RE: [BlindHandyMan] Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter

2006-07-31 Thread Breeze
AFCIs sound like a good idea, but I've noticed that you cannot run things like power saws on them. I guess the arc detected in the motor is too much. Breeze David Burzese HRIS Project Director Administrative Computing and

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Preventing Radio Frequency Interference From Whack

2006-07-31 Thread Tom Fowle
robert, touch lamp adapters are notorious for both producing radio frequency interference and being susceptable to same. there are various schemes to detect the touch but most involve sensative circuits that can be bothered by close radio frequency stuff. I'd doubt the cordless phone would set

[BlindHandyMan] Touch Lamp Interference Problems

2006-07-31 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi Robert This is the article I was looking for Touch lamp problems Personally, I think touch lamps are one of the dumber uses of technology to appear on this planet but that is just my opinion :-). These are susceptible to damage from voltage surges or just plain old random failures. In