October 2019 – Alan Mackenzie's Blog

Nature strip shrub edging

Finished putting the edging around the replacement nature strip shrub to contain the mulch.

Now I can trim and mow without making a mess. I’ll send this photo off to Kay who manages the tree planting program in Monash.

Waiting for ET in the garden section of Bunnings and I already
have my stuff which is for the replacement nature strip shrub planted three months ago. This is a ‘fix up’ and I’ll be sending photos to Kay who is in charge of the tree planting program at Monash.

Continue reading “Bunnings shopping”

Hollycam

At the Wantirna Club and checking on our Holly back home…:-)

LW-K3010D power supply – further testing.

As this point I’m not interested in load testing but rather will this power supply be suitable for the type of work I want to do which is low voltage low current – working with LED lighting. Typically 3V, 4.5, 5V and some 12V stuff. So the question is current resolution, how low will it resolve down to ?

On the left and just unpacked is a new set of Fairy lights powered by 2 x AA battery box.I tapped into the + supply wire to connect the multimeter in series to measure current with it set on 0.25A or 250mA. The current drawn is just below 100mA.

eBay and dodgy traders or suppliers – UPDATE !!!

As posted after complaining to eBay I got a full PayPal refund within two hours and a message from the trader that there was no need to return the faulty power supply.
Happy to report and I think it’s a fair and just outcome after all the hassle that I have been able to repair the faulty power supply that arrived DOA.

Just finished replacing the faulty bits with new components I got from Jaycar this morning.- about $10 bucks. It’s working…yay.

ALDI Gardenline veggie bed – adding a second one for ET

Another windy day and yeah…I don’t like windy days. Today however coming in from the East so not to bad in the backyard along with some sunshine so decided to setup the second veggie box. Continue reading “ALDI Gardenline veggie bed – adding a second one for ET”

Telstra Smart Modem Gen 2 – dodgy update

We have the Gen 2 version that GSM internet AND voice backup and ET complained this afternoon that she tried to make some calls – and nothing ??? OK…ring your mobile – nothing. Ring my mobile – nothing. Hmm…we have a problem so went to log into the modem and my usual admin password is rejected…huh.

eBay and dodgy traders or suppliers.

Purchased this 30V/10A bench power supply AKA lab power supply for Al’s Workshop R&D stuff. Unit arrived DOA so asked for replacement or refund. After days of getting the runaround lodged a complaint with eBay and within couple of hours got a full PayPal refund.