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February 12, 2018

Sonoff Smart WiFi Switches Tasmota External Sensor 5V PIR Mod

Following on from this guide about flashing the Sonoff ESP8266 based wifi switches with custom firmware (Tasmota), this guide deals with how to use them with external sensors on one of the free GPIO pins as a secondary trigger. I wanted to use a PIR to create a motion sensor. The sensor I used was a HC-SR501, a cheap and...

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April 24, 2017

UK Flooring Direct and the Perpetual Sale Event

I was recently looking for some engineered wood flooring as part of a home renovation project. I needed a reasonable quantity and the associated accessories (DPM underlay, scotia etc). So I set about researching and signed up to some e-newsletters for deals and stuff from the main online stores. One that seemed pretty good value across the board was UK...

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July 11, 2015

Mercedes CLS55 AMG Spark Plug Change M113K 55K E55 AMG W219 W211

A brief guide on how to change the spark plugs on an M113K (55K) engine found in the E55 AMG and CLS55 AMG and others. What You Need: 16mm Spark Plug Socket Sealey AK6557 Spark Plug Socket 16mm 3/8″Sq Drive Thin Wall Wrench and short extension bar set Draper Expert 71244 71-Piece Metric/AF Vortex and 1/4-Inch and 3/8-Inch Square Drive Gear-Ratchet...

Categories Cars/Guides Comments: 2
July 14, 2007

Car PC: Part 2 – Fabrication

Introduction Following on from Part 1, this section is going to detail what I did regarding the most important thing in the project: the screen. The screen is the one thing that you and everyone else who uses the PC looks at all the time so it needs to be visible – but at the same not distracting to the...

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February 2, 2007

Peugeot 306 DTurbo Oil Change

Regular maintenance of your car’s fluids is essential to keep it running as well smoothly as possible – as well as ensuring the engine has a long life. Amongst all the regular fluid checks like coolant, brake and steering etc, the most important is the oil. The oil stops your car from grinding (literally) to a halt and making horrible...

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