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Old 7th Nov 2016, 10:32 am   #98
Phil G4SPZ
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Default Re: Old torches - anyone here collect them?

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Originally Posted by Nickthedentist View Post
...the initial "on" period was slightly longer than subsequent ones...
I also remember those. If you listened very carefully, you could actually hear the faint 'ping' as the bimetal made and broke the connection.

I think I have some of these somewhere, in a packet confusingly labelled 'flashlight bulbs'...
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