Hello,
Many thanks for your help on this. Changing the lightning to 3.5 jack adapter
fixes the problem. There must have been a wiring glitch in my prior adapter.
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my iPhone SE 2020. I often use induction loop
> headphones which fit over my hearing aids with tele coil set on and which
> connect to my iPhone via an Apple lightning to 3.5 mm jack adapter. My
> headphones do not include a microphone.
> Until recently I was able to hold phone calls
Hello,
I am running IOS 16.4.1 on my iPhone SE 2020. I often use induction loop
headphones which fit over my hearing aids with tele coil set on and which
connect to my iPhone via an Apple lightning to 3.5 mm jack adapter. My
headphones do not include a microphone.
Until recently I was able to
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Why don't you just use the adapter that is sold by Apple. It cost $10 USD, and
io books and
> radio programs through headphones which connect to my iPhone via a lightning
> to 3.5 mm jack adapter.I use this in bed in the early morning before my wife
> has woken up. It is thus essential that the whole process is silent with no
> sounds from the iPhone speakers. For s
udio books and radio
programs through headphones which connect to my iPhone via a lightning to 3.5
mm jack adapter.I use this in bed in the early morning before my wife has woken
up. It is thus essential that the whole process is silent with no sounds from
the iPhone speakers. For some time I hav
Hello,
I am running IOS 14.7.1 on my iPhone SE 2020. I listen to audio books and radio
programs through headphones which connect to my iPhone via a lightning to 3.5
mm jack adapter.I use this in bed in the early morning before my wife has woken
up. It is thus essential that the whole process is
one side too much.
> Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter
>
> https://store.apple.com/xc/product/MMX62AM/A
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> Hi list,
> subject says it all!
> Best lightning to 3.5 jack for headsets for IPhone 11?
> I want to hook up a pair of sony 7506 studio headsets which have both a "1/4"
> and 3.5 plug on it.
> I guess the interface could even be bluetooth that I could plug my sony 7506
Hi Steve,
Thanks.
I'll check it out.
Chuck
On Jan 16, 2021, at 2:17 PM, Steve Z. wrote:
> Hi,
> Nowadays there are a bunch of them out there. There is even one Apple
> lightning to 3.5 Jack that costs about $12. I bought two years ago one Belkin
> that is lightning to 3.5 and
Apple sell one for $9. It’s ok, but wears out if bent to one side too much.
Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter
https://store.apple.com/xc/product/MMX62AM/A
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Nowadays there are a bunch of them out there. There is even one Apple lightning
to 3.5 Jack that costs about $12. I bought two years ago one Belkin that is
lightning to 3.5 and lightning so you can plug in your earphones to here and
charge at the same time. If I remember right, it cost me
Hi list,
subject says it all!
Best lightning to 3.5 jack for headsets for IPhone 11?
I want to hook up a pair of sony 7506 studio headsets which have both a "1/4"
and 3.5 plug on it.
I guess the interface could even be bluetooth that I could plug my sony 7506
cans in to?
if they m
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I’m in search of one of these for my new MacBook Pro, and as tempting as it is
to simply buy 2 of them from Apple, I don’t have $40 to spend that mu
Belkin and Anker might be good sources. Stay away from cheap knockoff.
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On 11/8/2018 12:39 PM, Jessica Moss wrote:
I’m in search of one of these for my new MacBook Pr
I’m in search of one of these for my new MacBook Pro, and as tempting as it is
to simply buy 2 of them from Apple, I don’t have $40 to spend that much money.
However, I’ve found so many of them, ranging from Amazon Basics, to brands I’ve
never heard of that have so many mixed reviews, that I do
s well as a number of Kiwi providers but still
> nothing found.
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Hello Ev
Hello Everyone,
You know, I would like to be able to use my Apple Earpods headset on a
non-lightning enabled device such as a PC, my current MacBook Pro, and/or in
an automobile audio system.
