Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2002 15:55:04 +0100 From: Jan Muenther <jan@atstake.com> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mickey Mouse Power Plug Message-ID: <3DF20BC8.4070403@atstake.com> References: <200212052141.53270.dkelly@HiWAAY.net> <014e01c29d5e$ca9404a0$3c00000a@drizzle> <20021206200936.GA76500@grumpy.dyndns.org> <3DF12C4E.7A941515@pythonemproject.com> <xzpof7yhv0j.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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Hehe,
> 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).
that really reminds me of my first full time IT job which also included
some user support - someone called me and *yelled* at me their printer
wasn't working. When I arrived at their office, I found out they
unplugged the print server ('I thought we didn't need that') and plugged
the PSU into one of their mobile phones to charge it... needless to say,
this was the marketing department :P
Unfortunately, it *worked*, the phone even charged... it would have been
so much more educative if it just fried to a plastic blob :/
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