From owner-freebsd-chat Sat Dec 7 4:52:30 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0595D37B404 for ; Sat, 7 Dec 2002 04:52:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from post-20.mail.nl.demon.net (post-20.mail.nl.demon.net [194.159.73.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF1D143E4A for ; Sat, 7 Dec 2002 04:52:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cls@raggedclown.net) Received: from [212.238.197.102] (helo=mailhost.raggedclown.net) by post-20.mail.nl.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 18KeRW-0006zP-00 for chat@FreeBSD.org; Sat, 07 Dec 2002 12:52:26 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mailhost.raggedclown.net (Ragged Clown Mail Gateway [dawn]) with ESMTP id 8B058F01 for ; Sat, 7 Dec 2002 13:52:25 +0100 (CET) Received: from willow.raggedclown.net (willow.raggedclown.intra [192.168.1.10]) by mailhost.raggedclown.net (Ragged Clown Mail Gateway [dawn]) with ESMTP id AC416BFC for ; Sat, 7 Dec 2002 13:52:15 +0100 (CET) Received: by willow.raggedclown.net (Ragged Clown Host [willow], from userid 1009) id E2D7C225CC; Sat, 7 Dec 2002 13:52:15 +0100 (CET) Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 13:52:15 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson To: chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Mickey Mouse Power Plug Message-ID: <20021207125215.GA1973@raggedclown.net> References: <200212052141.53270.dkelly@HiWAAY.net> <014e01c29d5e$ca9404a0$3c00000a@drizzle> <20021206200936.GA76500@grumpy.dyndns.org> <3DF12C4E.7A941515@pythonemproject.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS 0.3.12pre8 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sat, Dec 07, 2002 at 01:29:48PM +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > Rob 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). > We are getting into "people who dry their wet cats in the microwave oven" territory here ... I did actually see an engineer who was so busy talking to me while repairing a monitor that he had just disassembled, that he unthinkingly touched the tube after it had just been turned off. He flew through the air with greatest of ease ... -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message