Tag Archives: Power

Scottish Power Economy 7 Rates and The Owl SQLite Queries

Posted by dave on June 14, 2012 No comments

In a previous post I talked about querying data from The Owl SQLite database, and here I will advance on that a little. I’ve also recently made some changes to my home network after upgrading to Virgin’s Superhub and 60Mb …

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LCM Warning on MGE Pulsar MX5000 UPS Unit

Posted by dave on May 24, 2012 No comments

I started getting some noises today from the server room, which always worries me a little. Turns out it was beeping from one of my two UPS units. The error on the LCD was “LCM Warning”, turns out this is …

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Automatically turning off monitors when a PC is locked

Posted by dave on February 24, 2011 No comments

I came across this handy utility yesterday called GreenMonitor. It’s basically a tiny app that turns off your monitor when you PC is locked. So now you can help save the environment and extend the life of your monitor at …

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HP L1906 LCD Monitor Repair Guide (Faulty Capacitors)

Posted by dave on September 8, 2010 9 comments

One of my users was complaining one day that her computer wouldn’t come on, the box was on but the monitor was blank. I rebooted the box and it seemed ok for a little while, then, about an hour later …

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Fitting the Armoured Electric Cable Outside

Posted by dave on May 30, 2010 2 comments

Now that we have a Hedgehog, it was time to get more permanent power to the garden. I picked up some 1.5mm SWA 3 Core Armoured Cable from B&Q along with some conduit, a metal back box, an RCD plate …

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