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  1. I've had a DHL parcel sitting at UK customs for 7 days and no info. I think I will have to pay duty as over £135, guess we have to thank Brexit for these delays. 

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    2. BlackSeaRC

      BlackSeaRC

      The thing to note is that the service is unpredictable.  Sometimes you will get a package from China in a few days, other times it is many months, with no real explanation as to why this happens.  Just order, count your savings and be patient.

    3. Alex97

      Alex97

      I had a FedEx parcel from Japan arrive within 3 days, this included them hitting me with a lovely customs bill. 

    4. locky

      locky

      I eventually received a VAT bill after 10 days for about £30 and the £12 fee. I queried with TRASHOP as I thought I read that VAT was included at point of sale, but they said no. The parts werent available in UK, so had few overseas choices.

  2. Is this forum using adequate method(s) to prevent bots signing up, as recently there seems to be an increase in spam?

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    2. Nick

      Nick

      They are getting a lot smarter! Hard to tell if human or not sometimes but think we've just about got on top of it. AJ has been brilliant.

    3. .AJ.

      .AJ.

      Just found 2 more, I find and ban them before you guys even realise they are here, I’ve got bot sense, I can see them from a mile away 🤣🤣🤣

    4. Stormbringer

      Stormbringer

      Go get em mate :good:

  3. What type/size fishing line is recommended for belting 3.8 tyres? 1mm diam, kevlar?

  4. Will VAT and duty be added imorting from Germany via this ebay  item, as no mention in details?

    1. locky
    2. Lone-wolf

      Lone-wolf

      yes you will be charged plus courier will add £12 handling fee

    3. bertberr

      bertberr

      I would say that you should be charged VAT on your product and the shipping charge, which would be about 73 quid, but you may be lucky... I'd certainly budget for it though, if it sails through unnoticed than that's just a bonus.  Isn't RM charge / fee £8?

  5. Anyone use a Nvidia Shield for streaming HDR content, would you recommend it?

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    2. hamradioguy

      hamradioguy

      If your local to Watford you can try mine.

    3. locky

      locky

      Thanks, a tad further north in Yorkshire. Just would like some real end user experience when streaming 4K/HDR contents both from internet and local hard drive sources. My HTPC and AV receiver are old and cant handle 4K/HDR sources, 1080p is fine, but now have a LG OLED TV so would like use its HDR capabilities.  Everyone says online that the Shield is best and HTPC is dead. I would have to get a new cpu/mobo and AV receiver so the Shield seems a better value option, if it works.  I dont want a Firestick 4K.

    4. hamradioguy

      hamradioguy

      Got a link to a 4k clip I can stream and I will try it on the K1 and let you know what its like, might be able to film the screen using my mobile to give you an idea.

  6. After 14 years I've retired my Panasonic plasma TV for a LG OLED C1.  It's a quantum leap in picture quality, even with standard HD sources. and then UHD is  amazing. You do need to adjust the picture settings as they are too blue out of the box but plenty of online info to help .  Blacks are even blacker which was why I went for plasma and not LCD back in the day.  Wonder what will be around in another 14 years time to beat OLEDs. 

    1. BashingBrian

      BashingBrian

      Smell 'O Vision the latest tech in 2036..!!

    2. Darren Frosty

      Darren Frosty

      I had a similar experience my Panasonic plasma died (I'd guess it to be the same age as yours) and it was an amazing set, to the point I thought I was going to be disappointed. I bought a 58" Panasonic 902B (ex top of the range LED, before the great OLED invasion) and my god, it kicks sand in the face of the plasma ten times over.

    3. Tug

      Tug

      We're on an LCD that's approximately twelve years old, doesn't even do 1080p, it peaks at 1080i. It'll do for a bit longer. 

  7. Anyone used a forwarding agent? I want a part from USA but they wont ship to UK, so thought a forwarding agent like stackry could be an option. Part is 30USD.

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    2. locky

      locky

      Just need to factor in adding 20% for VAT on total incl shipping and the £8 admin fee for UK handler. Will have another look and see if it worth it, exchange rate was pretty good last year.

