Re: Francophones

On Tue, 24 Dec 2024 10:13:29 +0000, Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

On 23/12/2024 10:31, Cursitor Doom wrote:

On Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:16:15 +0000, Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid>

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I did actually build one a few years ago with swappable bulbs for
different loads. Two problems, though:
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1) I'd have to remember to use it
2) I'd have to somehow find it.

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I think that you might have to add a third one in future - finding an
incandescent bulb to use!

 
Yes, getting harder as time goes by, so I stocked-up in advance and
put a couple of dozen aside while they were still widely available. I
would imagine the oven types will still be around for a few more
years, anyway - and they tend to be more robust.

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I doubt they'll be able to replace the oven illumination easily (unless
they mount the bulb on the outside and use fibreoptics to bring light to
the inside!). I was surprised a few months ago when I bought a new
microwave oven to find it had an LED lamp which illuminated the inside.
I would have thought that with around a kW of microwave energy being
generated that would have been a pretty hostile environment for an LED
lamp. Obviously, though, they had the screening well sorted out. I
suppose that I shouldn't have been surprised as the timing and display
circuitry have been around for years and hasn't been affected by the RF
energy or switching spikes.

If they placed the LEDs in the corners of the inner cabinet then they
would be quite safe. All the RF energy is concentrated towards the
center with very little indeed misdirected.