They also make power strips with wide spacing for wall warts.
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From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: A Capital Idea


> I've done a more dangerous version of that before, take an old cord off
> something broke, strip the wires on the end with out the plug and loop it
> through or/and solder it to the prongs on those plugs and tape that
> connection heavily, it works, but I think your idea would be much better
> lol. My way works, but it can be dangerous and looks like hell I'm told.
It
> does work and help though.
> John Miller N1UMJ
> Owner: J E M Racing need sponsors and crew help
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> From: "Mike Freeman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 11:41 AM
> Subject: A Capital Idea
>
>
> > Good morning!
> >
> > All of us deal with the frustrating problem of trying to plug wall warts
> > into power strips without obscuring at least one adjacent outlet.  In
> > trying to solve this pesky problem, I came up with a fairdinkum
solution.
> > How about making extension cords for the wall warts -- but *very*
short --
> > like six inches in length, maybe?  The male end of the extension
cordlets
> > would be a standard, non-outlet-obscuring plug and the wall wart could
> > plug
> > into the female end and lie on the table any old way.
> >
> > Anyone know if such cordlets are manufactured?  If not, I wonder if
> > there's money to be made here, let alone a good deed to be performed?
> > Beats the heck out of "Make Money Fast" schemes! (grin)
> >
> > 73/88!
> >
> > Mike Freeman < K 7 U I J >
> >
>