In order to do this, I am searching for a female lightning to either a
3.5mm, male, Thunderbolt, male
: Saturday, July 15, 2017 7:42 PM
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Subject: Re: Replace your dubious iPhone 7 headphone dongle with this $40
Lightning adapter - CNET
Well, here's what I want to know. How about a blind test. How about the sighted
guy doesn't know which adapter he's us
Well, here's what I want to know. How about a blind test. How about the sighted
guy doesn't know which adapter he's using, and can he still hear the
difference? I have some very excellent wired headphones from B and W and
Audese, and I think they're fine with the ligh
CNET News - Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 11:47 AM
Replace your dubious iPhone 7 headphone dongle with this $40 Lightning
adapter - CNET
Let's say you dropped $300-plus on a nice set of wired AKG, Beats,
Beyerdynamic, Bose, Bowers & Wilkins, Grado, Oppo, Sennheiser or Ultimate
Ears headpho
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>
> Exactly. Electricity is no laughing matter. Most of us probably know what
> 110 AC feel;s like. I know what 220 fee;ls like. Then
f E.T.
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>
> Exactly. Electricity is no laughing matter. Most of us probably know what
> 110 AC feel;s like. I know what 220 fee;ls like. Then
: Thursday, 19 May 2016 12:28 PM
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Exactly. Electricity is no laughing matter. Most of us probably know what
110 AC feel;s like. I know what 220 fee;ls like. Then there was the
15-20,000 jolt I received one time
: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 4:12 PM
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Voltage does not kill, current kills.
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> Voltage does not kill, current kills.
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>> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 8:59 AM
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>>
>> Chris, you’re correct, that power s very low. The voltage is maybe + or -
>> 5V and even the power leads carrying the phone charging juice carry a small
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Good grief. The delete key is your friend. (smiles)
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Chris, you’re correct, that power s very low. The voltage is maybe
+ or - 5V and even the power leads carrying the phone
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Chris, you’re correct, that power s very low. The voltage is maybe + or - 5V
and even the power leads carrying the phone charging juice carry a small amount
and the current is quite low. No sh
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>
Not in my case, no pets to speak of at this point.
Experienced this but once with the cable included with m y iPhone 6+. My 6S
cable, iPad and other iPhone 6s+ / devices are all in good shape. Wonder if a
bad batch was shipped with the iPhone 6 series?
> On May 15, 2016, at 5:01 AM, Sabahatti
I have had this happen, I’d say the failure rate is about 1 out of 4 or so.
Mine failed in exactly the same way around the connector on the lightning side
as opposed to the USB side.
There are 3rd party cables you can get, I found some at Walgreens for
$6 that are made better.:)
>
Bloomgren
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Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables
Okay, I have not seen it happen in a couple of months, but the cable which
originally came with my old iPhone Five did degrade to the point at which I was
There isn’t We have a dog, but she’s grown, and far passed the chewing stage.
I keep it far enough back on my desk, that even if we had a chewing dog, she
wouldn’t be able to get to it lol.
> On May 15, 2016, at 5:01 AM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote:
>
> I wonder if there’s an animal connection?
gt; chord to my iPhone Six S hasn't seemed to do that yet, but I'm paranoid due
> to my previous experience. Chris, you may have an aberration, but Apple does
> need to rethink the Lightning chords, if they want to maintain their
> proprietary ways.
>
> Ben
>
> O
t yet, but
I'm paranoid due to my previous experience. Chris, you may have an
aberration, but Apple does need to rethink the Lightning chords, if they
want to maintain their proprietary ways.
Ben
On 5/13/2016 16:22, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
OK, I wonder if anyone else is having, or
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Subject: Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables
If my Apple Doc fails I’ll not replace mine either but so far touch wood it’s
fine.
On 15 May 2016, at
e left side of the
cable and another on the right? Almost like a split cord is the best way I
can describe it. Not like a Y cord, that isn't what I mean. I'm not sure
how else to explain it. It makes the cord wider though by doing this. The
little L E D lights go all the way from
seem to have this issue.
> Even though i use them a lot and maybe sometimes missuse them.
> But i am not sure why you have that kind of problem and i don’t.
> I’ve seen lightning cables nearly broken so i believe you 100%.
> Not sure if its bad quality or what.
> /A
>> On 14 May
Hi Chris!
I don’t seem to have this issue.
