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E-scott—

Did they toss in a twist-lock version too?

E-scott—

How about a surge-protector version?

Herrington Catalog sells very short ( and probably very overpriced ) extension cords designed to "Liberate your Power Strip from Transformer Tyranny". Seems like a reasonable idea.
http://www.herringtoncatalog.com/t748.html

It is much easier these days to find outlet strips that have transformer friendly outlets so that there is probably less of a "need" for these mini extension cords.

Then there was the recent post for Leviton's new transformer/phone jack device to more easily mount wall/cordless phones.

The transformer tyranny is soon over. Today the small lightweight switching power supplies are at the same price as the conventional transformers, but with much better performance. Expect those heavy wall warts to be gone altogether in five years. Better still, most seem to accept 90-264V and any frequency. Nice when travelling or moving.

I've made up a few of those little extension cords for wall warts using short pieces of extra lamp cord leftovers.

At home I use them for the wall warts for my cordless phone base, answering machine, etc.

At work I have two - one for my portable radio/CD-player combo and one for the power supply to the speaker-phone on my desk.

Since I have a ton of Nema 1-15 male and female caps at home, it actually does come out cheaper than those pre-made ones.

I usually use #18 gauge cord since these things usually consume somewhere in the area of a couple of watts (two or three at the most) and the transformer/rectifier packs are all un-grounded with non-polarized plug pins.

C-H:

As far as SMPSs go, I don't think we'll see the old style x-former based power packs go away any time soon.

For example, you wouldn't wan to use a SMPS for a portable TV or radio. In my experience these things produce too much RF interference. Not good for something designed to pick up radio signals.

However for things like video games, portable CD players, calculators, battery rechargers etc. they sure are a blessing in terms of size reduction. It's a long way from the old AC/DC tube radios that use a big dropper resistor in series with the tube filaments....

[This message has been edited by SvenNYC (edited 01-07-2003).]

Sounds like you need Dr. Ferd's wart remover . Musicians have been using these for years.




SD


[This message has been edited by strangedog (edited 01-09-2003).]

Shop around. Those transformer adapters are available fairly cheap and 2 weeks ago, I bought a hand full for $2.99 each at this computer store.

http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0106917

lwinter31, a quality 15 amp receptical is rated 20 amp feed tru, but I pigtail on the rough too, mostly for speed of the finish.