XPost: sci.electronics.design, rec.radio.shortwave   
   From: speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat   
      
   On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:23:22 -0700, "Bill"   
    wrote:   
      
   >I'm buying old electrical products from 2nd hand stores now. I got an   
   >old 1940's Kirby all metal vacuum which still runs great! Got several   
   >old 1960's phones which work when the power goes out. Got an old   
   >1950's sewing machine - all metal. Etc.   
   >   
   >And I have the money to buy brand new. I have bought brand new and the   
   >things don't last but a month sometimes! I'm fed up, so back to old   
   >for me...   
      
   Be careful. Longevity is one thing, but safety standards were not   
   nearly as high in the old days-- both insulation safety standards and   
   inclusion of things like approved thermal cutoffs. There used to be   
   hundreds of people dying every year from fires caused by televisions,   
   and I've been shocked a few times by the old metal power tools that   
   developed internal shorts. Some old TVs and radios were "hot" chassis.   
      
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