Monthly Archives: November 2015

Solar led light electric slug & snail fence – hack how to convert

This is how to convert a cheap pound store or dollar store solar led light into an electric slug or snail fence.

Electric slug fences provide a barrier to slugs or snails and stop them eating your plants. The voltage used is safe for children, pets and wildlife. Slugs are most active at night, so the operation of the solar light suits this purpose very well. In fact there is one commercial unit that operates in the same way, but at a considerably higher cost.

The solar led light used in this video was purchased from Poundland and cost £2 for 3 lights or 67p each.  Almost all of the cheap solar lights available can also be used for this purpose, just pick the units with the largest solar panel and if you can open one up the largest rechargeable battery. The electrolytic capacitor was removed from an old circuit board, Although it is preferable it is not essential, as the capacitance from the two wires running in parallel is usually enough to allow the circuit to operate.

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How to move add and delete apps on the Smarthub of a Samsung Smart TV

This is how to move, add, delete & edit the apps installed on the Smarthub of a Samsung Smart TV. If you have found that the apps have disappeared or moved to another screen then this video shows you how to get them back.

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Anker premium glass screen protector iphone 5c review & installation

Glass screen protectors are much easier to fit than plastic film protectors, the problem is that there are so many choices and not all the products available are of good quality.

Anker is a brand that I have used many times before and  I have always been very happy with their products. Checkout the video below to see how easy it is to fit the Anker Premium glass screen prtector to an Apple iphone 5c.

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