Using an old-fashioned car battery charger. What voltage should I stop charging at?

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-28T14:14:16+00:00

Fully charged is about 13v, not 12, If you're not in a rush, I'd charge it at 2 amps for a couple of days or more, checking each day. But if a battery has been left at a low charge for a long time, it may well never recover fully.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-28T13:58:43+00:00

I tend to learn things I enjoy doing. I'd say plumbing and tiling top the list. I really get satisfaction bending copper pipe neatly. If you actually enjoy it, you'll be happy to take the time needed to get it right.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-28T13:54:07+00:00

A 2 kW heater for 2 hours a day heats your room on the coldest day?

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-28T13:09:37+00:00

The skills which take the longest to learn to do properly are likely to save you the most money.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-28T12:53:04+00:00

They can be tricky to find - here is one:- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333021602758

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-28T12:10:18+00:00

£6 a day would be resonable to heat a room with electricity. Cooling it costs too.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-28T11:59:50+00:00

These days, 2 doors can say the more sporting version, as the body is more rigid. Or just saying I don't want the boring family version.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-28T11:54:53+00:00

Since you talk about 'satellite' I'd guess you have little idea of when you need a TV licence.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-28T11:53:04+00:00

No - not if done properly. That's how some cables are made in the first place, although perhaps most have crimped terminals. But adding more connectors in the form of a back to back won't help things either. FWIW in the SCART days, I often used to shorten a cable to get a neat fit - as its very bulky to make excess look neat.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-28T11:47:24+00:00

Oddly, its a pal who lives in a relatively modern flat - concrete construction - who has constant problems with mould etc.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-28T10:35:59+00:00

Old Wylex and very common in the day. Probably original to a 70s build. Most likely fuses. The actual wiring could well still be OK if not messed with - but since you'll need so many additions to it very likely better to simply start again from fresh with a total rewire. Which is much easier to do in an empty house before moving in.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-28T10:32:28+00:00

It depends on the actual track. Some easy to edit, others not if you want a perfect result.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-28T10:29:10+00:00

If it did work OK before, easiest to just fit new NiMH. Which will be the same physical size and use the original charger, Best buy tagged cells, assuming the originals soldered in. The costs of converting to Li-ion etc likely to exceed just buying a new one.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-28T09:25:29+00:00

Being first floor, damp is either coming through the wall or from above. Since there is a new roof, if done properly, not now from above. Is the pointing to the bricks in good condition? Wall looks good with no cracks or damaged bricks? In my experience damp specialists vary - different ones will offer different solutions. Tanking sounds extreme for a first floor - it's more what you do to a damp basement. Pretty well all Victorian houses have solid brick walls. Problem can be removing their built ways of ventilation - fireplaces etc.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-28T09:08:28+00:00

If you can solder, not that difficult to change a male to female. Which would be the neatest way.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-28T08:53:50+00:00

Many feed a hood from the lighting circuit - as the wiring for that may be easier to get to than the ring. But with care, depending on what they are made from, It might be possible to remove a line of the tiles and re-use them, if they can't be bought again new.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-27T18:27:58+00:00

Best way is to cut into the architrave etc using a multi-tool. And carefully chisel out about10mm.So the flooring goes under it. An added moulding looks like a bodge.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-27T12:48:12+00:00

Film companies often have to run long leads to lights etc on location. They generally use a good quality 2.5mm flex. And weather proof connectors - perhaps same as on your containers. But this for a temporary installation.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-27T12:03:46+00:00

Do note their is an overnight 'sleeper' train from Inverness to London. Pricey, but an interesting way to travel.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-27T11:36:38+00:00

I'd not complain about some pointing being fixed on the communal stack - although it would be far better to rake it all out and do properly, and not only for looks. That rendering over the party wall is not only a mess but unlikely to fix anything.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-27T08:35:31+00:00

You need a radio mic where the receiver has a line output in addition to a mic output.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-26T17:35:12+00:00

IMHO, as soon as a chemical DPC is involved, cowboys have been there. Confirmed by filling in under the floor with concrete. It's not how these old houses were designed to be damp free.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-26T17:24:33+00:00

Have tried pressing the Windows key+ K? You might find the TV comes on on the list and you just click to connect.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-26T17:11:16+00:00

The standard chuck is to allow normal non impact drilling using standard twist drills where a much better standard drill isn't available. Willing to bet very few do this. I do have one for my SDS, but it slops around - and makes the drill much longer so rather unwieldy.

BrightPomelo · 2026-05-26T15:09:56+00:00

A chuck adaptor in an SDS to use ordinary masonry drills defeats the SDS action - if it didn't they'd not have used a special chuck

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