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Article #154Re: Electrical DIY in the old days...
From: Sam Goldwasser
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2002 13:30
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2002 13:30
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Watson A.Name <alondra101@hotmail.com> writes:
> Which reminds me. In the last few years I've seen more of those appliances
> that use just a single wire with a piece of plastic holding a single pin,
> which is meant to be plugged into the power outlet. The single pin is just
> the ground pin. A good example is the 'low radiation' CRT filter with the
> wire hanging from it. I suppose if this is okay, then the average hobbyist
> could do the same with the Xtal set he builds.
I wonder if those filters actually do anything more than boost profits for
the manufacturer. :)
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