Even though i use them a lot and maybe sometimes missuse them.
But i am not sure why you have that kind of problem and i don’t.
I’ve seen lightning cables nearly broken so i believe you 100%.
Not sure if its bad quality or what.
/A
> On 14 May 2016, at
If my Apple Doc fails I’ll not replace mine either but so far touch wood it’s
fine.
> On 15 May 2016, at 10:01, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote:
>
> I wonder if there’s an animal connection? After all, chewed cable could have
> actually been chewed. :)
>
> Anyway, my Apple dock recently failed. I
I wonder if there’s an animal connection? After all, chewed cable could have
actually been chewed. :)
Anyway, my Apple dock recently failed. It’s reassuringly expensive, which
means I’m not going to replace it.
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>> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2016 12:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables
>>
>> I bought a lightning cable from Walmart may
t: Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables
I bought a lightning cable from Walmart maybe four or so months ago. The
protective layer around the wires is like any other chord, and has lasted me a
long while, so the most expensive aren’t always the best.
Sent from my Mac.
Devin Prater
I bought a lightning cable from Walmart maybe four or so months ago. The
protective layer around the wires is like any other chord, and has lasted me a
long while, so the most expensive aren’t always the best.
Sent from my Mac.
Devin Prater
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> On May 14, 2016, at 1:37
Yup? yup yup yup? That's exactly what it looks like here. Great way a
putting it. It looks like someone chewed right through the cord. Like it's
cut almost down to the bare wire, if not worse.
Chris.
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> Lightning port itself, but never breakage that isn’t repairable, often by
> just blowing on the affected connector or port.
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I have heard similar reports of breakage, yes, but must admit that I’ve never
personally experienced it and can’t really put
degrading lightning cables
OK, I wonder if anyone else is having, or has had this problem.
Over the years, I've bought quite a few devices that use lightning cables.
Anything from my old IPhone 5, 5S, 6Plus, 6S, a few Apple TV 4's, etc.
Point is, after about 2 or 3, if I'm lucky,
Lightning port
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*Subject:* Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables
Hi Mary. Me too. I haven't had this problem at all with my iPhone 5s
and I've had it for almost 2 years now. My lightning cable works
great for charging the phone and the end of the
From: Katie Zodrow
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Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables
Hi Mary. Me too. I haven't had this problem at all with my iPhone 5s and I've
had it for almost 2 years now. My lightning cable
Hi Mary. Me too. I haven't had this problem at all with my iPhone 5s and I've
had it for almost 2 years now. My lightning cable works great for charging the
phone and the end of the court has never broken.
Katie
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> On May 13, 2016, at 5:14 PM, Mary Otten wrote
:
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables
Everything has an Achilles heel and cables are definitely Achilles
heels. That said, my iPhone 5 is over 3 years old and none of the
lightning cables (I cannot tell which is the oldest) is in fine cond
Hi,
I’m with Mary I haven’t had any major problems with the standard ones that come
with Apple devices. But I did want to chime in and say that it’s been my
experience that if you upgrade to the 2 meter or 6ft long version of Apple’s
lightning cable it does seem to be slightly thicker and thus
bend the wires.
> On May 13, 2016, at 8:26 PM, E.T. wrote:
>
> Everything has an Achilles heel and cables are definitely Achilles heels.
> That said, my iPhone 5 is over 3 years old and none of the lightning cables
> (I cannot tell which is the oldest) is in fine condition.
&g
Everything has an Achilles heel and cables are definitely Achilles
heels. That said, my iPhone 5 is over 3 years old and none of the
lightning cables (I cannot tell which is the oldest) is in fine condition.
The design of the lightning connector makes it difficult to grasp so
its
er the years, I've bought quite a few devices that use lightning cables.
> Anything from my old IPhone 5, 5S, 6Plus, 6S, a few Apple TV 4's, etc.
>
> Point is, after about 2 or 3, if I'm lucky, months roughly, it seems like the
> end of the insolation right where the
t;
> Over the years, I've bought quite a few devices that use lightning cables.
> Anything from my old IPhone 5, 5S, 6Plus, 6S, a few Apple TV 4's, etc.
