So, I am trying to diagnose a power issue that we have in the new house.

Maybe twice or three times a month the Earth Leakage Breaker will pop in the dead of the morning, cutting power to the house. Luckily I havent been caught out yet missing my train due to the alarm being off, but it is only a matter of time I guess.

We dont have much turned on at that time in the morning, only a handful of mobile phone and laptop charges and the occasional plug pack for various devices, a couple of computers and oh yeah, the fridge.

On discussing this matter with a few electricians on the OverClockers.com.au forums, it was decided to try and isolate the issue, despite the fact that it might take 12 months to do so.

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I am a little astounded at the hoo hah that is going around at the moment about the Large Hadron Collider (LCH). Apparantly the lunatic fringe that make up these outrageous theories like a mini black hole able to swallow the earth able to be produced, have a hard time reading and comprehending basic facts.

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