Anthony,
The link for the site is
www.cyberguys.com
Go to the link for liberators, which is the third or fourth link on
the page. You'll find a few different varieties.
Steve
On Thursday 3/2/06 12:22 Anthony Vece wrote:
>Steve;
>
>Please send the link to me again?
>
>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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> >> >> > 2/17/2006
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >
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