Extension Cords

[ANFPS26]

I just ran across this at Cyberguys and thought it was a good idea, so I thought I'd share it with the forum. I've needed this solution at times:

http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/searchdetail.asp?T1=121+2550

Jim

 

[edfair]

They are starting to show up in stores , too.

Ed Fair
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[zepper]

http://www.jameco.com

has 'em in two colors, black and beige, at $1.69 each and a Y where you get two outlets for 1. And

http://www.bgmicro.com

(Warning Wil Robinson, Warning! Techies and tinkerers - don't go here unless you want to drop some cash against your will!) has 'em where the plug end can rotate 360 degrees for $1.89. If I had a little time, I'm sure I could come up with them for less than $1. in bulk...
.bh.


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[FT099]

Hey, you can do the same thing using a "Power Strip". This is just like a "Spike Strip" but contains no MOV's inside. The advantage being that you go from 1:1 to 1:6. Of course, you always want to add up the current and multiply that times the voltage. For example, if all your devices were drawing 6.5 amps, 6.5 X 120 = 780 watts. Most extension cords or devices use 18 guage wire and I wouldn't want to draw more that about 960 watts on something like that. The smaller the guage wire, the more voltage drop. And, voltage drop equals heat losses. Make sure the source outlet is 3-wire and no "cheater" adapter is being used. Having a good earth ground on the round pin of the plug (U.S.) will help your system avoid ground loops. If necessary, drill a hole into the wall from below and fish a #12 wire up into the outlet box and install a 3-wire outlet. Then, place a ground clamp on the cold water pipe and attach the wire.

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[ANFPS26]

Most power strips limit how many adapters you can plug in because of the width of the adapters. If you look at the picture on the link you can see how these extention cords eliminate that problem. That's why I like them.

Jim

 

[kiddpete]

Ace Hardware sells short adaptors like these with three outlets molded into a strip. The worst you'll do is two power supply modules.

 

[SkipCox]

Happen to own a shoebox full of these from back in the 386/486 days when they were provided for monitor power from the AT power supplies.

Best use for 'em I've seen yet. Someone must have a lot of leftovers from 15 years ago.

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[BadBigBen]

kinda look like a shortened version of an outdoor extension cable I used to have, bought at Wal-Mart, so that the Electric lawnmower could go to every corner of the yard...

Ben

 

[edfair]

That is what it is. Marketed as an extension cable to extend power to a power btick transformer to eliminate the brick from consuming multiple slots in a power strip. As noted, they are avaible at ACE Hardware, Home DEepot, and Lowes in a variety of shapes and numbers of recepticles.
These are different that the AT power extension cables used earlier for monitors.

Ed Fair
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[SkipCox]

You beat me to my retraction Ed. Out of 15, 2 had a removable adaptor that would allow connection to the pass through on the psu or a wall plug. I did not look further than the one I had in my hand and you are absolutely correct.

My apologies for the erroneous info.

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