/Electronic, In The Home

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bell, bell push, chime, festoon, incandescent, lamp, LED, light, solenoid
I Built A Riven Patio Extension For My House Extension

Post Description How I extended an existing patio in front of a new ground floor house extension. I talk about matching the the new slabs with the originals and keeping the pattern random. It also tells how I put a curved wave in the edge to match other curves and create a pleasing shape to […]
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Published on:

3 June 2019

CATEGORIES:

Current, Do It Yourself, In The Garden

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4:1 mix, bedding, bolster chisel, cold chisel, diamond saw, extension, grout, lump hammer, mallet, mortar, paint scraper, patio, patio door, paving, pointing trowel, riven, rubber mallet, SKILSAW, slab, spirit level, tile file
Cooling Fan Lubrication For An NVIDIA GeForce GTS240

Preface This post describes: My success at cooling fan lubrication on an NVIDIA GeForce GTS240 PC display adapter to silence it when it became noisy.
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Published on:

7 February 2019

CATEGORIES:

Computers, Current, Electrical/Electronic, Hardware

TAGS:

adapter, cleaning, display, GeForce, GTS240, heat sink, locktite, lubricant, lubricating, NVIDIA, oil, rotor, stator, watchmaker’s screwdrivers

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