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by scitrek
Thu Dec 22, 2022 10:28 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Power socket makes computer screen backlight go off
Replies: 5
Views: 1096

Re: Power socket makes computer screen backlight go off

Hi erikmark, thanks for your reply. The tester you are using does not do a loop test, so there are faults it can miss. Any way I can test for that? But it does seem strange, out of interest are the sockets RCD protected? They are, insofar as there's an RCD in the main switch box where the line is de...
by scitrek
Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:01 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Power socket makes computer screen backlight go off
Replies: 5
Views: 1096

Re: Power socket makes computer screen backlight go off

Sorry, I might not have explained it right. The screen works fine whether connected directly or via the strip to the "good" socket, whereas the backlight turns off on the bad one (whether directly connected or via strip, even with a different cable) or it turns partially off when connected...
by scitrek
Sun Nov 27, 2022 7:18 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Power socket makes computer screen backlight go off
Replies: 5
Views: 1096

Power socket makes computer screen backlight go off

Hi all I'm experiencing a really weird issue with some of the power outlets in my home office. I have a surge protected power strip to which a laptop and 3 screens are connected. I've always attached the strip to a specific socket in the room with no issues. Recently I discovered that if I plug it i...
by scitrek
Sat Nov 26, 2022 10:09 am
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: Fix large detached areas of painted plaster
Replies: 3
Views: 1341

Re: Fix large detached areas of painted plaster

Quick update: I've ended up just dusting and wiping the surface with a wet sponge, then applied "Ronseal Smooth Finish Filler Multi-Purpose Ready Mixed", with which I had great results in the past. It adhered really well and I was able to smooth the transition to existing paint layer perfe...
by scitrek
Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:34 am
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: Fix large detached areas of painted plaster
Replies: 3
Views: 1341

Re: Fix large detached areas of painted plaster

Hi Stoneyboy, thanks for your reply. A few more details: - The house is (AFAIK) a 1930s terraced - The wall is a 1st floor internal wall, separating a bedroom from the hallway - I've drilled a hole and used an endoscope to look inside, from what I can see it looks like a hollow wall made of wood sla...
by scitrek
Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:11 am
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: Fix large detached areas of painted plaster
Replies: 3
Views: 1341

Fix large detached areas of painted plaster

Hi all I have a wall where large(ish) chunks of what I think is a first layer of plaster (down to a paper layer) have come off when removing items attached with adhesive strips. The wall sounds hollow so I think it's plasterboard. Upon inspection, the edges of the "holes" were just as deta...
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