General > General Technical Chat

Grumpy rant #783

<< < (19/36) > >>

TimFox:
Although apparently francophone, the original poster is a man without a country.

SiliconWizard:

--- Quote from: TimFox on October 12, 2023, 06:59:55 pm ---So now I must scrap my perfectly good line-operated vacuum cleaner?
Who died and made you my robot overlord?

--- End quote ---

Will you take the red pill or the blue pill?

Connecteur:

--- Quote from: TimFox on October 12, 2023, 10:04:43 pm ---Although apparently francophone, the original poster is a man without a country.

--- End quote ---
Thanks, Sherlock.

Connecteur:
This is probably the reason there is no world standard. Everybody fights change. I'd hate to see more countries taking the "rubber room" approach to it like the UK.
I'm unhappy enough trying to get my 3-prong bulky laptop power cord into my carrying bag.  I like the newer ones that are powered by USB-C.  I think there's a lot to be gained by adding USB to the existing power outlet standards.  If not for total safety of it alone.

tom66:
Of course, UK power plugs don't need to be as bulky as they actually are, it's just the cheapest implementation of the standard.  See Apple's iPhone charger design for instance.  The UK market is big enough that they have a custom plug with folding pins.  A single spring pops all pins out when you unfold the earth pin.  The regulatory information is hidden under the pins.  It's rather elegant all considered.

https://theoutletshop.co.uk/products/apple-5w-usb-power-adapter-folding-pins-new

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page

There was an error while thanking
Thanking...
Go to full version
Powered by SMFPacks Advanced Attachments Uploader Mod