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    How Wireless EV Charging Works

    You start out by telling people who discuss percentage efficiency of wireless car charging that they are are really talking about something different that you can't define, that might be the rate of transfer of power compared with some imagined ideal. Then you tell them that because they are not...
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    How Wireless EV Charging Works

    He's strawmanning again.
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    Ceiling pendant wiring to floor lamp

    Better still might be a prewired junction box sitting on top of the new plasterboard at a measured location. Just in case.
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    How Wireless EV Charging Works

    Maybe they can invent some sort of car whose engine doesn't make any significant noise!
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    Replacing plastic 2 way switch with a metal switch

    I noticed that, allowing for the time difference, the post was made on a Friday evening, so should be taken with a pinch of salt.
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    How Wireless EV Charging Works

    Worth considering regular neck exercises. I certainly find them a benefit.
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    Wireless Kinetic Light Switches

    It'll be fine.
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    Wireless Kinetic Light Switches

    It should do, but there's only one way to find out.
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    Portable power packs or inverters

    Well, middle of next year anyway!
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    How Wireless EV Charging Works

    I thought we were talking about the middle lane of a motorway, but it's been a long day...
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    How Wireless EV Charging Works

    Not if it's got overhead wires low enough for cars, they won't.
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    Wireless Kinetic Light Switches

    I agree that other people sell them. When I looked, everyone other than TLC had considerably higher prices, so I assumed they bought them from TLC. Edwardes don't seem to do them at all, but instead offer from MK "A range of switches and controls which are self powered and enabled by EnOcean...
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    Wireless Kinetic Light Switches

    Well, Quinetic is ONLY sold through TLC. Germany does allow 433MHz up to 10mW. Can't find a statement what power the Quinetic transmitters work at.
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    Old school fuse box

    I think we are supposed to assume that "Nope that didn't work there no power going through has to be tripped but I can't work out where" is trying to say that the OP went to screwfix, bought a new FCU, installed it, but found that the boiler was still not working. If it didn't then I have no clue.
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    How Wireless EV Charging Works

    Can't say for sure, but we drove along that motorway section in the summer this year, and there was not a truck in sight. I have a feeling that the money ran out.
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