One of the hazards of driving at night is being dazzled by the headlights of oncoming vehicles. Traditionally this problem has been caused by the other driver forgetting to dip their lights, or by a badly adjusted lamp fittings where typically one of the cars two headlights will dip fine and the one that is out of alignment will dazzle. […]
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A washing machine that is noisy during the spin cycle may well be suffering from worn bearings, especially if it is making a loud rumbling sound. Washing machine bearings are replaceable and in the video below the guys at parts supplier Buyspares demonstrate the step by step process for swapping the bearings on a LG washing machine.
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Wandering around a branch of 99p Stores and spotted the pack below among the display of batteries on sale. Five assorted Daewoo specialist alkaline batteries as often used in remote key fobs, etc. I have a doorbell push that uses a E23A battery so getting a spare along with some other batteries for 99p seemed worthwhile. The pack consisted of […]
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When Australian electronics engineer and video blogger Dave Jones spotted that the box containing a Dyson hand held vacuum cleaner had a statement on it suggesting that as it contained a brushless motor there would “Zero carbon emissions” he saw red. Dave’s answer was to make the three minute video rant below and post it to both his EEV Blog […]
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Does your Dyson vacuum cleaner lack suction? If you have replaced the filters without solving the problem then cleaning the cyclone assembly may make a difference. Below are two videos demonstrating the cyclone being disassembled and reassembled on a Dyson DC17 vacuum cleaner. The first video is short and silent, the second longer with a commentary. To take apart the […]
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There are some very cheap wireless door bells available on Ebay, often shipping from sellers in places like China and Hong Kong. I had one of these cheap door bells fail on me recently and rather than just put it in the bin I decided to open it up and see what was inside. It is a pretty simple piece […]
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Washing machines come fitted with two types of electric motor, either an induction motor or what is often referred to as a universal electric motor with carbon brushes. The main disadvantage of motors fitted with carbon brushes is that those brushes wear out and need to be replaced. The good news is that this can be a relatively straightforward process […]
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Does your washing machine fail to suck in the fabric softener from the detergent drawer? Is it left in the drawer after the wash cycle has finished? Washing machines use a siphon system to draw in the softener at the appropriate time, this can get blocked. The video below takes you through the steps needed to clean the softener system […]
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The HDMI cable has become a standard way of connecting AV equipment together. Buy something like a new Blu-ray player and the salesperson may well ‘helpfully’ mention you might like to purchase a HDMI cable to go with it before showing you the range of cables they have available at wildly varying prices. For example a quick look at Currys […]
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Did you realise that on most Freeview televisions, PVRs and set top boxes you can enter a hidden mode that displays on screen the widescreen BBC Test Card W? I guess it is there for the benefit of the engineering fraternity, giving them easy access to a test card for testing purposes. For those feeling naughty it could also be […]
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