A cheater cord was used by early TV repairmen to bypass the interlock used on early TV sets. The power cord on these sets were rivited to the back panel and when you romoved the panel you removed the power to the set. I have not had a TV set apart since 1984!
Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa, "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Brashear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service'" <amradio@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 7:22 AM Subject: [AMRadio] A little trivia > What is the origin of the name "cheater cord"? > > No fair Googling! > > > Rick/K5IAR > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
