[ale] OT: powerstrip with narrow plug

[Jim Kinney]

This would be a fine time to completely replace that 50+ year old wire with degraded insulation and cracks waiting to spark that house fire.

On May 9, 2019 10:22:44 PM EDT, Pete Hardie via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>Watch the news for a house fire...:)
>
>
>On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 10:09 PM William Bagwell via Ale <ale at ale.org>
>wrote:
>
>> On Thursday 09 May 2019, Jeff Hubbs via Ale wrote:
>> > How would it be to cut the power cord, pass it through the louvered
>back,
>> > and attach a new plug?
>>
>> This would be my suggestion as well. Home Depot, Lowes, etc sell
>> replacement
>> plugs. Most even have a strip gage molded in somewhere. IIRC the
>black
>> wire
>> goes to the brass screw, white to silver and green to green. Wrap the
>bare
>> wire ends the same direction the screws tighten and it should be good
>for
>> another 50 years:)
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