Am I REALLY the only one who knows that you can simply push that little door
switch along the inside edge of the door frame to make sure it is working and
turns off the light when the door is closed. Push and release, push and
release. The light should go of and on, off and on.
If you doubt it, go around to the outside edge of the door and put your little
finger in there over the switch and close the door to make sure it is working.
***DO NOT DO THIS!!! For those who are presently reading "Gullible's Travels"
THIS IS A JOKE. If you put your finger in there it will get crushed by the
door!!! I figured I had better put in this disclaimer!
From: "William Harting" <wm.harting@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 11:04:50 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Size of 4 by 5 film
Now that's funny.
On Mar 17, 2016 11:01 AM, "Dana Myers" < dana.myers@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
On 3/16/2016 5:22 PM, Bob Younger wrote:
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If the door's closed how do you know the light is out?
Bob
I put a power-meter on the refrigerator, and found that the power consumption
would go up 30W when the door was open vs closed. I then temporarily removed
the light and observed the same 30W power consumption difference. I concluded
that the light is the sole source of power consumption change and that it was
clearly not powered when the door was closed.
Examination of the refrigerator wiring diagram further supported this
conclusion;
a door-switch is wired in series with the light bulb. Once I discovered this, I
experimentally
pressed on the door switch when the door was open and I directly observed the
light going out. Given the door mechanically depresses the switch when closed,
I am comfortable with the conclusion.
Dana K6JQ
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