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[โ€“] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have a lamp my grandfather made out of an old moonshine jug in like the 40s.

[โ€“] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That sounds electrical, but not electronic.

[โ€“] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Would a hand crank electric generator for a doorbell count?

[โ€“] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Still no semiconductors.

Real cool though.

[โ€“] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago

I'd still count valves as electronics. No semiconductors there either. Relays too. Basically, once you've got an electrical signal controlling another electrical signal.