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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: 220v/50hz power rig
On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 12:35:43PM -0700, Jim Popovitch wrote: > Even better, Workmans Comp will cover your upcoming hospital > visit. What you *will* need is a good buddy w/ a baseball bat to stand > nearby and knock you off the current should you get electrocuted, but > don't worry about that, it rarely happens. <evil smirk> speaking of power conversions, here's a couple pics from my travels: power bar and northamerican plug adapter provided by a 4 star hotel in Karachi, Pakistan: http://www.reptiles.org/~jim/pics/2001-02-11/Image21.html (in order to use this, i was instructed to insert the bare wires into the socket holes in the wall. i did so, and it did work, sorta, it crackled once in a while, i was clued enough to unplug it when i wasn't using it). power bar, in production, Tehran, Iran http://www.reptiles.org/~jim/iran/work/Image22.jpg now, all that aside, these places do have "quality" products, such as this rackmount power strip i found in Dubai, UAE: http://www.reptiles.org/~jim/pics/2001-07-04/Image02.html and at the hardware store they had "normal" power strips, although i still find the non-north-american power plugs to be quite large and potentially dangerous. -- [ Jim Mercer [email protected] +1 416 410-5633 ] [ Now with more and longer words for your reading enjoyment. ]
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