>
> Point is, after about 2 or 3, if I'm lucky, months roughly, it seems like the
> end of the insolation rig
OK, I wonder if anyone else is having, or has had this problem.
Over the years, I've bought quite a few devices that use lightning cables.
Anything from my old IPhone 5, 5S, 6Plus, 6S, a few Apple TV 4's, etc.
Point is, after about 2 or 3, if I'm lucky, months roughly, it seem
, at 12:02 PM, Dora Speck wrote:
I'd put up with lightning cable! :)
Dora Speck
[Sent from my iPhone]
On Apr 29, 2016, at 5:48 AM, Scott wrote:
Yes but there’s no way that people will cry about a headphone jack.
Remember, Apple will include headphones. 99% of the consumers will not
I think there are a lot of upsides.
>
>
>
>> On Apr 29, 2016, at 12:02 PM, Dora Speck wrote:
>>
>> I'd put up with lightning cable! :)
>>
>> Dora Speck
>>
>> [Sent from my iPhone]
>>
>>> On Apr 29, 2016, at 5:48 AM, Scott wrote:
and it becomes part of
the entire home system including environmental control, audio, video, and so
forth. I think there are a lot of upsides.
> On Apr 29, 2016, at 12:02 PM, Dora Speck wrote:
>
> I'd put up with lightning cable! :)
>
> Dora Speck
>
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> Subject: Re: Using a keyboard with lightning connector cable on a micro USB
> device
>
> Hi Simon,
> The keyboard is macally ikey ltII.
> I'm on it some months ago on Amazon. I don't remember what it cost. What I
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device
Hi Simon,
The keyboard is macally ikey ltII.
I'm on it some months ago on Amazon. I don't remember what it cost. What I
really like
on 401.
> - Original Message - From: "Mary Otten"
> To:
> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 8:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Using a keyboard with lightning connector cable on a micro USB
> device
>
>
> Hi Simon,
> The keyboard is macally ikey ltII.
> I'
board with lightning connector cable on a micro USB
device
Hi Simon,
The keyboard is macally ikey ltII.
I'm on it some months ago on Amazon. I don't remember what it cost. What I
really like about it is the full complement of control command and option
keys on both sides of thespace bar. B
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> device
>
> No. This keyboard does not have Bluetooth. There've been so many issues with
> Bluetooth and iOS that I decided to get this keyboard that has the
-
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On Behalf Of Mary Otten
Sent: Saturday, 26 March 2016 1:53 PM
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device
Well, I did Google for this, an
ay, 26 March 2016 11:41 AM
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> Subject: Using a keyboard with lightning connector cable on a micro USB device
>
> I have a very nice keyboard with the cable that has a lightning connector on
> it. I have used it to type notes
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No. This keyboard does not have Bluetooth. There've been so many issues with
Bluetooth and iOS that I deci
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On Behalf Of Mary Otten
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Subject: Using a keyboard with lightning connector cable on a micro USB device
I have a very
Gotcha. I thought you were talking about the Magic Apple keyboard which can
charge via USB. I was like wait. the lightning end goes into the keyboard,
not the device. I'm on the same page now.
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No. This keyboard does not have Bluetooth. There've been so many issues with
Bluetooth and iOS that I decided to get this keyboard that has the lightning
connector. It is a great keyboard. It has a full set of vo keys on both sides
of the space bar and a great typing feel, but it i
This may sound like a weird question. Maybe I'm not completely
understanding, but if you're using what I think you are, could you not just
bluetooth the thing to the Android device instead of connecting it via
lightning/micro USB? Sorry if I'm a little bit confused.
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I have a very nice keyboard with the cable that has a lightning connector on
it. I have used it to type notes on my iPad mini. I'm wondering if anybody has
ever heard of a device sort of an adapter, that you could use to convert the
lightning plug to a micro USB plug for use on other de
then interact with it and
all is well. Lightening is pretty fast and doesn't have as many "busy" issues
as safari.
On 21 Nov 2011, at 00:26, Stuart Russell wrote:
> Has anyone tried the Lightning Browser?
> When I load a page, I seed the page header, but I haven't yet
Has anyone tried the Lightning Browser?
