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kentauros

(29,414 posts) Thu May 9, 2013, 01:26 PM May 2013

"Urinal Needs Batteries"

Seems like this has the potential to become a rather shocking situation here...

(quoted from a note tape to one of the automatic flushing urinals at work)

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"Urinal Needs Batteries" (Original Post) kentauros May 2013 OP

They're for the hidden camera. winter is coming May 2013 #1

Urinal lot of trouble. Orrex May 2013 #2

Probably installed in places where there is no power nearby jakeXT May 2013 #3

They used to be fed 120 volts... Callmecrazy May 2013 #4

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)

1. They're for the hidden camera.

Reply to kentauros (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 03:41 PM

May 2013

Orrex

(63,201 posts)

2. Urinal lot of trouble.

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Thu May 9, 2013, 03:43 PM

May 2013

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)

3. Probably installed in places where there is no power nearby

Reply to kentauros (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 03:50 PM

May 2013

Assembly instructions TECEplanus urinal electronics, battery (PDF 1 MB)
http://www.tece.de/en/files/download/?file_id=2268bd8461753d3f43f5dc3fc62c2a0c65e02f79

Callmecrazy

(3,065 posts)

4. They used to be fed 120 volts...

Reply to kentauros (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 04:49 PM

May 2013

Pain in the ass during construction. I LOVE the battery powered ones. I don't have to bother with all that nonsense. Most faucets are like that now as well.

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