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  1. As Andy observes there may be some confusion between browser and search engine, sorry if that's not the case.

    The Windows 10 default browser is Microsoft Edge (blue and turquoise icon) and it's default search engine is Bing.

    The Chrome browser (red, yellow and green segments around blue centre icon) has to be downloaded, it's default search engine is Google. If, as I think you already have, installed this then my instructions as above should get you to the settings page where you can set it as default browser and choose Google as the search engine.

    If, on the other hand, you are using Microsoft Edge, then to set defaults, click on the three dots to the right of the toolbar, select settings, then Privacy, Search and Services; this should bring you to a screen where you set preferences etc, scroll all the way to the bottom of this screen and you find "Address Bar and Search" click this and the next screen gives you the search engine options, click to open options in the box select Google and you're done. Close the tab and search away.

    Hope that helps

    Ian

  2. Perhaps quicker,

    Open Chrome browser

    Click on 3 dots in toolbar (top right) to open drop down menu

    Click on settings in drop down menu

    In settings menu open Search Engine

    In that screen you can set Chrome as your default browser and Google as default search engine

  3. Our mains electricity supplies can be heavily contaminated with non 50hZ signals depending on your local network. Devices with high or low power factor connected to your local supply distort the waveform; Switch mode power supplies in computers, televisions, phone chargers and many other devices, thermostats in fridges, freezers and central heating thermostats, Wifi routers and extenders, all add noise to the supply, then there are the voltage variations as loads are turned on and off. Transformers do quite a good job of transferring all of this noise on the supply. Cheap, simple power supplies as found in many LED lights are not good at rejecting all this noise.

    Ask any audio engineer about the difficulties of getting a clean power supply for audio equipment.

  4. Posted by Doc Marten on 01/11/2020 11:15:42:

    Don't overthink it and stop looking for loopholes works for me, leave that to the professionals.

    Well said. People spread Coronavirus, so if you don't want it, keep away from other people wherever possible. If you HAVE to be close to others take precautions. Simple isn't it?

  5. Posted by Andy Hibbert 1 on 05/09/2020 20:16:32:

    Three B52's at approx 10,000ft over Northampton earlier this week. Maybe letting down into Mildenhall. Great sight and sound!

    B52s have been very active from RAF Fairford the last couple of weeks. This last week at least a pair has flown out every morning from Fairford roughly ENE at 10,000ft over Northamptonshire then over Lakenheath and onwards easterly climbing to 30,000ft plus. They disappear from radar roughly over NE Poland and reappear 4-6 hours later to return on the same route to Fairford.

    Quite a sight even at 8-10,000ft (I'm near Northampton too) and unmistakeable sound.

  6. So sorry to hear that Cliff.

    Seems to be the modern way of management - take no responsibility, sub-contract all you can. In the vernacular of these times, Outsource.

    Hope you find something soon.

    Ian

  7. Thanks Andy, just over 2 years since my Prostatectomy, all going well.

    I feel I was lucky to have both an excellent GP service and a seemingly dedicated Prostate department at the Churchill Hospital, Oxford. it was just under 10 weeks from initial GP visit to completion of Surgery for me.

    I think there is an element of postcode lottery in addition to the Covid effect on getting initial diagnoses. I understand that the PSA test should be available on request without GP referral. What happens when you get your results is however dependant on your GP's interpretation and actions.

    Best Wishes to all fellow sufferers.

    Ian

  8. Posted by Steve J on 11/08/2020 12:14:25:
    Posted by Mike T on 11/08/2020 11:59:53:
    Posted by Steve J on 10/08/2020 16:03:46:
    That is how the nose light on my FunJet is done, balance connector to LED driver to 1W LED.

    That looks like a cheap experiment, but the ready to go setup linked by BiB looks a bit of a bargain!

    IMHO there is very little point in putting 30mA LEDs on models (unless you are putting a lot of them on).

    I'd agree with that. For normal daylight use once they're more than a few feet away you can't really see that they're on. The "Superbright" Landing lights are quite different, easily visible if you're in the beam even in full daylight.

  9. If all the LEDs were identical then series with a current limiting resistor would work, otherwise the current flowing would be governed by the lowest rated LED, the higher current LEDs would just be a glimmer. The "correct" solution would be an SBEC (more efficient) with each LED having its own current limiting series resistor.

    But, hey, if the OP is happy and the LEDs light up, object achieved?

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