19 Jan
2009
19 Jan
'09
9:17 a.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 18 Jan 2009 at 21:22, Tony Duell wrote:
It's always surprised me that stuff like that's legal in the US, given the
nature of the power outlets; it doesn't need a lot of weight for the device
plugged into the wall to tilt slightly and risk the exposure of live metal
contacts (heck, normal power cords and pets are a bad enough combination :-)
A lot of wall-warts over here are held together
with screws, often with
'security' heads (why???). At least they can be opened and repaired,
although whether it's worth doing is debatable.
Screws, wow. I remember seeing the transition between wart-with-6-
foot-ine-cord-and-screws to screwless-no-cord in Racal-Vadic modems
during the 70's.