Leave the plug out for a minute 16:33 - Oct 7 with 1194 views | Loyal | I can understand rebooting stuff by switch them off for a bit and then on again. But what's with this unplug it for a minute lark, I currently have this filed under bollocks unless any of our more technical folk know or can explain differently. | |
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Leave the plug out for a minute on 16:38 - Oct 7 with 1178 views | Jackfath | Let the capacitors drain init. | |
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Leave the plug out for a minute on 16:39 - Oct 7 with 1179 views | Andy1300 | It's just to waste a bit more time to let the residual power drain from the device I believe | |
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Leave the plug out for a minute on 16:40 - Oct 7 with 1176 views | Loyal |
Leave the plug out for a minute on 16:38 - Oct 7 by Jackfath | Let the capacitors drain init. |
What the fck is a capacitor mun. Flux? | |
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Leave the plug out for a minute on 16:47 - Oct 7 with 1161 views | Jackfath |
Leave the plug out for a minute on 16:40 - Oct 7 by Loyal | What the fck is a capacitor mun. Flux? |
They store energy to keep a circuit running as it should. Even with power off they could still hold some charge which is why they need unplugging as they could still be working part of the inside of the device. | |
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Leave the plug out for a minute on 16:53 - Oct 7 with 1132 views | dickythorpe | Cool down period as well. Electric devices can get very warm. | | | |
Leave the plug out for a minute on 16:55 - Oct 7 with 1122 views | Jackfath |
Leave the plug out for a minute on 16:53 - Oct 7 by dickythorpe | Cool down period as well. Electric devices can get very warm. |
That principle should be applied to some posters on here who get hot and bothered when people challenge their posts. Log off. Cool down. Come back when you've "discharged". | |
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Leave the plug out for a minute on 17:06 - Oct 7 with 1103 views | DJack |
Leave the plug out for a minute on 16:47 - Oct 7 by Jackfath | They store energy to keep a circuit running as it should. Even with power off they could still hold some charge which is why they need unplugging as they could still be working part of the inside of the device. |
Correct, Jackfath. | |
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Leave the plug out for a minute on 18:42 - Oct 7 with 1011 views | Highjack | See the driver hooks a function by patching the system call table, so it's not safe to unload it unless another thread's about to jump in there and do its stuff, and you don't want to end up in the middle of invalid memory. | |
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Leave the plug out for a minute on 20:09 - Oct 7 with 932 views | Catullus |
Leave the plug out for a minute on 16:55 - Oct 7 by Jackfath | That principle should be applied to some posters on here who get hot and bothered when people challenge their posts. Log off. Cool down. Come back when you've "discharged". |
If only but some people find discharging over the internet cathartic! | |
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Leave the plug out for a minute on 21:02 - Oct 7 with 901 views | LeonWasGod |
Leave the plug out for a minute on 16:40 - Oct 7 by Loyal | What the fck is a capacitor mun. Flux? |
Nurses stick them up your japs eye so you can pee 👠| | | |
Leave the plug out for a minute on 00:14 - Oct 8 with 821 views | Loyal | I would like to thank everyone for a wonderful thread so far. | |
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Leave the plug out for a minute on 01:07 - Oct 8 with 809 views | DJack |
Leave the plug out for a minute on 18:42 - Oct 7 by Highjack | See the driver hooks a function by patching the system call table, so it's not safe to unload it unless another thread's about to jump in there and do its stuff, and you don't want to end up in the middle of invalid memory. |
You've been on the mescaline again. | |
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Leave the plug out for a minute on 01:42 - Oct 8 with 798 views | Highjack |
Leave the plug out for a minute on 01:07 - Oct 8 by DJack | You've been on the mescaline again. |
Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them along with this slice of humble pie, that comes direct from the oven of shame, set at gas mark 'egg on your face'. | |
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Leave the plug out for a minute on 01:51 - Oct 8 with 796 views | DJack |
Leave the plug out for a minute on 01:42 - Oct 8 by Highjack | Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them along with this slice of humble pie, that comes direct from the oven of shame, set at gas mark 'egg on your face'. |
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Leave the plug out for a minute on 10:05 - Oct 8 with 686 views | Catullus |
Leave the plug out for a minute on 01:42 - Oct 8 by Highjack | Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them along with this slice of humble pie, that comes direct from the oven of shame, set at gas mark 'egg on your face'. |
What if he/she doesn't cook with gas? | |
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