Re: Tingles from power supply

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From: Eeyore
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:52

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MoiInAust wrote:

> "Sylvia Else" <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote in message
> > Eeyore wrote:
> >
> >> What Sylvia had is commonly called a 'wall wart'.
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_wart
> >
> > Though in truth, I'd never heard the expression before I read it in this
> > group (in another thread). May be it's a US term. I note that the WIKI
> > says it's slang.
> >
> > Could be my protected up-bringing, though. Perhaps Phil has something to
> > say on this subject, since he's in Aus' too.
>
> Yes, a very common US term.

And UK too. I despise the things but that's another matter.

Graham

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