just for future reference, the ones I sent you the link for are 3 prong all
the way through too.. I got them a while back now and they really come in
handy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: battery charger questions
> 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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