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From: mco@slimer.UUCP (Mark C. Otto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Screen Power-down switch (Was Re: 3B1 Electric bill!)
Message-ID: <1556@slimer.UUCP>
Date: 4 Oct 90 05:37:15 GMT
References: <258@ramecs.UUCP> <1454@svin02.info.win.tue.nl>
Reply-To: mco@slimer.UUCP (Mark C. Otto)
Organization: Versatile Systems Inc., Dearborn , MI.
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In article <1454@svin02.info.win.tue.nl> wsinpdb@svin02.info.win.tue.nl (Paul de Bra) writes:
>In article <258@ramecs.UUCP> car@ramecs.UUCP (Chris Rende) writes:
>>My electric bill increased by $20 per month!
>>
[...Other good points deleted...]
>
>So part of a solution to your problem is to mess with the internals a bit
>to install a power switch for the screen.
>
>Paul.
>(debra@research.att.com)

Yeah. I've been wondering about this a bit myself.  If either of you decide
to go ahead and try to install such a switch, be sure to post a message
in this group so we can all benefit (especially if your results are good).
I personally know of at least four people who would be interested in this
modification if good, knowledgeable, people like yourselves were to do a
nice, clear concise writeup of the procedure.  I *KNOW* I could save at least
$10.00 monthly on my electric bill and probably *DOUBLE* the life expectancy
of my monitor in the process. Yeah. That's the ticket.


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