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Old 17th Mar 2018, 11:42 am   #43
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Default Re: Vintage Radios, TVs etc in films and on TV (not anachronisms)

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Originally Posted by emeritus View Post
I saw that programme tonight too. When he was about to power it up, I remarked to my wife that I was surprised he wasn't using a series lamp limiter before powering up for what seemed to be the first time: it might have saved him tripping the building's circuit breakers!
Yes I was surprised that he didn't power it up slowly and amazed that he didn't have a low current breaker on his bench to save throwing them all into darkness Emeritas! Sticking it on a PAT tester would have been helpful too.

Mike.

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