Oh, I think now that I know what you are all talking about. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 6:18 PM Subject: Re: battery charger questions > The kind of strip you want has the plugs arranged in parallel with a wide > spacing. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 3:19 PM > Subject: Re: battery charger questions > > >> 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. >>>> > >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.11/264 - Release Date: >>> 2/17/2006 >>> >>> >>