jeffw@midas.UUCP (Jeff Winslow) (12/04/85)
A minor point: In article <610@ttrdc.UUCP> levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy) writes: > >If the load draws a net DC current from the line this magnetically biases the >core, which will even further drag down the efficiency of a garden-variety >"filament" (or similar) transformer. Unless there's a special purpose circuit in a TV which I'm not aware of, it's pretty unlikely that there will be a net DC current drawn from the line. And all transformers show the same effect to some degree, not just cheapo RS ones. An earlier part of this article added yet a new name for RS to my vocabulary. I wonder how many there are? I've heard: Radio Shock Radio Shuck Radio Shaft Radio S**t Rat Shack (from a former manager of one) and probably others I've forgotten. Oh well, they're handy, anyway. don't laugh too hard... Jeff Winslow
scw@ucla-cs.UUCP (12/24/85)
In article <63@midas.UUCP> jeffw@midas.UUCP (Jeff Winslow) writes: >A minor[...] part of this article added yet a new name for RS to my >vocabulary. I wonder how many there are? I've heard: > >Radio Shock >Radio Shuck >Radio Shaft >Radio S**t >Rat Shack (from a former manager of one) Not to forget: Radio Schlock ({Yiddish} cheap, or shoddy [note that many RS items are quite well made, but their cheap stuff is just that])