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Re: Why choose 120 volts?
From: Joe Greco <jgreco () ns sol net>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 18:17:59 -0500 (CDT)
On Tue, 26 May 2009, Joe Greco wrote:http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?edc=1036852Great, you're the latest person to invent a way to present a 5-15R that offers something besides 120VAC. This is neither new nor novel, but it *is* dangerous and risky, and in no way "solves the problem."No, this does NOT present 208v at a 5-15R. Don't believe me, buy one and put a voltmeter across it.
I _don't_ believe you, because we've put a voltmeter across it. I know a number of cages where someone has extended a 208 or 240V service using a monitor power adapter, a 5-15 extension cord, and an ordinary 5-15 outlet strip; the smart people put a BIG WARNING STICKER on it because they know that the voltage present isn't 120. The dumb ones are unaware of what they've done and figure "my laptop works so all is good".
I'll leave the FUD to others.
... and move right on to outright misstatements? ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail spam(CNN) With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples.
Current thread:
- RE: Why choose 120 volts?, (continued)
- RE: Why choose 120 volts? Dave Larter (May 27)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Joe Greco (May 27)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Pete Templin (May 28)
- RE: Why choose 120 volts? Dave Larter (May 28)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Jay Hennigan (May 28)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Jay Hennigan (May 27)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Seth Mattinen (May 27)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? david raistrick (May 27)
- RE: Why choose 120 volts? Dave Larter (May 27)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Joe Greco (May 27)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Joe Greco (May 27)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? david raistrick (May 27)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Chuck Anderson (May 27)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Ricky Beam (May 26)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Jay Hennigan (May 26)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Matthew Moyle-Croft (May 26)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Leen Besselink (May 28)
- RE: Why choose 120 volts? Warren Bailey (May 28)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Seth Mattinen (May 28)