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Ligget
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They could have worded that a little better! lol
OldWrangler
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That's what I need in the shop to pretty up the outlets.........
pianomanpj
Member
I think it's great idea, but should have been developed a little different. There should be a plug for both top and bottom on the back to fill both plugs of the receptacle. Then the top and bottom sets of rotating plugs could draw current from whichever plug it was in.
I can hear the nay-sayers now: "That wouldn't add anything but cost to the product!" Well I disagree.
For starters, I'm a little concerned in having a small piece of plastic helping to stabilize the whole unit. I'm concerned that it might break off in the ground hole. Having two two plugs would be much more stable.
Also, if they were electrically isolated, then you could have your receptacle fed by two seperate circuits. One of which could be on a switch, or some other configuration you may want.
Still, though.... nice product. :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
I can hear the nay-sayers now: "That wouldn't add anything but cost to the product!" Well I disagree.
For starters, I'm a little concerned in having a small piece of plastic helping to stabilize the whole unit. I'm concerned that it might break off in the ground hole. Having two two plugs would be much more stable.
Also, if they were electrically isolated, then you could have your receptacle fed by two seperate circuits. One of which could be on a switch, or some other configuration you may want.
Still, though.... nice product. :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
KenV
Member
My wife has a "Home Depot" version which had the outlet roll from the front to the side -- lets two chargers coexist on each side.
Note that most of the transformers are energy vampires eating watts -- not many individually, but lots of transformers around the house do add up to a significant number of watts.
Note that most of the transformers are energy vampires eating watts -- not many individually, but lots of transformers around the house do add up to a significant number of watts.
lmcminn
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Link not working
For some reason the link is not complete. When I click on it it takes me to a screen describing products rates for the US, Canada, and other.
???
For some reason the link is not complete. When I click on it it takes me to a screen describing products rates for the US, Canada, and other.
???
dalemcginnis
Local Chapter Leader
Chose your rate and then it will complete the link. They want to show you the price in the proper currency.
Randy_
Member
Since this is a relatively new product, it wouldn't surprise me if you saw future versions with additional features like the ones you have suggested??
wdcav1952
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pianomanpj
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pianomanpj
I think it's great idea, but should have been developed a little different. There should be a plug for both top and bottom on the back to fill both plugs of the receptacle. Then the top and bottom sets of rotating plugs could draw current from whichever plug it was in.
How do you know that it is not built that way? Do you have one? I suspectg that it is, in fact, built just exactly as you suggested it should be. No, I don't have one. But click on the link "View" at the bottom of the page, and scroll to the bottom of the window that pops up. It has a picture of both the front and back of the product.
I can hear the nay-sayers now: "That wouldn't add anything but cost to the product!" Well I disagree.
For starters, I'm a little concerned in having a small piece of plastic helping to stabilize the whole unit. I'm concerned that it might break off in the ground hole. Having two two plugs would be much more stable.
Also, if they were electrically isolated, then you could have your receptacle fed by two seperate circuits. One of which could be on a switch, or some other configuration you may want.
I agree that that would be a nice feature; but my guess is that not one house in 10,000 has the kind of set-up you are talking about so it probably doesn't make economic sense to the manufacturer to design for such a small market. Other thing is that if the plugs were isolated in pairs, that means there would have to be a second surge suppressor built into the unit and that would add some more cost, too1 I would disagree with you somewhat. Although it is not very common to have one receptacle serviced by two breakers, it is quite common to have one outlet on a switch. You'll see this a lot for floor lamps. Even though such an arrangement would be unusual in a shop, I would still like the flexibility in my applications.
Still, though.... nice product. :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
Since this is a relatively new product, it wouldn't surprise me if you saw future versions with additional features like the ones you have suggested?? I would like to see a version as I had described, and would expect to pay a premium for it. Although we agree that it comes down to dollars and cents, the separate circuits would be a much more attractive unit to me.
Originally Posted by pianomanpj
I think it's great idea, but should have been developed a little different. There should be a plug for both top and bottom on the back to fill both plugs of the receptacle. Then the top and bottom sets of rotating plugs could draw current from whichever plug it was in.
How do you know that it is not built that way? Do you have one? I suspectg that it is, in fact, built just exactly as you suggested it should be. No, I don't have one. But click on the link "View" at the bottom of the page, and scroll to the bottom of the window that pops up. It has a picture of both the front and back of the product.
I can hear the nay-sayers now: "That wouldn't add anything but cost to the product!" Well I disagree.
For starters, I'm a little concerned in having a small piece of plastic helping to stabilize the whole unit. I'm concerned that it might break off in the ground hole. Having two two plugs would be much more stable.
Also, if they were electrically isolated, then you could have your receptacle fed by two seperate circuits. One of which could be on a switch, or some other configuration you may want.
I agree that that would be a nice feature; but my guess is that not one house in 10,000 has the kind of set-up you are talking about so it probably doesn't make economic sense to the manufacturer to design for such a small market. Other thing is that if the plugs were isolated in pairs, that means there would have to be a second surge suppressor built into the unit and that would add some more cost, too1 I would disagree with you somewhat. Although it is not very common to have one receptacle serviced by two breakers, it is quite common to have one outlet on a switch. You'll see this a lot for floor lamps. Even though such an arrangement would be unusual in a shop, I would still like the flexibility in my applications.
Still, though.... nice product. :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
Since this is a relatively new product, it wouldn't surprise me if you saw future versions with additional features like the ones you have suggested?? I would like to see a version as I had described, and would expect to pay a premium for it. Although we agree that it comes down to dollars and cents, the separate circuits would be a much more attractive unit to me.