Hey Pal;
I just found the cyber guys site and I ordered six of the cords marked at
$1.79.
Thank you again.
Sincerely
Anthony =
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] battery charger questions
> Anthony,
>
> The ones I got from Cyber Guys were three-prong all the way through, and
> made of very heavy-duty cable. I never thought of looking at RS, and from
> what you say, it's probably just as well.
>
> Steve
>
> On Thursday 3/2/06 01:02 Anthony Vece wrote:
>>Hi Steve;
>>
>>Believe it or not, I got them from RADIOSHACK.
>>
>>The only thing is that the plug that goes in to the receptacle is only two
>>prong and I would rather have a three prong plug.
>>
>>I expect to be going to Timonium at the end of the month and, I'm sure
>>I'll
>>find what I need there.
>>
>>Thank you for your help.
>>
>>73 De Anthony W2AJV
>>[log in to unmask]
>>ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 4:00 PM
>>Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] battery charger questions
>>
>>
>> > Anthony,
>> >
>> > You can get those short extensions from several sources. I first got
>> > them
>> > from www.cyberguys.com. You may find that there are a couple of
>> > different
>> > varieties out there.
>> >
>> > Steve
>> >
>> > On Monday 2/20/06 15:19 Anthony Vece wrote:
>> >>On another subject, is their a good power strip that will accommodate
>> >>wall
>> >>warts?
>> >>
>> >>I would think that you could maybe rotate the outlets or maybe they
>> >>would
>> >>be
>> >>spaced further apart.
>> >>
>> >>I also heard that someone sells three prong extensions that are maybe
>> >>six
>> >>inches or a foot long so you could plug those adapters into a regular
>> >>power
>> >>strip.
>> >>
>> >>Just a thought.
>> >>
>> >>73 De Anthony W2AJV
>> >>[log in to unmask]
>> >>ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
>> >>
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 12:29 PM
>> >>Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] battery charger questions
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Well, I have a lot of things, and with power supplies, and the kinds
>> >> > of
>> >> > plugs with the chargers i have you can't fit all of them on one
>> >> > supply,
>> >> > but I'm not worrying about it. My mother has been on me to get
>> >> > organized,
>> >> > so here I am. She just wonders why I ave so many radios,but that is
>> >> > part
>> >> > of being a ham, and after all the hard work in studying.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Mon, 20 Feb 2006, Colin McDonald wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Your mother sounds like mine used to be when i was at home...a
>> >> >> little
>> >> >> paranoid about all the wires and things plugged in...i guess if i
>> >> >> had
>> >> >> snap
>> >> >> tied all wires together in a neat bundle, plugged everything into
>> >> >> power
>> >> >> bars
>> >> >> and created a true fire hazard, she probably wouldn't have
>> >> >> complained...but,
>> >> >> having all wires separated, and wall warts plugged in as many
>> >> >> different
>> >> >> circuits as possible, it looked, to someone who doesn't know
>> >> >> better,
>> >> >> like
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> could be potential for explosion hi hi.
>> >> >> I think those chargers when not plugged in take such a minuscule
>> >> >> amount
>> >> >> of
>> >> >> power that you would have to have literally hundreds plugged in to
>> >> >> even
>> >> >> register anything on the power bill, and even then, the amount
>> >> >> would
>> >> >> be
>> >> >> pennies. Even if they were all in use, the actual drain is pretty
>> >> >> low.
>> >> >> This kind of thinking goes hand in hand with the idea that keeping
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> heat
>> >> >> off in the winter in your car saves on gas....totally unrelated,
>> >> >> but
>> >> >> can
>> >> >> make sense to someone who doesn't know better.
>> >> >> If she puts up a big fuss, ask her to unplug all her appliances
>> >> >> when
>> >> >> not
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> use, all household consumer electronics have a transformer of some
>> >> >> kind
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> them, and are doing the same as your chargers when not actually
>> >> >> turned
>> >> >> on.
>> >> >> I found this to be "different" somehow when i was at home lol.
>> >> >> 73
>> >> >> Colin, V A6BKX
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> >> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> >> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 7:39 AM
>> >> >> Subject: battery charger questions
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > Hi everyone, over the weekend my mother asked me to unplug the
>> >> >> > various
>> >> >> > battery chargers I have when they are not charging anything
>> >> >> > because
>> >> >> > of
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > fact that it would waste electricity. The ones I have in use
>> >> >> > mainly
>> >> >> > are
>> >> >> > for the THF6A, and my Trekker GPS and a couple of scanners, and I
>> >> >> > just
>> >> >> > keep them plugged into the various power supplies so I know
>> >> >> > where
>> >> >> > they
>> >> >> are
>> >> >> > all the time, but I didn't think they'd be wasting electricity
>> >> >> > when
>> >> >> > not
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> > use? I'm not to worried about it, for now, but if anyone knows
>> >> >> > for
>> >> >> > sure
>> >> >> > let me know, and thanks in advance.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
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