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Electrical plugs that make half of the power strip unusable
submitted 4 years ago by JasonCarswell from imgur.com
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[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 years ago (2 children)
The design intent is to save space for wall outlets.
[–]la_cues 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 4 years ago (1 child)
Huh, I always thought it was trying to take up more room in order to stop the outlet from getting overloaded.
Like, be a really big plug and no other plugs can hang out with him.
[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 4 years ago (0 children)
They're actually converting AC to DC for electronic devices, so there's a lower amp load than most AC plugs.
They are larger, because the converter which converts alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) is connected at that location, so the converter doesn't hang from less durable wiring (wire strain), or become a tripping hazard, etc.
The power supply on many newer laptops have a typical ac plug-in at the outlet end, and place the converter somewhere in the middle of the power supply cable.
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[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - (2 children)
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