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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The REAL difference is that the uk will not be in a position to influence any of hem, and if the uk starts to deviate, rather than a slap on the wrist, it will have sanctions slapped on, and if they are affecting Ireland, UN sanctions possibly, as the GFA was lodged .in simpler times with the UN...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The key question is WHO delegated responsibility... All the sovereign parties , is the states of europE in concert have to agree. By definition if something is delegated, a higher authority has done the delegating.. Until the UK leaves it would have been in position to either veto or modify the...
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    A random thread for things too unimportant for their own thread...

    As a youngster, say 12 I went on the tour of the local Players factory.. just accross the road. As was everybody else, i was given a 10 pack as the tour concluded. I decided to try one, as one does, then realising the package was now opened, I forced myself to take a second, .. knowing that I...
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    A random thread for things too unimportant for their own thread...

    A vaping tool is not electronic, it is electrical. It comprises an electric cell for power and a resistance heating element . Any defense lowyer would love to have such a case to defend...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. that is exactly the response i would have expected, if one is libeled. Issue proceedings , get the person to publicly retract.. and hurt them in their pocket...
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    What annoys me about some posts

    It's the same with everything you buy in a shop, .. we are called consumers for a reason. Did you buy that sofa with the intention of selling it on at a profit?. No you bought it to sit on and watch the telly. Same with any new bike, electrical or push...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    There is of course in France a property tax dependent on the number of rooms, the total floor area and the land area occupied
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    We must, with respect , choose to disagree on that topic. Your argument has certain validity, but in my opinion, and we have recent evidence of it here in ireland, the public interest of a member of parliament standing up in the house and making assertions, without fear of prosecution for libel...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Two comments ... That is the way to ask questions at an interview and parliamentary privilage is much much too important a principle to let it go or be subject to sanction. Without it an MP would be hamstrung from making assertions in parliament. Remember the laws are there to protect the weak...
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    Chaos 1600w mosfet replacement help needed

    That is true about beryllium oxide, but I don't think it is used in the TO220 or similar plastic packaging. The die is directly bonded to the rear heatsink and the plastic is moulded to keep everything in place. I think it as more widely used in the full metal can packages like the TO3
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Sorry about that.. by full wheaten I mean a dense soda bread,, possibly slightly green in colour, from the wheat germ . This toasted and with cheddat and black pepper to the food of God's. .A French bread of the brown variety to which I am very partial is the pain aux noix, but that is much...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I like both Emmental and yellow cheddar, and my preference is for cheddar...especially as a microwaved melt with mixed herbs on full wheaten bread toasted.... Not easy to come by in France. Either wheaten bread or cheddar.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Did you ever see a cat stuck up a tree? It desperately wants to get down, but when a kindly human climbs up to rescue it, it hisses and claws. Even cats can’t bear to lose face. Brexit is like this: England needs to climb down, but it can’t bear to lose face. The only solution is to offer...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    He possibly believes what he is saying.. wishful thinking.
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    Wireless battery charging for e-Bikes

    I picked up a wireless charger for my Samsung and it is very convenient., Particularly going to bed bleary eyed. But it does require either removing the phones cover or else being very careful about placement. The tolerance is tight. I am happy as it puts less wear on the tiny connections on a...
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    Wireless battery charging for e-Bikes

    Sorry woosh, on matters technical you do tend to be on the ball, but in this case you have missed it. The electronics needed to power the induction coil system, whether resonant or otherwise will have an efficient of E, the resonant circuit an efficiency of T the power conditioning circuitry...
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    Organising salvaged cells in a DIY battery

    What you have read is in error... . Logically all cells at the same tier can be considered as the same cell, just of a larger capacity. They have the same voltage drop accross them and as the combination contains more mass of material hence has greater capacity. If at an initial point one cell...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I don't doubt your facts , but what is or was the context.. Was he a serving minister at the time? Where there legally mandated sanctions in place ? Was what he is purported to have done illegal?
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    Organising salvaged cells in a DIY battery

    That is a fun project, and if the parts are free probably a good learning experience. The nominal discharged voltage of a lithium cell is around 3.2 volts and the fully charged version around 4.2 volts. Nominal value 3.6v In order to achieve the 30 volts you are seeking asking you will need to...
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    Wireless battery charging for e-Bikes

    Why? The entire geometry of bikes works against it.. these wireless tech are usually transformers with an air gap between the driving coil and the receiving coil. The bigger the area and the shorter the gap , the better. In a mobile phone, the gap for my Samsung is a couple of Millimetres ...