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Old 03-09-2017, 16:37   #3
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Re: removing sky card to save energy

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Originally Posted by spiderplant View Post
I doubt the card generates much heat itself. More likely the card reader is sited over a hot chip.

Some of the old NTL boxes were notorious for causing the cards to turn broen and warp, but it only happened because the card was right above a very hot chip.
Haha reminded me of when I was a service tech, the old
Pace boxes used to make the original telewest cards go all brittle around the chip! Used to pull them out and they we pretty much shatter!
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