4 Jun
2010
4 Jun
'10
9:43 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Pemberton" <classiccmp at philpem.me.uk>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 12:25 AM
Subject: Re: Lightbulb police? (was RE: Anyone off to VCF-UK)
It's also possible that some idiot (or kids) would plug in the ballast with
no tube at all! Maybe even stick some wire or something into it that
shouldn't be there. Either way, I'm sure the HSE wouldn't like it here in
the UK. As an employee, I am not allowed to change fuses at work or do
anything with our machines unless we have been trained by the appropriate
engineer first.
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
On 03/06/10 19:28, Tony Duell wrote:
> Why isn't something similar done now. Have an adapter containint eh
> electronics which lasts for a long time, and just replace the
fluorescent
tube when it
fails?
Profit.
The Engineer Says: "I just made a lightbulb that lasts a million hours!"
The MBA Says: "NO! Don't tell ANYONE about it. It'll kill the sales of
our existing two-thousand-hour-lifetime products!"
The Engineer Says: "What if we split the tube from the ballast? Then if
one fails, the customer can keep the other, working bit?"
The MBA Says: "People don't want to buy two separate parts. Also it's
more profitable if they have to swap the whole thing."