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What exactly is the purpose of such a relay? Why doesn the power switch on the monitor just apply power directly instead of through a relay?

April 26, 2017directly monitor power purpose Relay Switch

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What exactly is the purpose of such a relay? Why doesn the power switch on the monitor just apply power directly instead of through a relay?

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On a TV, the usual reason for a relay instead of a knob switch is to permit a remote control to turn power on and off. If your TV does not have a remote, then it is simply the same chassis minus 24 cents worth of circuitry to do the remote function. Isn’t marketing wonderful?