Re: coin operated TeeVee

[Steve Uhrig <Steve@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 25 Apr 2005 08:23:18 -0700, "Craniac" <Craniac@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I've been thinking of trying to make a coin operated tv to limit its
> use by the kids, or at least compell us to think about how much tv we
> watch.  I've got full spousal backing on this, so it occured to me that
> I could use an x10 controller hooked up to our pc to do this, with some
> sort of script that would let us put "time" in someone's tv account,
> etc.

> Just wondering if anyone has done this, or something like it, and if
> the minimal startup costs would be less than the cost of an
> off-the-shelf coinbox, about $80.

The last time I was in a bus station they had pay TVs on things like
school desks with wings.

Maybe you could adapt a coin mechanism from a dead one.

I always liked the idea of pedaling a bicycle to power a generator to
charge a battery, the battery powering the TV.

Steve


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