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stefuel
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject: This weeks friggin rant. WALL WARTS |
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When It comes to finished wiring I am AAAAAAnal. I just integrated video security system to my HT system. Now I have two more wall warts to deal with. I now have like nine wall warts in my rack. Some of them only take up one space but most don't allow a second one in the plug next to or above or below and some take up three spaces. Why the hell isn't there a standard for these things. Not only is it a wicked waste of space but it looks like $hit having that mess to look at.
I wouldn't care if they all took uo 3 spaces as long as it was consistant. 
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Tim in Phoenix
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Hey Chip
If you have a number of devices needing all the same voltage; get a larger DC bench unit of sufficient amperage and split the output with home made branched cabling.
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stefuel
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Tim in Phoenix wrote: | Hey Chip
If you have a number of devices needing all the same voltage; get a larger DC bench unit of sufficient amperage and split the output with home made branched cabling.
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I actually had given that a thought but haven't looked to see how many are the same. I know there are many 12 VDC ones in my system so that's a option. What are the odds that they are ALL 12 VDC??? At least I could eleiminate those ones. Thanks Tim.
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Heywood Jablome
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I was just at Lowes... They've got a multi-outlet strip with the outlets a few inches apart. I think the length was 48", priced about thirty bucks.
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| stefuel wrote: | | Tim in Phoenix wrote: | Hey Chip
If you have a number of devices needing all the same voltage; get a larger DC bench unit of sufficient amperage and split the output with home made branched cabling.
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I actually had given that a thought but haven't looked to see how many are the same. I know there are many 12 VDC ones in my system so that's a option. What are the odds that they are ALL 12 VDC??? At least I could eleiminate those ones. Thanks Tim. |
Ya know, even if they weren't, I could build a SUPERWALLWART with everything from 3 volt to 18 volt outputs, all at 3 amps. Of course, it would take up the space of 18 duplex outlets, so I'm not sure how useful it would be.. 
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You know it took me a while to figure out what a wall wart was.  I just call them bricks.
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Those are actually two different things, Mike. Bricks or power bricks are usually the thing that has cord on both ends - like for a laptop or notebook computer. Wall warts are the plastic covered transformer abomination with protruding prongs that junk up the wall, strip, or whatever else they're plugged into.
Here's the Tripp Lite 4816 in my rack with a couple of wall warts at the top:
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While on the subject of external PSUs.
http://sound.westhost.com/articles/external-psu.htm
A very good article.
BTW if you have any interest in sound reproduction or similar you really should read his other articles.
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| ecrabb wrote: | Those are actually two different things, Mike. Bricks or power bricks are usually the thing that has cord on both ends - like for a laptop or notebook computer. Wall warts are the plastic covered transformer abomination with protruding prongs that junk up the wall, strip, or whatever else they're plugged into.
Here's the Tripp Lite 4816 in my rack with a couple of wall warts at the top:
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Nice rack. I usually reserve that comment for females with the obvious. 
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Nice rack. I usually reserve that comment for females with the obvious. |
I've seen bigger!
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Some of you guys spend so much energy on such trivial things!
Why are you looking at Wall Warts? They should be hidden from view in the back. And, to solve your problem, just get a squid.
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| Person99 wrote: | Some of you guys spend so much energy on such trivial things!
Why are you looking at Wall Warts? They should be hidden from view in the back. And, to solve your problem, just get a squid. |
A trait common to the (good) tradesmen I know... The guy who has to clean up the messes created by butchers and hacks that came before are the ones who really, REALLY get anal about their own property.
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| Heywood Jablome wrote: | | Person99 wrote: | Some of you guys spend so much energy on such trivial things!
Why are you looking at Wall Warts? They should be hidden from view in the back. And, to solve your problem, just get a squid. |
A trait common to the (good) tradesmen I know... The guy who has to clean up the messes created by butchers and hacks that came before are the ones who really, REALLY get anal about their own property. |
OK, perhaps I'm dumb here, please explain to me how spending so much time and energy bitching about Wall Warts makes sense? This is not something that one can influence. It is not a "how do you deal with lots of Wall Warts", but just a pointless rant. I guess I'm clueless as I don't understand spending energy spend on pointless pursuits. 
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| Person99 wrote: | | Heywood Jablome wrote: | | Person99 wrote: | Some of you guys spend so much energy on such trivial things!
Why are you looking at Wall Warts? They should be hidden from view in the back. And, to solve your problem, just get a squid. |
A trait common to the (good) tradesmen I know... The guy who has to clean up the messes created by butchers and hacks that came before are the ones who really, REALLY get anal about their own property. |
OK, perhaps I'm dumb here, please explain to me how spending so much time and energy bitching about Wall Warts makes sense? This is not something that one can influence. It is not a "how do you deal with lots of Wall Warts", but just a pointless rant. I guess I'm clueless as I don't understand spending energy spend on pointless pursuits. |
LMAO, your the Best Dave ! LOL 
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| Person99 wrote: | | Heywood Jablome wrote: | | Person99 wrote: | Some of you guys spend so much energy on such trivial things!
Why are you looking at Wall Warts? They should be hidden from view in the back. And, to solve your problem, just get a squid. |
A trait common to the (good) tradesmen I know... The guy who has to clean up the messes created by butchers and hacks that came before are the ones who really, REALLY get anal about their own property. |
OK, perhaps I'm dumb here, please explain to me how spending so much time and energy bitching about Wall Warts makes sense? This is not something that one can influence. It is not a "how do you deal with lots of Wall Warts", but just a pointless rant. I guess I'm clueless as I don't understand spending energy spend on pointless pursuits. |
I'll bitch about what ever I feel like. Next weeks rant will be about you bitching about me, bitching about you
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