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Herald1360 · 25th Jan 2023, 5:48 pm

The actual switch on current surge of a 150W incandescent lamp is probably >10× its nominal running current so the cruddy contacts will get a serious kick to clear the crap.

The electrical equivalent of a good whack wi t'ammer

25th Jan 2023, 5:48 pm	#22
Herald1360 Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Leominster, Herefordshire, UK. Posts: 16,536	Re: At last! A KB “Toaster” radio. The actual switch on current surge of a 150W incandescent lamp is probably >10× its nominal running current so the cruddy contacts will get a serious kick to clear the crap. The electrical equivalent of a good whack wi t'ammer __________________ ....__________ ....\|____\|\|__\|__\_____ .=.\| _---\__\|__\|_---_\|. .........O..Chris....O