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| darinsquared:
I have replaced the melted end with just a regular end. I have done that several times with other cords. I would like to have the light to verify current, I do no think you can buy replacement lighted ends. |
| Nusa:
--- Quote from: darinsquared on November 11, 2019, 02:07:15 pm ---I have replaced the melted end with just a regular end. I have done that several times with other cords. I would like to have the light to verify current, I do no think you can buy replacement lighted ends. --- End quote --- Sure you can, just google "lighted extension cord ends". But the light only indicates voltage, not current. Current happens when you start using it. There's also stuff like this (https://www.truevalue.com/clear-lighted-end-grounding-adapter or https://www.amazon.com/MaxWorks-80696-Outdoor-Extension-Lighted/dp/B071ZR3SZJ/) to add to your non-lighted cords. |
| langwadt:
--- Quote from: tooki on November 11, 2019, 02:07:01 am --- --- Quote from: SiliconWizard on November 10, 2019, 04:40:01 pm --- --- Quote from: tooki on November 09, 2019, 06:10:27 pm ---FYI, remember that North America has actually been 120V, not 110V, for nearly 100 years. Doesn’t matter in most circuits, but better to design around the actual voltage. --- End quote --- Likewise, in other countries it's now often 230V or even 240V. The EU mains standard is typically 220V-240V range. A circuit that would work at 220V and not at 240V would be poorly designed, and could even be a hazard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country --- End quote --- Yep. It can even exceed 240V in the “former” 240V countries. (When the 220 and 240V countries harmonized to 230V, it was specced as 230V, -6% to +10%, which works out to 216-253V, covering the combined tolerance ranges of the old 220 and 240V standards.) --- End quote --- I believe the spec is now the same everywhere, 230V +/-10% |
| tooki:
Sorry, yes, you're absolutely right, I forgot to say "during the transition period", when various weird tolerances were implemented. (Googling in English, when I first wrote, didn't lead to as clear an explanation as I found just now by searching in German.) |
| m3vuv:
this guys lack of knowlege sounds like an accident looking for a place to happen!! |
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