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Old 6th Oct 2017, 9:01 pm   #157
dglcomp
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Portland, Dorset, UK.
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Default Re: Why did folk always unplug the telly at night?

Used to have CELLO TV's at work which had an energy saving feature that when the green "power off" button was pressed on the remote the TV would be completely disconnected from the wall power using (I'm guessing) a relay with a corresponding green momentary rocket switch on the rear of the TV to turn it back on (a regular standby button was provided as well).

Used to get regular calls from new guests that the TV in their caravan was not working, I would then be dispatched to look at the TV (despite not being part of the maintenance team I was the go to TV guy back then).
On entering the van I would see the TV and immediately go to it, reach behind and press the switch. Pretty sure it worked 100% of the time!
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