Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2002 13:29:48 +0100 From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> To: Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Mickey Mouse Power Plug Message-ID: <xzpof7yhv0j.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> In-Reply-To: <3DF12C4E.7A941515@pythonemproject.com> (Rob's message of "Fri, 06 Dec 2002 15:01:35 -0800") References: <200212052141.53270.dkelly@HiWAAY.net> <014e01c29d5e$ca9404a0$3c00000a@drizzle> <20021206200936.GA76500@grumpy.dyndns.org> <3DF12C4E.7A941515@pythonemproject.com>
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Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> writes: > I'm not too thrilled about my Dell 8200 power cord. Looks like its just > aching to get whacked off. Either that or the cat will chew it off :) > Its probably some EU directive that comes into play. We wouldn't want > to electrocute any Europeans with 20V. :) Umm, no. If the iPod uses an external PSU, then there's a very good reason for using a non-standard power plug: to prevent unaware users from plugging in a mains cord, which would not only fry the iPod but might also electrocute the user. If you think that's silly, just ask anyone who's ever plugged an ISDN cable (RJ45, 48V) into an Ethernet port (RJ45, ~3V). DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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