Oregon Scientific EB612 Personal UV Monitor
Can’t remember how long you have been out in the sun? Well if you had the Oregon Scientific EB612 Personal UV Monitor you’d know.
The EB612 monitors the current UV index and temperature, and calculates your recommended exposure time based on UV, SPF and your personal skin type. From Oregon Scientific
You can enter your skin type, and even enter the SPF number of the sunblock you are using.
Christmas Tree Light Dimmer
I have dimmer switches on just about every light in my house. I really love it. We were setting up some of our many Christmas trees around the house and I knew there had to be dimmer switches for Christmas lights that you could buy at any local mart.
To my surprise there were no such products readily available. I did later on find some online, but who wants to wait? When you can build one yourself cheap and easy!
I found a site that detailed exactly what I wanted to do. I followed their directions to the letter.
You need a basic dimmer switch, probably around $6, a short household extension cord $1.50, and an electrical box, these are about 45 cents. You will also need 2 wire nuts, I already had those, but will only cost you a few cents if you need to buy some.
Basically you want to spice the dimmer between one of the wires on your new extension cord and enclose the wiring inside the box.
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