    3. heavyDT

      heavyDT

      Hi locky 

      Just to update you

      I've just been hit with an £8.50 admin fee on my import. So it's gone up, hope this helps with your decision

      Cheers

      Leigh 😃

       

    4. locky

      locky

      Thanks, the part I was after is now out of stock and cant see it being available again.

  8. New 2018 Formula E car design looks good...

     

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    2. Zannu

      Zannu

      I might have a look, but there is better around

    3. A Return

      A Return

      Thats exactly the look theyve needed, less like an F1 car. Id be more likley to watch this than F1, but BTCC comes first all day long.

    4. mydoddy69

      mydoddy69

      Gave up on F1 years ago now, when they banned overtaking outside the pit lane :P As for this E Formula sorry but what a load of crap! Thankgod we have the BTCC  :good:

  9. Whats the smallest receiver box? Trying to finish mid tank mod and want to fit receiver in a small gap under the tank.

  10. Ordered BT fibre broadband which is on offer at 29.99pm with 100 reward card and 80 quidco. Nice savings (well rc funds) and faster speed. 

    1. Fly In My Soup

      Fly In My Soup

      It's the standard force v36 , supplied with the Carson specters

       

      Force later resigned this engine as the r36 and CNC range as the v36 apparently had cooling issues due to the cooling head material thickness being too thin, making it inefficient at wicking heat away from the crank case.

       

       

    2. locky

      locky

      Thanks, so does that mean the r36 is the same as the v36 apart from the cooling head? Which is now improved on the r36.

    3. Fly In My Soup

      Fly In My Soup

      Hmmmm.....

       

      I believe that they where the same c.shaft + sleeve , piston etc internally yes

       

      Only difference being the heatsink

  11. Installed a DAB radio recently in car but was only using FM until fitting a Kinetic splitter to use existing roof aerial. Pleasantly surprised how good DAB reception is localy, better than FM and more choice. Will see how it goes on long journey.

  12. Vettel showing his immaturity again, banging wheels with Hamilton for no real reason.

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    2. Smoothybb

      Smoothybb

       "If he wants to prove he's a man, we should do it out of the car face-to-face" yeah saw that, proper made me laugh. Love to see that one in the car park behind the pits. Hair pulling at dusk! I still maintain Vet should have just admitted he was too close and misjudged it. This isn't an insurance claim, just admit you got it wrong.

    3. johninderby

      johninderby

      Would be a short fight. Lewis has a black belt in Karate and also does Thai boxing.

    4. atom3624

      atom3624

      It could have broken the front suspension of either car - water under the bridge now, bring on Austria.

      I was almost feeling sad one of the remaining records was going to fall this season - let '68' happen at Silverstone - meaning Lewis must get pole from under Seb's nose - shame!!

       

      Al.

  13. Cant afford iphone or top of range Samsungs so looking at Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/global-version-xiaomi-redmi-note-4-qualcomm-3gb-32gb-mobile-phone-snapdragon-625-2695398?page=9#comments

    Will it do for average to low user?

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    2. locky

      locky

      plus 8% cashback if tracked/confirmed

    3. Bigjimknickers

      Bigjimknickers

      Nice!

      let us know how it is when you get it! Looks great to me.

    4. locky

      locky

      Took 12 days to arrive. Gave it to my 14 year old who says it's 'fine' and so will never see it again. Performance is good. Build quality satisfactory for price point. It is big if coming from 'normal' size so depends what you want to use it for. Teenagers dont talk so suits him.

  14. Alonso suffers another Honda engine faiilure at Indy 500

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    2. bombercountynick

      bombercountynick

      He wasn't going to win it anyway. Chilton's looking good!

    3. Alex97

      Alex97

      Chilton is using a Honda engine 

       

    4. bombercountynick

      bombercountynick

      Chilton's will hold on, Alonso and Honda are just cursed :D

  15. Alonso currently 2nd in qualifying for Indy 500

    1. johninderby

      johninderby

      Well he ended up qualifying 5th which puts him on the second row of the grid. Very impressive. 

    2. evssv

      evssv

      So he'd  win???

