Re: [Dorset] Euro CRA act

2023-12-30 Thread Hugh Frater
A quick skim read: doesn’t apply to open source stuff, and manufacturers can self certify… So a paper exercise in essence, no different to self certification against the low voltage directive (for example)… Sent from my iPhone On Sat, 30 Dec 2023 at 21:59, Tim wrote: > I came across a stateme

[Dorset] Euro CRA act

2023-12-30 Thread Tim
I came across a statement released by Debian about the new impending Euro CRA act. Debian as you can imagine has taken a strong dislike to anything that it see as breaking the user and release of free software. While I have read a few documents (many of them going straight over my head), I am

Re: [Dorset] Low voltage power supply barrel connectors

2023-12-30 Thread Peter Merchant
Now to find one. https://thepihut.com/products/in-line-power-switch-for-2-1mm-barrel-jack. -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2024-01-02 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mail

Re: [Dorset] Low voltage power supply barrel connectors

2023-12-30 Thread Peter Merchant
On 28/12/2023 19:20, Peter Merchant wrote: My son has a Facebook Portal and his kids have mangled the barrel connector that connects power to it. Does anyone know of a chart that gives part numbers or anything similar for barrel connectors. We have determined that it is 5.5mm O.D, and we have

Re: [Dorset] Fibre Installation, Routers, telephones

2023-12-30 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Clive, > Recently we had a visit of workers who were starting to install Fibre > cables to replace the overhead coppers.  They said it was going to be > Gigabit capable and it would be cheaper to install the new broadband > connection at the same time. > > Question is what router would I need (

Re: [Dorset] Fibre Installation, Routers, telephones

2023-12-30 Thread James Blake
Sorry, I mean RJ11 for the telephone (the type of cable connector at the telephone end that typically goes from the “BT Jack” at the BT wall socket). If you're coming from a PSTN to using a VoIP on the router, you just replace the BT Jack cable with a RJ11-RJ11 cable (which was supplied with th

Re: [Dorset] Fibre Installation, Routers, telephones

2023-12-30 Thread Tim
I have taken the plunge and ordered firbe, it should of been installed yesterday, but three of us in the house with Covid (all over xmas) that was the end to that install day Covid negative as of this morning but still feel ill). I am not booked for 12th Jan. I went with Toob who had a very goo

Re: [Dorset] Fibre Installation, Routers, telephones

2023-12-30 Thread James Blake
I've got CityFibre (which is run by Vodafone) and its Fibre-to-the-Premises. They effectively run a bit of fibre from the telegraph pole into my house, just the same as copper used to. This terminates in an NTE box that converts it to Ethernet. Vodafone supplied the router that plugs into t

[Dorset] Fibre Installation, Routers, telephones

2023-12-30 Thread CA Wills
Hi All Hope you've all had good Christmas' and the New Year. Recently we had a visit of workers who were starting to install Fibre cables to replace the overhead coppers.  They said it was going to be Gigabit capable and it would be cheaper to install the new broadband connection at the same