Good points. Mike
elelist984 wrote: > Hi Guys, > > Please be careful about selecting "budget" outlet strips. I know our > conditions are not identical with those in the U.S., but there have > been a number of fires down here caused by cheap outlet strips. > Insufficiently heavy wiring on cheap items imported from you know > where was one cause, I believe, and the other was a build up of dust > which got into the strip via the outlets. In time the dust conducted > and started a fire. > > Our better (but more expensive) strips have automatic shutters which > close off the outlet openings when the outlet is vacant, and so help > prevent the ingress of dust. Our fire chief has also recommended that > they not be installed with the outlet side facing upwards. Often the > ugly things get installed our of sight behind furniture and that's > where the problem build up begins. > > Mike wrote: >> I got a nice one from Harbor Freight for about 25 bux. 12 outlets and an >> on/off switch. If you don't have a store locally, they're on the web. >> >> 73, Mike NF4L >> Edward Dickinson, III wrote: >> >>> Wall warts are like Tribbles. >>> >>> Has someone found the near perfect, readily available, budget outlet strip >>> for wall warts? >>> >>> >>> 73, >>> >>> Dick - KA5KKT >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
