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						What's more, almost none of them do 24amp or 30amp, they all need fusing
down to 2, 5 or 12... another waste.

On 11/08/06, Chris Dawson <chris at tallhat.com> wrote:

>
>
> > you want to step down your voltage to 12V and then run your bulb off
> > that.
> >
> > (think of the equivalent lamp you'd buy in ikea with a massive white
> > power supply slab attached to it)
>
> i remember douglas adams raising a point many years ago - with so many
> electrical items stepping down to 12V, why isn't there a push for an
> integrated 12V household circuit to accompany the main ring?
> we could do away with all the  transformer blocks, i can count at least 15
> under my 2 desks. i'm convinced it would save energy - they're all hot.
>
>
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