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    Replacement (upgrade?) LED for Dorcy Lantern?

    I'm fairly certain by the look of the design & lack of heatsinking that the emitter overheated being left on for an extended period, but that's a good suggestion I will verify!
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    Replacement (upgrade?) LED for Dorcy Lantern?

    Thank you for the ideas. Hadn't heard of photonfanatic, shouldn't be hard to meet the $20 minimum, and I have a US address I can use. I'll get a side emitter and a cree to try both...if I can figure out which codes to order :o Thanks again :cool:
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    Replacement (upgrade?) LED for Dorcy Lantern?

    I have a Dorcy 4D lantern ( http://www.dorcy.com/products.aspx?p=414291 ) that the kids left on for several hours continuous and the LED apparently overheated and fried. Now emits jut enough light to verify that it's actually on. Yes I checked the batteries. It appears to be a 3w side emitter...
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    Metal 'Wire Wrap' Repairing Tools

    Ah, bfg9000 thank you that's the one I was thinking of :cool: That paperclip pack is great :laughing: I can rig up a lotta stuff, but that Clamptite tool looks like something that belongs right next to the duct tape. I've never tried the safety wire pliers, do they work well?
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    Metal 'Wire Wrap' Repairing Tools

    I'm hoping someone can help me... Has anyone ever used or heard of these? Not the electronic variety, but a small metal tool used to install, tighten and tie off a light gauge of metal wire, like clamping a hose, or repairing a broom handle, etc. Once upon a time there was a thread here about...
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    the impossible quiz

    Alteran, thank you for the offer :) I've since looked it up online, but haven't had time to try going further. As time wasters go, definitely a step up from most :D Considering how easily quite a few of the 'illogical' answers came to me, not sure if I should be proud or alarmed :ironic:
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    the impossible quiz

    I can't get past #66 :(:o
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    Need Generator Advice Please

    That's only 4%, won't hurt anything especially a motor/compressor. An old analog plug-in clock with a motor (does anyone besides me have one of those anymore??) would run a touch fast. If there's an easy way according to the instructions to adjust the speed, try it if you feel like it. If not...
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    Which Electronic Ballasts to buy?

    Thank you for the comments :cool: I was leaning towards the names I'd heard of but wasn't sure if the others might now be amazing & I'd missed the memo ;) I'm in Canada so we don't get '$9.95 specials', and the local distributor's pricing can't touch what I see on Ebay. That's even at...
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    What Resolution are you running?

    Still @ 800 x 600 but I really have no idea why... Old 17" HP CRT monitor, whole system due to be upgraded within a couple months so my answer will change shortly. Thanks carbine for the best laugh I've had in weeks...I couldn't stop laughing when I read this :crackup:
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    Which Electronic Ballasts to buy?

    So I was checking around on Ebay, thinking about buying a quantity of electronic ballasts & retrofitting/upgrading my shop's fixtures to T8 technology. A quick search turned up GE, Sasi, Osram/Sylvania, Basic 12, Triad, and Motorola to name a few. Any recommendations for which brands to go for...
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    Wife can't stand fluorescent bulbs' "daylight" color, coiled shape

    When I met my fiance, she had one of those 300W halogen torchiere lamps in her livingroom that ran all evening 7 days a week :faint: I soon bought her a similar shaped floor lamp with a translucent glass shade & put in a 23W (100W equivalent) CF. Soft white, see explanation below. Her...
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    NexxTech Lights on sale @ 'The Source'

    :ohgeez: Missed that one!! Going back in the morning:ironic::D Part # 6119091, listed @$24, reg $35.99
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    Where to get 3w star/ emitter?

    Thank you FlashKat, theledlight site doesn't appear to have 3w side emitters in white, but the luxeonstar site does :) Illum_the_nation, good observation, I will see if I can add any help to the existing heatsinking, or just note to use it sparingly... I'm guessing they didn't test the run time...
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    Where to get 3w star/ emitter?

    Thanks 65535. Any recommendations where to get one? Yes it's 6V style, has 4xD adapter in it. http://www.dorcy.com/products.aspx?p=414291 I'm not sure why it died. Actually it still lights, just enough so that in the dark you can see a barely perceptible glow from the emitter. Brand new...
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