  16. Do they make some bricks 10x as hard on purpose? A 5 min job to out up extra shelves in man cave takes 3 times as long, half bricks are done in quickly in seconds, rest take ages. Would a SDS drill be better?

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    2. johninderby

      johninderby

      So much easier with an SDS drill. Also I use Fischer plugs as they hold so much better than the typical plugs sold in most DIY places.

    3. locky

      locky

      Yep Fischer plugs are the best and already got. Learnt that lesson. Thinks it's time for a new drill, as fed up with normal. Go for cheap SDS or well known brand? Wont be used regularly. Dont fancy battery so mains will do.

    4. johninderby

      johninderby

      This brand from Screwfix isn't half bad and pretty cheap.

      http://www.screwfix.com/p/energer-enb465drh-4-8kg-sds-plus-hammer-drill-230-240v/63303

       

      I bought a Ryobi SDS cordless as I already had batteries and charger. That's the big problem with cordless the batteries and charger can be really ££££ if you have to buy them just for one tool.

  17. Any electroncs experts? Old Philips AK601 CD player wih drawer that will bot open, but will auto close after manually pulled out. Only one limit switch which seems to work when tested for continuity. Belt in good condition. Motor pulses for a few seconds when open pressed then stops. Reached limit to my capabilities.

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    2. locky
    3. locky

      locky

      Fitted new belt and drive gear but cd player still not opening, will close after manually pulling open and cd will play. Motor is still operating trying to close. Only one limit switch which is fully pressed either when fully open or closed. Tested limit switch with meter and seems to operate as normal.

    4. ostewart

      ostewart

      Very odd, I don't know what to suggest as my knowledge doesn't stretch that far. Old school electrics repair shop might be able to help if you know of any near you.

  18. Anyone use these Fitbit things? Are they any good, reliable, accurate?

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    2. QRC

      QRC

      The bottom line is cost, the more you spend 'should' get you a product which records quality data, an app which is well written and the user can understand it. Loads of reviews out there on YT and in the press.

      I like the Garmin Virofit for many reasons, first and foremost it's waterproof, how Fitbit thought it was okay to produce a product which was not is beyond me  :huh:. The batteries last for roughly six months, cheap to replace, so no recharging issues etc.....  :D

    3. locky

      locky

      Is it Vivofit? What version? How can they make it last so long, must be doing something different.

    4. QRC

      QRC

      Yep it's Vivofit, think it's v2, probably v3 out by now.

  19. Anyone bought on ebay using paypal this evening as get  We can't process your payment. Please select a different payment method or check your payment details including your billing address. when using pp and creditcard

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    2. Ian w

      Ian w

      Looking at the outage map it looks like most of the UK is down      http://downdetector.com/status/paypal/map/

    3. locky

      locky

      I can login to paypal though.

    4. Ian w

      Ian w

      Yeah so can I but the map is saying that it down I am waiting for a £350 payment so I hope it will be O/K

  20. You cant beat a bit of old school Queen (Night at the Opera) cranked up to 11

    1. chewbacca

      chewbacca

      Cracking album.

  21. Anyone got a Blacksmithsproducts code lurking and not gonna use?

  22. MSUK Forum site is playing up occasionally 504 Gateway Time Out

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    2. mamodman

      mamodman

      Just glad others are having this problem I thought it was me, and W10

       

       

       

      :wheelchair:

    3. Malcs RC

      Malcs RC

      same I thought mine also glade isn't

    4. evssv

      evssv

      yep..been doing it si8nce last night...and doing it tonight...:rolleyes:

  23. When using Activity tab, it keeps showing many new updates but they are multiples/copies of same ones. This has been happening since yesterday, so some gremlins are having some fun and appears not to be only issue.

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    2. Voicon

      Voicon

      Apparently my posting is not though, I only posted that once and when I tried to replied this time the text was still there. I have also had a number of refresh problems this morning.

    3. locky

      locky

      Site wouldnt load and timed out a min ago.

    4. HellaFlush

      HellaFlush

      That's whats causing the activity feed to be repeating things, just things that are posting atleast twice... I think 

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