[PLUG] NEMA cord madness
Russell Senior
russell at pdxlinux.org
Wed Jun 11 01:56:10 UTC 2025
I have my own stash/pile, so I'm not a taker, but for clarity, perhaps
specify the connector ends:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60320
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Russell Senior
russell at pdxlinux.org
On 6/9/25 19:50, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> For more than FIVE decades, I've purchased (and later recycled)
> electronic gizzies with standard 3-pin NEMA sockets on them.
>
> _____
> / o \
> | O O |
> -------
>
> I saved the "3 prong wall plug to NEMA plug" cords after the
> unrepairable electronic gizzies died. I never lost the habit,
> and now have about 60 more cords than I will ever need.
>
> DOES ANYONE WANT SOME? Pickup in eastern Beaverton. I don't
> drive, so I don't deliver.
>
> Otherwise, the cords go to Surplus Gizmos in Hillsboro, which
> will know how to recycle them. I'm keeping the oddball ones
> (very short, very long, right angle, extender, etc.)
>
> Keith L.
>
> P.S. Perhaps this belongs in PLUG-TALK, but many of you
> have Linux machines with NEMA sockets. Or pets that chew
> cords to get you off the computer.
>
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