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After a bit of reading around it seems that while there are many lights that give a good light, they often start to fail after a handful of uses because either the battery or the charging port becomes unreliable, as such I'd really like to hear from people that have used their lights for a long time or very frequently and have gone through a lot of charges. Thankyou

I gather that the 4Ah battery on high draw tools not only lasts longer but keeps the performance at its peak, I've no direct experience of this, is this a factor on a multitool?

I've noticed it in a couple of episodes. is this something unique to the series, or a common thing in alaska?

I have a 3.0 sandisk usb drive that gets really hot, to the point that I'm nervous about it damaging my port. If I use a cable so the hot drive is physically removed seperated from the port, do I need to use a special cable for maintaining the 3.0 speeds?

If not, what would a better budget choice be, I really want to just use scraps and broken bits, not buy hi end cables. Thanks

laptop has no working usb ports. However, the card reader is still functioning, can I make up an adapter that would turn a card reader into a usb port. I want to be able to connect external hard drives and a usb mouse. I'm assuming the two work in completely different ways but if it could work it would be a nice fix

I have a torch that works on 6v, if I swap out the batteries for a usb battery pack will it operate (with a dimmer glow I assume) or just not work at all?. I have 2 torches, one is LED the other traditional bulb and I could use either, which ever would work best

... how did salander know that the bikers wanted to kill nederman (when she phones them from the brick yard)? seems like a plot hole, or have I missed something, it's been a while since I read the books and the film just made me wonder

I was looking into the possibility of doing some etching of pcb (as a summary I'm looking to draw out the circuit with a permanant marker, then etch off the unwanted copper with acid). As an alternative to using strong acids, I'm wondering if I can use vinegar (or even coke?) and soak the board for several hours or days?

found these https://www.amazon.co.uk/SODIAL-Momentary-Round-Bu...

can I use these cheap momentry switches instead of expensive purpose built arcade buttons or will they just be useless for that job?

I'm trying to buy a DIY part, but I have no idea what it is called. It is to stop a joint from slipping, say on a lamp. Imagine a washer with grooves going from the centre to the edge, if you took two of those and put them face to face the grooves would mesh together and wouldn't slip, if you had a nut and bolt going through those washers you could tighten or loosen that joint and so make it easily adjustable. Does anyone know what those are called?

I was thinking of making a light (reading lamp) that is turned on by a marble going down a run and landing on a microswitch, do I need to buy an especially sensitive one. Alternatively could I achieve the same thing another way? I don't want to spend a lot

I was thinking of making a light (reading lamp) that is turned on by a marble going down a run and landing on a microswitch, do I need to buy an especially sensitive one. Alternatively could I achieve the same thing another way? I don't want to spend a lot

new pi Zero running raspian, no hub (yet) as mine wouldn't recognise properly, so also no wifi. I want to be able to put files onto the sd card (media, programs etc). I have access to a windows pc, and a ubuntu pc (which is a new install, I don't know ubuntu or raspbian well). With my 20:20 hindsight I realise I should have bought the pi3 as everything would be much easier with the extra usb ports and wifi.

I've a new pi zero, never had any form of pi before, i've setup rasbian through NOOBS. I don't seem to be getting any sound. I can't put an mp3 on to try as my hub won't recognise. I'm connected to my tv via a micro hdmi to hdmi (a new cable which could be at fault?). I could send the zero back for a replacement, but I really want to know if it is faulty before I do that (also I expect I'd have to wait an age for new stock).

I just ordered a pi zero for £4 and couldn't bring myself to spend £5 or more for a case, so I'm going to make my own, I doubt I'll be modding it. so just need access to the ports. How much airflow do I need at the top and bottom, do they heat up much? I was basically thinking of sandwiching the pi in between two credit card size bits of wood like this https://cdn.instructables.com/FXM/EIHU/HJKC4GLB/FX... any thoughts?

I know that this is open to a far bit of guestimation. I'm thinking a little over a year?

my win 8.1 laptop and my win 10 tablet are both logged in with my outlook account, they show the same desktop background, when I change one, the other automatically changes. how can I stop them? I hate how intrusive this feels.

I have a weak signal in parts of the house and have seen several designs for home made wifi receivers that essentially surround the dongle and bounce the signal to it, like a satalite dish does. do I need a differnt type of dongle for this? this sort of thing http://www.instructables.com/id/WIFI-Extender-DIY-...