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    From Don Y@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 25 23:15:17 2024
    Saw one of these today:

    <https://www.bidfta.com/397766/item-detail/30900297>

    Thought I'd buy four or five of them to use in the office
    (size, function, etc.). Not designed to be mounted
    upside down but I could take a file to them...

    Of course, no longer offered for sale (US). :<

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  • From john larkin@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Nov 26 07:39:32 2024
    On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 23:15:17 -0700, Don Y
    <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Saw one of these today:

    <https://www.bidfta.com/397766/item-detail/30900297>

    Thought I'd buy four or five of them to use in the office
    (size, function, etc.). Not designed to be mounted
    upside down but I could take a file to them...

    Of course, no longer offered for sale (US). :<

    Power strips with USB outlets are cheap, and look more practical.

    I have noticed lately that iot takes a lot of force to insert or pull
    a plug from an outlet when both are fairly new. Some regulatory
    change?

    So outlet strips need to be screwed down hard, and access directions considered. Little cubes peppered on all sides with outlets could be
    clumsy.

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  • From Don Y@21:1/5 to Don Y on Tue Nov 26 19:34:51 2024
    On 11/25/2024 11:15 PM, Don Y wrote:
    Saw one of these today:

    <https://www.bidfta.com/397766/item-detail/30900297>

    Thought I'd buy four or five of them to use in the office
    (size, function, etc.).  Not designed to be mounted
    upside down but I could take a file to them...

    And, yet another that ALMOST gets things right:

    <https://www.ebay.com/p/28021683323>

    But, no outlet on the back side (because of the power cord)
    into which you could plug <whatever> was unplugged to accomodate
    THIS device!

    Amusing how few outlet strips fail to accommodate multiple
    wall warts IN ADJACENT RECEPTACLES! I rescued one of these:

    <https://www.telephoneman.com/surgegate-m8ksu-60-surge-suppression/>

    which nicely accommodates 8 "spaced" outlets with the bodies
    of the wall warts oriented practically. But, it's way too big for
    most uses (I need something 6x6x3.5 including the charger)

    This one might work:

    <https://www.truegether.com/cube-power-strips-with-surge-protection-10ft-extension-cord-with-multiple-outlets-5-ac-plugs-4-usb-power-strip-with-usb-ports-on-off-switch-surge-protector-outlet-extender-charging-station/USER.f7cefc37-0f41-42be-b22b-
    3e1e89b12aa5/listing.html>

    But I'm not sure I would plug the ~1KW load into it (whose outlet has
    been "reappropriated" for this). OTOH, it's short enough (just barely)
    to fit into the space I have available! (would be nice if it was a higher charging capacity, per port :< )

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