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> Hardly an issue as one can just replace. My issue is how do they fail? I design electronics for a living, and regularly get asked by…

> Old phone chargers That's risky. Phone chargers aren't designed to continuously put out power, and are typically only designed to last…

> on top of that have to fork out AUD $40000/year on average for a family on private insurance. That's not how it works for a huge slice of…

> The vested interests corrupting policy makers America has the best government that money can buy! /S Read it a second time if you don't…

> VoLTE uses band 28 That's garbage. VoLTE works on any band. Band 28 is desirable because it has the lowest frequency of all the mobile…

> The Australian seems readable and is fairly centred but has right wing opinion writers. The problem with the Australian is they too often…

> esp32 cannot run an operating system ESP32 and ESP8266 can run Mongoose OS, but it appears to be a very basic OS, it can only download…

> why do I need phone line for opticomm It's probably just old wording from when that network used to be owned by Telstra, who forced you…

> what would get powered by say 5kwh Remember, 5kWh is an energy rating, it's power multiplied by time. So it is equivalent to 5kW for 1…

Given how far north much of Europe is, you could probably mount the panels vertically on the southern wall, and still get good power out of…

> Batteries make no financial sense If you're using the power, then no. But I've seen a few comments here on OzBargain suggesting that…

> it’s not UV that chargers? No. Most UV won't even reach the solar cells, as the glass on the front of the panels will block much of it.

> how much would cloud affect it? Quite a lot. My solar system (in Brisbane) typically puts out 24kWh on a cloudless day. On a rainy day…

A "monitor" used to mean a studio-quality speaker, as used in a recording studio, so yes. All sound transducers have a "response curve",…

> earphones that go inside your ear canal. that’s what a iem is. Although there's no "official" definition of what "In-Ear Monitor"…

+$10. Thanks!

> any chance you might want to cancel your train booking I would now recommend against buying through Klook True. I had a Japan holiday…

See this long-running deal: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/866782 They do 25/10 for $49.95/month, on both NBN and Opticomm (although…

In answer to my own question, yes you can buy JR passes from Klook while in Japan, provided they are the type of pass that has email…

When ADSL2 was popular, the average speed was 8Mbps. Some got faster, a lot got slower. So even 12/1 NBN is faster than the average speed…

Thanks for replying, I'm glad to hear of someone else finding a large discount. This method takes a bit of time to try all the…

> You'll have to spend money and book accommodation in Singapore or sleep at the airport gate Not so, if you are okay with sleeping on…

I know perfectly well what a supercapacitor does, and why it's preferred over a backup battery. I even described the purpose of a…

None of the lines you listed says "USB car charger" or "power supply". Type-C USB Power cable means ONE END of the cable has a USB-C plug,…

"continuous connection" means a hardwired connection, i.e. connected to a power source that is continuously on. Most dashcams allow you to…

That description is dodgy. Says > Its super capacitor provides greater reliability in extreme weather conditions compared to traditional…

I just logged into Flip to check, in case they have brought the referral codes back. Sadly they haven't. > useless field? They probably…

OMG, they're selling a light in a box. I always wondered how they chose the name for their website.

I bought a camera bag, as the vinyl on my old bag has started flaking everywhere. Plenty of of other camera accessories, laptop…

OP, is there any way to connect this inverter to a hot-water heater, so the heater only heats when you're exporting more than 2.5kW? Or an…