Susan Kline wrote: < snipped first 3 > > Anyway, the real piece of information which impressed me was that anything > run by a remote control uses a tremendous amount of energy even when it is > turned off, because it is constantly scanning for the infrared signal. Some > of the VCR's use more power when turned off than when recording! Seems > incredible, Yes, and simply not possible unless the switching circuitry in the VCR were HORRIBLY designed. The few milliwatts per hour the IR circuitry uses is nothing compared to when the transport motor, flying erase head, record head, RF tuner, video and audio amplifiers... well, you get the drift. > > 5.(OT) I'm about to get two sun tubes, one for the hallway, and one for > the windowless guest bathroom. Has anyone else gotten these, and how have > they been? Any drawbacks I should know about up front? > We got a Solatube [1] in our windowless bathroom upstairs and we absolutely love it!! I'd get another in a heartbeat. They are kind of spendy but the esthetics (and energy savings) are worth it. 1. http://www.solatube.com/ -- Andy Moore Make Moore Music Piano Tuning & Service Twin Cities, MN
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