HOMEMADE ELECTRICAL EXTENSION CORD WITH YOUR OWN HANDS I’ll tell you about my original homemade one, which I made from the oil filter of an old Soviet Zhiguli. I picked up the idea for a compact extension cord from a driver I knew. It’s not difficult to make one, fortunately, there are still plenty of cars of this legendary brand on the roads, which means that there are plenty of various spare parts for them in the garages of thrifty owners. I pulled out an oil filter from my stock...
With my own hands - read more ... DIY oil filter extensionWIRELESS REMOTE SWITCH Installing a switch for a ceiling fan, a switch for an outlet, or turning a two-way switch into a three-way switch can be a nightmare. To do this, you need to lay new wires along the walls and ceilings. This often requires a lot of expense. Now this problem can be solved using a remote switch, for example, with an infrared LED, the receiver and transmitter of which operate on ...
With my own hands - read more ... Installing a remote switch on a chandelierQUICK REPAIR OF A TEE WITH YOUR HANDS I bought a cheap extension tee at a hardware store. At first it performed its function well, but after some time a small inconvenience arose - the plugs of the devices no longer fit tightly into the sockets. They dangled, which caused the devices to randomly turn off. I decided to try to fix the problem and saved the tee from the trash. First of all, I disassembled the tee body, “opening”...
With my own hands - read more ... Repairing an electric tee with your own hands - if the plugs do not hold wellHOW TO MAKE KITCHEN LIGHTING WITH LED STRIPS To decorate the kitchen I used self-adhesive ceilings, niches and LED strip MK-3528-60. It is great for decorative lighting of furniture. Its technical characteristics are as follows: number of LEDs - 60 pcs/1 m, type of LEDs - SMD 3528 (PLCC-2). tape size - 5000x8x2,4 mm, supply voltage - 12 V, power - 5 ...
With my own hands - read more ... DIY kitchen lighting with LED strip in 2 hoursINSTALLING A SOLAR COLLECTOR The sun supplies the Earth with energy that is free and beneficial to the environment. If you use it skillfully, you can save several hundred liters of liquid boiler fuel per year. To install a hot water collector, foreign craftsmen can use an industrial kit. THE SUN HEATS WATER The scale of development of renewable energy sources (RES) is growing every year. Improved and...
With my own hands - read more ... Do-it-yourself solar collector installation