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Trevor
- Jan 1, 1970
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Damian said:Actually, the halogens are invented for heat, not for light.
And proudly proclaim 30-40% increased efficiency over standard filament
globes!
Not saying much of course!
Trevor.
Damian said:Actually, the halogens are invented for heat, not for light.
IF it was properly designed it wouldn't be necessary, and you still have to
be able to wake the TV up in the first place, and to stop it switching off
every couple of hours when you are still watching. The other solution is to
do what many people do, and simply unplug it altogether.
Bet they wouldn't sell many (after returns anyway) if people actually had to
pay for them!
Trevor.
Rod Speed said:Bit pointless bothering, you'll be hanging yourself in just 2 days now.
Trevor said:And proudly proclaim 30-40% increased efficiency over standard filament
globes!
Not saying much of course!
F Murtz said:Home brewing is not illegal and as far as I know selling old filament
lamps is not illegal, the importing of them is.
Home brewing is not illegal and as far as I know selling old filament
lamps is not illegal, the importing of them is.
Damian said:It's not illegal here in Oz. But, I know it's illegal in many countries.
Even in here, with all the federal & state law mess we have here, I dunno
whether it's legal in all the states, for example in NT.
felix_unger said:Seems to me you're more interested in bitching about it than actually
fixing the problem.
It shouldn't be difficult to place the receiver where you can still fire
the remote at it, but it doesn't get IR when you point the remote at the
tv.
Damian said:Probably, they were referring to it's efficiency as a bathroom heater, I
reckon. ;-)
NO, *fixing* the problem would mean a redesign so it works properly! You
really mean I should use a kludge as a work around for a poorly designed
device so the manufacturer can make more money at taxpayer expense.
You'd think it wouldn't be difficult for the manufacturer to design it to
work properly in the first place either, but apparently NOT :-(
Trevor.
Rod Speed said:Your problem.
Nope, just try seeing if you can get anything to fluoresce using one.
You cant.
No its not with the glass used with cfls.
That’s why the black light UV tubes and bug zappers use quartz glass
instead.
You're just plain wrong there.
And physical chemistry use spectroscopy and anyone
who has done any of that knows that UV doesn’t get
thru the glass used with cfls.
It isnt to keep the UV out.
Damian said:I wouldn't dare to wear sunglasses that doesn't provide UV filtering. Does
more damage than any good.
What is the purpose of sunglasses, then?
Phil Allison said:"F Murtz"
Rod Speed said:Corse it is.
felix_unger said:Like I said.. you're more interested in bitching about it than solving
*your* problem. I have no trouble with mine.
I wouldn't dare to wear sunglasses that doesn't provide UV filtering.
Does more damage than any good.
What is the purpose of sunglasses, then?
Lucky you, or you would realise your suggestion is crap!
The sensor is supposed to see the remote so it can reset the timer as you
use it, AND you have to be able to see it while watching TV, or the first
you know it is going to switch the TV off is after it has already done so!
*NOT* a satisfactory "solution" IMO.
But hey I wouldn't expect you to understand.
Trevor.
felix_unger said:Hey, smartarse, the thing flashes for like 10 minutes I think, before it
switches the tv off.
and I wouldn't expect you to be more interested in finding a solution than
bitching
YOU DON'T THINK, because as I said, mine flashes for a few seconds then
turns the TV off!
Perhaps you are lucky and got one from a good batch, neither of mine are!
:-(
Of course you keep right on bitching about me, oh the irony!
But I wouldn't expect you to understand the difference between a *suitable*
solution, and awkward pandering to badly designed products,
and I'd be right
because obviously you don't!
Trevor.
felix_unger said:That will happen if you turn the tv off! ie onto standby.
If you are watching tv, but not using the remote, it will flash for like
ten mins as I said to warn you it is going to turn the tv off; that is
after the time you set, 1, 2 or 3 hours.
I'm willing to bet there is nothing wrong with the device.
What TV is it anyway? Does it change channels very slowly? Could it be that
the device is not seeing any current, and so turns the tv off?
yeh, you expect that the product should be perfect in every way, and
designed to work with every conceivable item of equipment available.