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All the random projects which do not fit into another section

Broadband problems with REIN interference Photo

Broadband problems with REIN interference

16 July 2019 8 min read

Some of our electrical equipment was transmitting on random frequencies where it shouldn’t and causing problems with our broadband internet with REIN interference

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Ford sync 3 interference white noise from speakers Photo

Ford sync 3 interference white noise from speakers

05 July 2019 1 min read

Our Ford sync 3 system in the car has a random interference issue which makes very loud white noise from speakers

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CNC Mill Driver and Motor Controller Upgrades Photo

CNC Mill Driver and Motor Controller Upgrades

02 June 2019 4 min read

Upgrades to our CNC Mill with a new driver and motor controller improvements

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Twenty Years of being Self Employed Photo

Twenty Years of being Self Employed

04 April 2018 9 min read

Building websites, taking photos and running an e-commerce electronics shop.

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Milling Machine Ballscrew End Float Fix Photo

Milling Machine Ballscrew End Float Fix

28 August 2017 2 min read

Fixing the end float on our milling machine with new threaded adapters

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Car History Album Photo

Car History Album

21 February 2017 10 min read

A photo history of all my previous cars and bikes

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Nextbase 512G Dashcam low profile mount mod for Ford Focus Photo

Nextbase 512G Dashcam low profile mount mod for Ford Focus

30 October 2016 6 min read

Making a low-profile mount mod for a Nextbase 512G Dashcam in my Ford Focus

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Ford Sync 3 USB Drive Music Playlists Photo

Ford Sync 3 USB Drive Music Playlists

22 October 2016 4 min read

Creating music playlists to use in my Ford Focus and Ford Sync 3 software to play music from an external USB drive

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Oculus Rift first impressions and VR sickness Photo

Oculus Rift first impressions and VR sickness

31 July 2016 7 min read

Trying VR for the first time and regretting trying a flight sim on the first day

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Summer 2016 Workshop  Update Photo

Summer 2016 Workshop Update

19 July 2016 9 min read

An update on the state of our workshop after the slate roof on our house was replaced.

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Virtual Swanage 20 years old Photo

Virtual Swanage 20 years old

01 January 2016 5 min read

Our tourism website Virtual Swanage is 20 years old. A look back at the history of the website.

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Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd Gen Hot Water Installation Photo

Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd Gen Hot Water Installation

04 December 2015 8 min read

Replacing our old dumb central heating controller with a Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd Gen and Hot Water Installation

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