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ON THE INTERNET.  IN LOOKING FOR RFI AROUND THE HOUSE KEEP IN MIND THAT
REMOTELY CONTROLLED EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS TVS, CAN CAUSE INTERFERENCE EVEN
WHEN TURNED OFF.  RECHECK SOME OF THE POSSIBLE CULPRITS THAT DID NOT SEEM
TO BE A PROBLEM AFTER THE MAJOR CAUSE OF INTERFERENCE IS ELIMINATED.
FIXING LED FLASHLIGHTS I KNOW MORE THAN ONE OF YOU OUT THERE HAVE ONE OF
THOSE LITTLE ALUMINUM TUBE LED FLASHLIGHTS.  THESE TAKE THREE AAA
BATTERIES, AND HAVE AN ON OFF SWITCH ON THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT END CAP.
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THESE OFTEN WORK WELL FOR A WHILE AND THEN START WORKING ERRATICALLY.  WHEN
MY LIGHT DECIDED TO QUIT JUST WHEN I REALLY NEEDED IT, I DECIDED TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT WAS GOING WRONG.  LOOKING AT THE DESIGN, I FOUND THAT THE SPRING
ATTACHED TO THE END CAP PLACES CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE BATTERY HOLDER OVER
TIME, THIS SLOWLY PUSHES THE LED CIRCUIT BOARD FORWARD IN THE TUBE.  THE
GROUND CONNECTION IS NOTHING MORE THAN SEVERAL SOLDER POINTS THAT MAKE
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