Re: Why did folk always unplug the telly at night?
I am a bit of a night owl and have noticed how much brighter the light bulbs seem to burn in the small hours, no fancy LED or CFL bulbs in my house. On measuring the AC mains it does go right up to 252v where its normally 235volts during the day. Sometimes between midnight and 1am all the lights in the house flicker and bounce quite alarmingly. They are to fast to measure but I am only seeing this as I still use ordinary light bulbs. I would imagine these power dips could be causing quite a bit of noise and a few surges. I suspect this is down to grid switching or heavy equipment switching in from the nearby retail and industrial estates where some businesses run 24/7.
So from my own experience I still like to switch off or unplug equipment from the mains if I can.
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Simon
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Last edited by Hybrid tellies; 12th Jul 2017 at 9:16 am.
Reason: General gaffs
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