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On 10/04/14 18:36, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:59:11 +0100 (BST) > Gordon Henderson <gordon+lug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello Gordon, > >> Unless you connect it before the meter, but that would be illegal... > > I was about to say the same thing. > >> It's also possible to leech off overheard wires too - but I do recall >> someone being prossecuted for that. Can't find it though. Ah, this has >> something: http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=9291 > > I recall it happening in this country back in the '70s. Family changed > all their lighting to fluorescent. They lived almost directly under a > HT pylon. > > > Not exactly the sort of gear you can pop down to the shops and buy, but if you're in the Special Forces you can get yourself one of these: http://www.gizmag.com/remote-auxiliary-power-system/16906/ Remote Auxiliary Power System (RAPS). Special forces or not, I'd be a bit nervous about being the guy that actually had to use it though... Regards -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq