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PaulB2005
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 Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:18 am Post subject: Designer pitches flat-pack power plug |
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| Quote: | | Carrying power plugs - especially Britain's big ones - can be the bugbear of any gadget-laden traveller. But one designer may have come up with a solution: a folding plug. |
The Register - Designer pitches flat-pack power plug
Was so impressed with this i thought i'd post it here. Second part of video shows another good idea... |
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Darren
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:28 am Post subject: |
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Good innit! It was the talk of Twitter yesterday. Not sure if it would ever be able to meet BS Safety Standards but it is areal beauty of a design and that multi-plug idea is fantastic.
How much neater would the rats nest of plugs be and how much easier my bag would be to pack.
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GerryC
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:38 am Post subject: |
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The SlimPlug looks like a good idea where the pins fold into the plug itself. I've never seen it in a retail store though - all the links seen were for wholesale.
Also, it doesn't have a three pin "cloverleaf" connection.
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JockTamsonsBairn
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| GerryC wrote: | The SlimPlug looks like a good idea where the pins fold into the plug itself. I've never seen it in a retail store though - all the links seen were for wholesale.
Also, it doesn't have a three pin "cloverleaf" connection. |
You seem to be able to buy directly from them on-line.
Also, I have a really useful adapter for my laptop power supply which allows me to use any figure-8 (IEC C7) type cable for it. I got mine from RS, but I can never make their web site search work - once you have the part you can type in the EXACT description and it will find it, but unless you already have the product (why would you want to search for it then?), you're stuffed.
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice design idea, would love to see it adopted, but I just can't see it somehow. Rather then trying to get manufacturers to adopt it, the easiest way to get it into public view would be as a user-replacement plug, but the design looks like it could only be moulded on.
But for travelling, bare wires and matchsticks is much smaller (DEAD matches of course... safety first!)  |
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JockTamsonsBairn
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| Andy_P wrote: | | But for travelling, bare wires and matchsticks is much smaller (DEAD matches of course... safety first!) |
You're wasting a considerable amount of space by carrying matches. Simply ram the bare wires home using a local plug - most hotel rooms have a kettle or desk lamp. If not, you can use a light bulb to hold the wires into the overhead light socket (BC only!) 
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Andy_P
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We ARE kidding.... I hope!  |
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JockTamsonsBairn
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| Andy_P wrote: | | We ARE kidding.... I hope! |
You'll find that the weight saved by dispensing with the matches will allow you to carry a suitably cut length of six inch nail - some of those foreign fuses are really weak and I find that tin foil burns through too quickly
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