Any question answered...

Follow up question to ^^^

Would this work as a replacement? Definitely, possibly, unlikely?

And, being 16 tooth not 18 will that make hills easier or harder?

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It’s likely to fit and will make hills harder.
But other than a bit of dirt the one fitted looks ok, from here anyway.

Harder going up, easier going down.

The latest OS update (Big Sur) finally killed my OpenOffice app.
What do I use now? Becoming dependent on Excel isn't an attractive alternative IMO.

Does it really not work any more? You've tried all the tips on https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?t=104098 ?

the one fitted looks ok, from here anyway

Funny how we see things differently. I was going to reply to the OP that it didn't need removing because in a few more miles it would be fully ground into dust

My chain is constantly falling off, so I think it's time for new chainring, chain and sprocket. Since the sprocket is essentially free I'll do all three.

What’s a bit of shark tooth between friends? ;)

What’s a bit of shark tooth between friends?

Nothing except that your friends might think you're running SRAM😐

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What on earth is this light fitting and where can I buy a replacement?

Just bought a home and one of the bedrooms has some weird lights. LEDs on a dimmer. I couldn't find any markings on the unit itself, so have opened it all up and there is some text on the PCB, but it isn't very helpful so far in finding a replacement. Attached are pictures of the light unit I pulled out of the ceiling, and the driver unit it was plugged into.

If it's gonna be impossible or very expensive to find a similar replacement, is there a good way to change over to a more common dimmable LED light type as a DIY job?

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is there a good way to change over to a more common dimmable LED light type as a DIY job?

If you have the vertical space in the ceiling void, try to find a fitting which goes in the same hole and takes a GU10 35mm or 50mm lamp, as those are readily available in pretty much any output/colour temperature you can think of. You'll need to run the 240V AC to each fitting in place of the existing low voltage wiring. If you want to stick to low voltage and low profile, look for something which takes G4 capsule lamps. You'll need an new driver to go with them.

It’s just a modern light fitting where the whole lot (driver, LEDs and bracket) goes in the bin if one part fails.

Search “LED downlight” for replacements. They aren’t expensive, and the ceiling hole should be a standard size.

(You could also replace them with GU10 sockets and LED bulbs, though it’ll probably work out the same price)

it’ll probably work out the same price

Probably more, but then lamp replacements when they fail are £2😉

Sadly it's far from a standard size. I'll measure once kiddo falls asleep, but it's a massive thing compared to what I'm used to.

Yeah, the bit that goes into the hole in the ceiling is about 107 or 108 mm. The light/lens unit is about 97 mm

Okay, now I've got that measured I'm finding more things. Look like I can either go for something like this https://www.arrowelectricals.co.uk/recessed-round-led-panel-6000k-6w-in-white-finish/?sku=SPW6W-60&utm_term=&utm_source=googles&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PMax&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAyKurBhD5ARIsALamXaHzu67NRh6lXaPrxb9Z5V-cNmefklEH21cQ6mdc4Xdzd9EWasdj0twaAnJCEALw_wcB but will not be able to plug and play with the existing driver, or I can get something like https://www.toolstation.com/gu10-low-voltage-downlight-ceiling-converter/p61411 and then just switch to GU10 dimmable bulbs.

Given that option 1 still needs me to cut wires and reconnect, I'm leaning toward option 2. There's a lot of insulation in the roof of this room, but seems to be a decent bit of room. I will make sure I measure and have at least 125mm before I order option 2.

Anything I'm missing, or other good reasons not to go for option 2, the gu10 converter?

you need clearance in the ceiling for the GU10. Otherwise they are turning out to be the most prolific type.

Don’t worry about the size of the hole, if it’s too big you can use these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183681012234
we had when we replaced the lights in our old kitchen as the holes were more chewed than cut and way over sized once the old lights, caulking and filler were removed

Is the best way of moving large sums of money abroad using companies like torfx? Selling our house and moving to France so wondering if I've missed some magic way people transfer money when buying in a new country?

So, to answer my question as I've finally done this. In the end I got a revolut ultra plan in order to transfer the cash without any fees. It's 45 quid a month but I downgraded back to standard within 14 days and got that refunded immediately.

Getimg the money from my bank to revolut took a few days because of the daily transfer limit for HSBC, if you're in the UK you can transfer without limit but you have to be in branch. I'm not in the UK so didn't have that option. Revolut doesn't have any limits on transfers so when I transfered from Revolut to my French bank I could just do it all in one go. Revolut sent it out immediately but it took a day for my French bank to clear it.

I checked loads of places but revolut just had a better exchange rate than anywhere and by quite a bit too. If anyone does do this though make sure you buy your euros first using revolut's exchange then make the transfer. If you just make the bank transfer in pounds and let revolut do the exchange at that point you'll get a slightly worse rate. On their site they say the exchange rate is the same no matter how you do it but that's not the case, when I queried this with them they said they use the mid rate for bank transfers and the high rate for when you buy currency. It's not an insignificant difference. For me I was about 500 euros better off by not just making a straight transfer.

Fuck me that was a long post, I know it's a bit niche and golf club but it's bloody stressful trying to transfer you whole life's savings to another country so hopefully this can help someone.

Oh that's a good idea! How did you attach those rings to the rest of the ceiling? Mine are also chewed rather than cut, as you say, and quite an old crumbly material.

Having an absolutely horrid time with Pro Direct Sports.

Bought a pair of runners off them that had a fault. Returned them on their advice. Only they're saying they've not received them, even though I have the tracking and an email from one of their CS agents saying they arrived on the 2nd October.

They're saying they can't prove it as I don't have a receipt from the post office confirming address. Thing is it was all through their portal, I didn't get to chose the address / service etc. just a QR code I took to post office. Not even 100% sure they gave me a receipt.

Anyway, so I started a PayPal dispute, loaded in all the tracking, the confirmation email, the proof of delivery etc. They've come back just saying that Pro Direct Sports have agreed to a full refund, but only when I return the shoes! Couldn't believe it, do they even read the info provided? So I've added it all again...

Is there anything more to do? Complaint to CEO? Does that stuff even work anymore?

As we were only sorting the kitchen out to last until we renovated it I stuck them to the ceiling with crystal clear, a clear sticks like shit gun type gun. They were a real bastard to get back off a year later.

Thought I would ask here before ringing HMRC in the morning just in case there was a quickbooks/accounting/EU trade guru on here.
. Doing my vat return (via quickbooks) and i paid for some advertising in a publication that went into their Belgian account in Euros, have an invoice with 20% vat included.
Pre brexit this was all so simple as they simply didn't charge you vat, now i’m confused as to how I log this transaction and even if the vat is reclaimable by having to fill in loads of forms and send off to the Belgian tax people?
not that I would do that as it’s less grief to simply write off the vat.

I would phone HMRC. Get it right first time.

My rear derailleur snapped! Any ideas why I had a 5 mile walk home

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