Tim: >> But how is that any different from the wall socket? Any powerboard >> that cannot handle the full load that could be plugged into a wall >> socket shouldn't be sold. Rick Stevens: > Completely different certifications, construction and materials. Wall > sockets have to be certified by UL and several government agencies (at > least in the USA). Devices that plug into outlets only have to meet > what they're labeled as supporting (and often don't even do that). > Take a careful look at the VA (wattage) rating of an extension cord or > outlet strip. Often they don't support the full wall socket rating. In > the USA, that's about 1800VA or 1270W (120VAC, 15A) and the same is > probably true of a lot of powerboard units. Might explain some of the crap chinese powerboards we see on sale, these days. Until recently, in my country, Australia, you'd find the powerboards were mostly the same mechanical construction as the wall sockets. They have the same electrical rating, but the grip on the plug pins is getting really crappy. Here, wall sockets are 240 volts, 10 amps (2400 watts). And powerboards are all the same. You can connect that total into the one object. Likewise with extension cords. It'd be a really bad idea to sell any that were underrated, and I've never seen one (probably for that reason). We only have to worry about people plugging too much in at once (e.g. an electric kettle, a toaster, and a room heater). -- tim@localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp Linux 3.16.2-201.fc20.i686 #1 SMP Mon Sep 15 20:21:12 UTC 2014 i686 All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point trying to privately email me, I will only read messages posted to the public lists. George Orwell's '1984' was supposed to be a warning against tyranny, not a set of instructions for supposedly democratic governments. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
