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Classical · 08-13-2006, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mga

i'd tell your room mate to move out if this is the kind of trickery his 'god" does.

or, you can simply replace the damn dimmer switch....it's quite common when they start to go.

sheesh....a sign from god.

Roommate? My LOVER, partner, significant other, husband of 12 years.

And it's a fairly new dimmer switch. I think it is just a wierd electrical quirk.

Oh well, so much for the hope of seeing a ghost.

Cheers!
Classical

mga · 08-14-2006, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Classical

Roommate? My LOVER, partner, significant other, husband of 12 years.

And it's a fairly new dimmer switch. I think it is just a wierd electrical quirk.

Oh well, so much for the hope of seeing a ghost.

Cheers!
Classical

ok..my bad. usually when one calls someone their "partner" it usually means they are a gay couple. your OP mislead me....but that's not the issue...lol

anyways, new or not, dimmer switches have electronic components in them.....and i doubt some spook was lurking around playing with the lights.

Matty · 08-14-2006, 08:34 AM

We have one that intermitently clicks on due to a (presumably similar) dimmer switch issue.

Banging on the wall near to the switch turns it off immediately, if only religious bullshit was as easy to turn off.

Keith&Co. · 08-14-2006, 12:56 PM

Explain?
Can't.

But god, oh god, do i hate electricity. It's whacked up shit.

I did 20 in the Navy, as a computer maintenance specialist. We also had responsibility for various components of the strategic weapons system. I've seen too much odd results of relatively straightforward electronics systems or electrical hookups to feel that the hand of god is required to explain coincidence. Stuff that starts when the switch is off, stuff that operates while power is secured, stuff that turns itself on, off or standby independent of the controller, and faults that disappear on scrutiny.

I find it perfectly acceptable to say that 'shit happens' without a need for supernatural explanations of coincidence.

Now, if the light comes on EVERY TIME someone in drag on the TV mentions Jesus, let me know...

IRON MAN · 08-14-2006, 01:48 PM

Yeah, we had this cool incident in basic electronics class once, when we hooked up an LED to a 555 timer on a bread-board configured for astable operation, (to make the LED flash).

When we were done I started removing wires and components from the circuit and the light continued to flash. I'm like WTF?! "Hey guys check this shit out." Everyone was standing around watching as I removed each wire in succession, and it still continued to flash.

Eventually I got down to the +5V line, the earth line, and the LED. I thought - "Oh well, that's it", and I pulled the earth line out. It still continued to flash!

There was nothing to pull out but the LED itself or the power wire. So I pulled the power wire - and it finally stopped.

Later we found out the power supply voltage was set slightly too low, so the IC just wasn't firing on all cylinders resulting in this unexpected and unpredictable effect, (which just happened to be what we were trying to do in the first place).

The instructor thought we were fucking with him and had it hooked up under the bench or something.

Alethias · 08-14-2006, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mga

ok..my bad. usually when one calls someone their "partner" it usually means they are a gay couple. your OP mislead me....but that's not the issue...lol

don't let the word husband mislead you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Classical

(you know how queens are with our lighting!

).

It's not always a bad thing to trust first impressions... :wave:

Kassiana · 08-14-2006, 03:11 PM

Sigh. Darn skeptics, always ignoring that aliens cause everything.

Tao of Pooh · 08-19-2006, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by IRON MAN

Short circuit my arse!

It's obviously one of those goddamned purple leprechauns dicking with you.

Stand underneath each light and spin around three times holding a green candle while chanting, "Be gone mischievous spirit", in Swahili and throwing non-iodised salt over your shoulder.

You may have to do this three times a week for a while to make sure they get tired of having their power to switch lights exorcised and leave in frustration.

If you don't have any luck after a month, try an orange candle, and paint a triangle on your floor in toad blood, because you could have red leprechauns, which act the same way, but are much rarer - so try the purple leprechaun solution first.

Electrician.

You guys obviously don't know your coloured leprechauns!

You idiot!

Just run right up and tell them everything! Don't you know that you could've charged them hundreds of dollars to go over and do that for them?!? Plus making them pay for your transportation?
THINK!! THINK!! THINK!!

Personal is not the same as important.

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08-14-2006, 08:34 AM	#23
Matty Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: By Lake Ontario. Posts: 5,297	We have one that intermitently clicks on due to a (presumably similar) dimmer switch issue. Banging on the wall near to the switch turns it off immediately, if only religious bullshit was as easy to turn off.

08-14-2006, 12:56 PM	#24
Keith&Co. Contributor Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pittsfield, Mass Posts: 24,500	Explain? Can't. But god, oh god, do i hate electricity. It's whacked up shit. I did 20 in the Navy, as a computer maintenance specialist. We also had responsibility for various components of the strategic weapons system. I've seen too much odd results of relatively straightforward electronics systems or electrical hookups to feel that the hand of god is required to explain coincidence. Stuff that starts when the switch is off, stuff that operates while power is secured, stuff that turns itself on, off or standby independent of the controller, and faults that disappear on scrutiny. I find it perfectly acceptable to say that 'shit happens' without a need for supernatural explanations of coincidence. Now, if the light comes on EVERY TIME someone in drag on the TV mentions Jesus, let me know...

08-14-2006, 01:48 PM	#25
IRON MAN Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 3,127	Yeah, we had this cool incident in basic electronics class once, when we hooked up an LED to a 555 timer on a bread-board configured for astable operation, (to make the LED flash). When we were done I started removing wires and components from the circuit and the light continued to flash. I'm like WTF?! "Hey guys check this shit out." Everyone was standing around watching as I removed each wire in succession, and it still continued to flash. Eventually I got down to the +5V line, the earth line, and the LED. I thought - "Oh well, that's it", and I pulled the earth line out. It still continued to flash! There was nothing to pull out but the LED itself or the power wire. So I pulled the power wire - and it finally stopped. Later we found out the power supply voltage was set slightly too low, so the IC just wasn't firing on all cylinders resulting in this unexpected and unpredictable effect, (which just happened to be what we were trying to do in the first place). The instructor thought we were fucking with him and had it hooked up under the bench or something.

08-14-2006, 03:11 PM	#27
Kassiana Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: USA Posts: 5,046	Sigh. Darn skeptics, always ignoring that aliens cause everything.

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