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Re: Electrical DIY in the old days...

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From: Watson A.Name
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2002 14:38
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In article <6wy9bo83z4.fsf@saul.cis.upenn.edu>, sam@saul.cis.upenn.edu 
talked about...
> 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. :)

<aside>  Yeah, I agree. </aside>


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