When I load a page, I seed the page header, but I haven't yet figured how to
read the page content.
Stuart
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17 aug 2011 kl. 19:20 skrev ezzie bueno:
> Although VoiceOver doesn't always interact with the HTML content, I am
> satisfied with Lightning. VO will also not alert the user when the page has
> loaded,
This is one thing with screen readers as a whole that i don't lik
Hello list,
I've been trying a new web browser for quite some time now,
Lightning. Lightning works pretty well. I have not had
VoiceOver say "Lightning Busy"--not nearly as much as "Safari
Busy". Although VoiceOver doesn't always interact with the HTML
Thats Exactly Right. You can never have too much protection from
problems
on 'the grid'
In any case Mike How old is your surge suppressor? They only have a
finite lifespan and
although they still pass through power after a surge it may be dead
and not stop
further surges. Most filter boards wi
WOw, I can't believe someone would actually tell you your being
paranoid. After all, if that were true, the sale of ups and
suppressors wouldn't exist. Ask my father, I just replaced the power
supply in his PC a few months ago do to a brownout or surge. Point is,
he went out and purchased
nd your own subnet.
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 27, 2009, at 3:15 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> A router between the wall and the mac might help in the future.
>>>>> Consider
>>>>> it a bullet stopper to
t; such as the phone lines or network beyond your own subnet.
> >>
> >> On Jul 27, 2009, at 3:15 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> A router between the wall and the mac might help in the future.
> >>> Consider
> >>> it a
t; A router between the wall and the mac might help in the future.
>>>> Consider
>>>> it a bullet stopper to prevent the mac from being taken out. Same
>>>> principle applies why external modems are better than internal
>>>> modems for
>>>>
ll wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> A router between the wall and the mac might help in the future.
>>> Consider
>>> it a bullet stopper to prevent the mac from being taken out. Same
>>> principle applies why external modems are better than internal
>>>
e future.
>> Consider
>> it a bullet stopper to prevent the mac from being taken out. Same
>> principle applies why external modems are better than internal
>> modems for
>> PC's. They're bullet stoppers which may or may not work in the
>> event of a
&g
ight help in the future.
> Consider
> it a bullet stopper to prevent the mac from being taken out. Same
> principle applies why external modems are better than internal
> modems for
> PC's. They're bullet stoppers which may or may not work in the
> event of a
> l
event of a
lightning strike. A network switch connected to the router might also
help. But let's back this up a little so you can picture this better.
Letters connect to each other in order with what I'm about to write.
Given, a is the wall jack, b is wire connected to wall jack, c is ro
The only time I've ever had a problem with lightening on my Mac was
through the Ethernet connection. It blew the built-in Ethernet
connection on my old G4 Mac. Luckily I was able to install a PCI
Ethernet card and just stop using the built in connector. That was
probably about 5 years ago and
I don't know what to tell you, but everything that that is connected
to the electrical mains or to a network drop should be routed through
a surge protector. This will help, but of course is no guarantee and
there may very well be some components, which are affected more than
others. I gue
Hi,
How do you know it was lightening? What was the other problem you
were working on? Maybe the Mac was in the process of dying and the
lightening had nothing to do with the Mac dying.
Marsh
On Jul 9, 2009, at 10:02 PM, Mike Reiser wrote:
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> Nothing else that was in the serge protector w
Nothing else that was in the serge protector was effected. The internet
is connected through a netowrk drop on the wall. My speakers are also
plugged into the serge protector. The keyboard isn't and it's usb, and
also the monitor adapter isn't. What's wierd is it stopped working
after the
modem etc. Additionally, how are any
peripherals connected and are they connected to a surge protector.
There are a number of variables to consider.
Good luck,
On Jul 9, 2009, at 11:07 PM, Mike Reiser wrote:
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> Hello all,
>
> My mac yesterday got fried by lightning as I was usin
Hello all,
My mac yesterday got fried by lightning as I was using it durring a
storm plugged into a serge protector. It all seemed to work fine until
Apple had me reset the pram to help resolve another problem and then it
would not boot. Now it won't even turn on. This is the secon
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