Monthly Archives: July 2016

Ozito 18V Compact Drill Driver Kit

Posted on 26/07/2016 by AlanM52

Returned the ALDI WorkZone 24V Hammer Drill and with the refund went over to Bunnings and got this Ozito for $99. I’ll get a spare battery later on for $30. The Ozito Power X Change Compact Drill Driver Kit will … Continue reading →

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ALDI – Ambiano Mini Fryer

Posted on 24/07/2016 by AlanM52

Miserable outside with a very cold wind so let’s try out the new mini fryer.

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Motion Activated Sprinkler

Posted on 22/07/2016 by AlanM52

After the failure of the water solenoid pictured here managed to swap for a larger one.

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Telstra Internet Outage

Posted on 22/07/2016 by AlanM52

No big deal just tether the PC to my Samsung.

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Hurry Up Spring

Posted on 22/07/2016 by AlanM52

Check this out looks like a tsunami.

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Motion Activated Sprinkler

Posted on 21/07/2016 by AlanM52

A bit of a rest after house cleaning and then off to the garage to make final preparations for water testing the unit. Found some click-on barbs at Bunnings so I’ll change the plain barb on the left for one … Continue reading →

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ALDI – Albiano Mini Fryer

Posted on 20/07/2016 by AlanM52

My ALDI e-mail reminder reminded me to toss one of these into the trolley – pensioner couple deep fryer.

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Motion Activated Sprinkler–continued

Posted on 19/07/2016 by AlanM52

Another session did some prep work on the plastic box and after drilling some holes actually got some wiring done! Using a strain relief cord bushing to secure the power lead, we can wire in the sensor to the transformer … Continue reading →

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Motion Activated Sprinkler–continued

Posted on 17/07/2016 by AlanM52

Off to the garage to do some more thinking and planning… Found a more suitable US Robotics modem (remember them) 20V AC power adaptor so cracked open the case to pull out the actual transformer.           … Continue reading →

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Twin floodlight – needs replacement.

Posted on 16/07/2016 by AlanM52

Pulled down the old one from the back of the carport, the sensor cover is disintegrating from the weather and before long a squatter (spider) moved in stuffing up sensor operation. I’ve broken off around the edges to tidy it … Continue reading →

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