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Meatball Curry

Posted on 05/03/2022 by AlanM52

This is much the same as my Chicken Curry but first the balls need to be prepared. Finely dice medium onion and in a bowl mix that into 500G of mince along with curry powder (Mackenzies Clive of India) and … Continue reading →

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Tomato plants

Posted on 05/03/2022 by AlanM52

This year our tomatoes (5 plants in a ALDI garden box) are looking worse than they did last year but… here’s todays quick pick.

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Desktop computer upgrades – part 1

Posted on 05/03/2022 by AlanM52

This is the ‘new’ study PC – i7 / 8GB / M.2 SSD / GT610.

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Postie package delivery

Posted on 24/02/2022 by AlanM52

My ‘Post / Parcel Drop Tray’ is working well. Repurposed kitchen dish drying rack.

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Problem with one of the V380 cameras

Posted on 13/02/2022 by AlanM52

Went to move it from the bird bath over to the cottage garden to monitor Speckles and when I plugged the micro USB cable into the camera connector it broke away and is now rattling around inside the camera housing … Continue reading →

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Laminar flow water jet – revisited (after 8 years)

Posted on 06/02/2022 by AlanM52

Cleaning up around the garden shed came across this water feature that’s been neglected for the last 8 years – time flies! The special hand-made brass nozzle jet that allows for undisturbed water flow – is missing! I just made … Continue reading →

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Speckles likes the entry foyer

Posted on 02/02/2022 by AlanM52

During that extended hot spell Speckles spent the nights in the entry foyer and now with the cooler weather she was back in the chook shed last night. Went out to lock up and put her to bed and found … Continue reading →

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ALDI – Mini Soldering Torch

Posted on 19/01/2022 by AlanM52
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Reclaiming the 3.7V 18650’s from a dead 18V battery pack – part 2

Posted on 08/01/2022 by AlanM52

Cell 5 charged OK; so did the whole pack. We now have a handy 18V@2A power pack for powering projects

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Reclaiming the 3.7V 18650’s from a dead 18V battery pack – part 1

Posted on 08/01/2022 by AlanM52

Note: The electronics in these things commonly monitor the individual cells and for this one (from top) cells 2 & 5 are not being charged correctly. The batteries should come up OK with individual charging. Cells 2 & 5 are … Continue reading →

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