DIY Techno-hacksOld hard drive platters make wonderfully good drinks coasters - they look dead smart and expensive and you've stopped people reading your old data into the bargain.
Have you taped all your remotes together, peep-show-style? Have you wired your doorbell to the toilet? What enterprising DIY have you done with technology?
Extra points for using sellotape rather than solder.
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chthonic, Thu 20 Aug 2009, 12:30)
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Infra RedI would hazard a guess that there is some flicker to the infra red spectrum of the lights which mimics the signal the remote sends to the television.
(, Wed 26 Aug 2009, 11:03, 1 reply)
possibly.Alternatively, there may be a bad connection somewhere in your wiring. Switching on a light might be causing a small voltage dip which confuses the telly. Probably wise to get that checked out, or at least get proper advice.
Disclaimer: I am not an electrician.
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