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From: jeff@heurikon.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.misc,net.physics
Subject: Re: Why don't thermostats work?
Message-ID: <244@heurikon.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 26-Feb-84 02:11:24 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 26 02:11:24 1984
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> Electric blankest have their thermostats in the blanket, not in
> the control box.  Thus they do actually measure the temperature
> under the blanket.
> Ed Gould   ucbvax!mtxinu!ed

Ed:  Then how come when I take my control box apart I find a bi-metal
strip with a little heater coil wrapped around it?  And how come
my control box clicks on and off all night?  And how come when the
control box clicks "on" my blanket gets warmer and when it clicks
"off" the blanket gets colder?  And how come if I put the control box
*under* the blanket things cool off?  And how come the temperature
control knob is on the control box?  And how come...

Ah, I know!  You California types don't have what we call "electric
blanket savvy".  Either that or they aren't making blankets like they
used to.
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