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MEXICOWANDERER's avatar
Sep 10, 2017

Power Brick And Plug Standarization

Lobby your legislators...

Alpha numeric plug and receptacle standardization so a glance will ID the correct match.

No? They're WAY too busy creating laws that deal with climate change, hate groups, and other laws listed on their political agenda...

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  • Naio's avatar
    Naio
    Explorer II
    My priorities:
    - Avoid nuclear war
    - Deal with hurricanes, floods, fires, climate refugees, and the policies that exacerbate these in short and long term
    - Human rights for everyone, not just humans who are most like me

    We had a nice run there where we did not have to worry about #1, but now it is back on top, thanks to incompetence. Receptacles are waaaaay down the list.

    Yeah, I already miss the glory days when we could spend our political energies on minor ways of making life more tidy and convenient.
  • Discuss it with your government, perhaps they are less concerned with real world problems and have the time to deal with these more important matters. Or, even better, discuss it with the businesses that develop these gadgets.
  • MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
    But far be it from reality don't let catch phrases Trump you into knee jerk reaction.
    Then don't include political fodder.
  • radio shack had there adaptaplugs labeled with a letter code when they closed i bought some of there display adaptaplug bundles you could try to find the one that fits your device. now i can look at the chart to see the specs of the one that fits. adaptaplug covers quite a few of them anyway. found a chart. Tip Compatibility Chart
  • MEXICOWANDERER wrote:

    Or, pray tell, is there an easy way to determine the size of an orphaned receptacle?


    show it!
  • Hah! You fell right into it. Like an open can of Pepsi at a yellowjacket picnic. Now that your attention has been focused (?) there really is a need to standardize plugs and receptacles. But far be it from reality don't let catch phrases Trump you into knee jerk reaction.

    Or, pray tell, is there an easy way to determine the size of an orphaned receptacle?
  • And much more important than hate groups. Mercy sakes, how will we get by if those pesky plugs and receptacles aren't standardized!
  • Plugs and receptacles are way more important than climate change.