[Avodah] Electricity on Shabbos

[Rich, Joel]

<<I don't recall the CI saying that. In fact, that sevara has been
rejected l'halacha at least by tevilas keilim. One acharon suggested
that a toaster would be patur from tevilas keilim because it is mechubar
l'karka (plugged
in) and everyone else disagreed.>>

I have heard that a Dayan in London does in fact pasken that toasters do
not need to be immersed based on this sevara, so I would have to
disagree with your "everyone else disagreed".  Perhaps they disagreed at
the time and this Dayan thought it was a good sevara after all.  By the
way, who is the acharon?

Kol tuv
Dov Kay

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I've heard this as a snif lhakeil for electric appliances that would be
ruined by tvila (the common wisdom was they will dry out but from
personal experience I can tell you that some modern electronic controls
get ruined)

KT
Joel Rich
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