I came from Italy in March 1993 together with my family (half English).

Although having a qualified Diploma in Electronics [BTHC], a Professional Diploma for Practical Electronics Repairs [GCSE] and loads of experience on professional radio-communication equipment and computing [dBase] - there were not many jobs around and I decided to use my electronics skills to create our own business.
Being ready on September 1993, we had a delay and we actually started off in 1994 with the help of the Enterprise Agency in Chester-le-street (Durham).
I do Computer Repairs and sell online, I am the Webmaster of my own sites and take care or our Suppliers and my other half does the accounts and take care of our customers and suppliers.

We now have a respectable Computer repair business called MSelectrical. The repair side of the business has its ups and downs, thanks to digital (satellite) and the continuing price lowering of audio/video equipment, but in the last few years it seems to be picking up again on the Computer and GHD Straightener repairs.

We have stopped repairing many goods and we now mainly do sell spare parts for Cooker, Vacuum, Washer, etc.
Vacuum Cleaner [Dyson, etc.] - GHD Straightener Repairs, Computer Repairs, Computer System fixing [i.e computer will not boot, hangs, slows down, freezes, etc.), we also do Data Recovery and Data Erasure and sell 'external computer accessories' and a lot more... we still do Satellite dishes, LNBs, etc. for FreeSat and SKY for DIYers[we do not fit them], Audio Video leads, mobile leads and universal car and mains power supplies [main ones only]. Laptop Power supplies and also for many other equipment - please visit us, too many to list here and this is a personal site!

ALL REPAIRS A SAFETY TESTED - PAT

We also are retailers of spare parts for washing machines/refrigerators/vacuum cleaners/TVs/Satellite etc., electronic spares, aerial and satellite accessories, electrical accessories, power supplies, Remote Controls, Computer accessories and printer cartridges. Good quality Pure Sine Wave Inverters can be ordered upon request.

Said like this it seems that we are Maplin/Dixons and Pc-World all together - well in a sense we are, we do have the most common accessories in stock and our prices are generally fair, although some customers compare our prices with either the market or car boots [!]- audio and video leads are better priced than the above Groups - what we have more than the higher street shops is the range of accessories and our 'Technical' knowledge (we generally know what we are talking about) and our commitment !

The Astronomy

My passion for science started thanks to the 1969 Apollo 11 landing (I was in Primary school).

Astronomy in particular followed straight away, thanks to my teacher and the far clearer skies!
She gave me the solar system atlas as a present for my Christening - I was 10 years old (do your accounts).

Always watching the sky and bumping on light street poles! I also do believe in the possibility of other intelligent beings living in other parts of the universe (the one we know, well I have my own theory since 1975 and I agree with Hawking's pointed universe theory). We only are a small sand grain in a ocean.

Please E-mail me for or with any information or just to help me build a better site (i.e. change of colours, new subjects, pictures, errors etc.).
Your invaluable feedback will be very much appreciated.
Most of all, let me know if you wish to add your Society, group or even 2 people's club - anybody which associates with astronomy and space science.

By the way this site was just redesigned, so I am updating it as soon as I have some spare time. I am not a computer guru, but I am an advanced user.
I am obviously also an amateur astronomer and I do like space and general science (medicine, technology, ancient civilisations, etc.).

I used to have only binoculars and then a Meade LX10 - 8", sold in 1998 to purchase a new PC - necessity.
At present I own a SKYLINER-250PX 254mm (10”) f/1200 Dobsonian, (a dog, good neighbours and a good alarm system!) which I have fit with an EQ6 equatorial mount with motor drivers, then - when possible - I will upgrade the drivers kit with the Synta go-to, which will better reliability and stability and a electrical focusser.

The binoculars are a standard Super Zenith 10x50 - wide angle - field 7° and the CCD cam is a Philips PCVC740K webcam with a 25mm nosepiece adapter. I use old PC to do image acquisition, but I rework images with a much more powerful PC.

I am a SPA (Society for Popular Astronomy) member since 1996 (if I remember well !) and a SAS (Sunderland Astronomical Society) member since December 2003 and I was the webmaster of the Sunderland Astronomical Society's website.

After years of being the webmaster of the SAS [until 2008 I believe] and not being listened after asking several times the officers of the SAS for updating and upgrading the website - after being asked to leave the post, I happily and swiftly accepted [!] and freed my time and concentrated on my own websites and business, mainly on Servicing / Data Recovery and Virus, Trojan and other threats removal - well I am trying.

..to be continued!

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