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Article #1304Re: Tingles from power supply
From: Eeyore
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:21
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:21
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F Murtz wrote: > F Murtz wrote: > > FunkyPunk FieldEffectTrollsistor wrote: > >> F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> like no one else in the world calls those small power supplies that > >>> you plug into power outlets dongles > >> > >> > >> More like only Olde English retards throughout the world refer to a > >> flashlight as a "torch". > >> > >> Still stuck in the dark ages, just like I said before. > >> > >> Likely too much haggis in your diet. > > I will grant that a small proportion of the world mainly in America > > wrongly calls them bulbs ( that is why I said almost no one)But no one > > calls the other things dongles > If you look in reference publications or even wikipedia You will find > that they are called neon lamps In the UK, IME, we just call them 'neons' in the lab. Not that I've used one in ages. They do discolour the glass, fade and eventually stop working totally given long enough. LEDs seem to fare better, especially at lower currents. Graham
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