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Post #AwL6jJ0XCKkgKZkxQ8 by [email protected] |
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sorry everyone, my third wish from the genie was to make the world's electr… |
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Post #AwL6prKQVTtyVqBZnE by [email protected] |
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@foone you monster |
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Post #AwL7DwKNZTyiy2e7V2 by [email protected] |
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@foone US outlets are randomly 110 or 230 volts, changing every time you plug s… |
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Post #AwL7Zin6a56RM4T7hY by [email protected] |
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US outlets now have 4 slots in a row. -120v, gnd, 120v, 240v, unless it's m… |
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Post #AwL7hLBuD1OYTfhat6 by [email protected] |
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@foone so it's all a dryer plug? |
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Post #AwL7kT7hArIZwnDyG8 by [email protected] |
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they don't use molded plugs anymore. just 2 or 3 wires coming from the devi… |
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Post #AwL7ptENX8I2Mow3KC by [email protected] |
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@foone this explains why all of my electronics have suddenly been exploding. |
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Post #AwL7vVWUajYSZm5QsC by [email protected] |
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hotels all have CEE 17 sockets for some reason. bring an adapter |
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Post #AwL815kdK8SANpMbx2 by [email protected] |
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rs232 is exactly the same. I asked the genie about that and he said he couldn&#… |
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Post #AwL840L1uCWISpmDfk by [email protected] |
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ATX power supplies also provide -48V now for compatibility with old phone syste… |
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Post #AwL8KmB3oAUlT56wWO by [email protected] |
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@foone *9v batteries provide 6v*Nice. |
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Post #AwL8OQ6boRDgAilZxY by [email protected] |
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@foone Goddammit, Foone. My laptop battery can't handle much more of this s… |
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Post #AwL8TEzWYwDH9Kkdvc by [email protected] |
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car batteries are now 52v 1/30hz. you gotta start the car at the right point in… |
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Post #AwL8WDbUB7uNiLvYe0 by [email protected] |
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be careful if it's an electric car, if you start it at the wrong point in t… |
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Post #AwL8fyuBgJLf1YKXI0 by [email protected] |
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@foone yeah north america would do that wouldn't we |
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Post #AwL8fz1HFx1HNXeCLA by [email protected] |
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@rudi it's called freedom maybe you've heard of it |
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Post #AwL9505qOxFXwqiFI8 by [email protected] |
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speaking of which, all electric car chargers are now inductive. it's really… |
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Post #AwL9jgBNKmCc4KhH3Q by [email protected] |
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@foone all power outlets are now PoE. If you yank and break the little plastic … |
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Post #AwLA2yxxili3pMcxpg by [email protected] |
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@foone centre negative is the default |
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Post #AwLA6XBiwPRCpkl3pI by [email protected] |
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@foone our electric kettles will boil water *so* fast now(unless...wait, did yo… |
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Post #AwLBTbQdRP5GbGIRHc by [email protected] |
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@foone Make yourself one of these universal adapters if you have to travel. |
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Post #AwLCzGdWNgoFKpzE5A by [email protected] |
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@foone inductive charging would turn loose ferrous road debris into road shrapn… |
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Post #AwLDGoBSuCq0ItEBP6 by [email protected] |
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@foone USB-C PD is now approved for 660W over the same PHY |
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Post #AwLFLKZOdYQVoVhnwO by [email protected] |
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@foone (that’s just a normal Tesla software update) |
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Post #AwLGBZKqz6LofMoQSW by [email protected] |
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@foone Nordic households run on five phase |
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Post #AwLGbey6fBXhfMc6dc by [email protected] |
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@foone Nice, in South America, you can now weld with cables straight from the w… |
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Post #AwLJcHkilT7ZocLIjQ by [email protected] |
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@foone china (PRC) and HK switch outlet types |
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Post #AwLJcVt2DM5deSL8dM by [email protected] |
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@spzb @foone unless they're painted orange, in which case they stay at 208 V |
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Post #AwLJd8jplUu49DKqCu by [email protected] |
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@foone my immediate thought is "what if you parked between spots" bec… |
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Post #AwLJd8qvL8ZgVCeVG4 by [email protected] |
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@rudi @foone The permanent magnets mounted around the charger will nudge your c… |
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Post #AwLJe28Boe47wg9ZJ2 by [email protected] |
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@foone US now uses Imperial Volts and measures current In Franklins, where zero… |
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Post #AwLJe2FdMy1KJldVuS by [email protected] |
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@abstractcode officially, US customary Franklins. But we all know "Imperia… |
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Post #AwLJfnaIs2JtPR93lA by [email protected] |
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@foone upside down of course means the ground hole is at the bottom |
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Post #AwLJhDjv70IgokJyy0 by [email protected] |
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@foone correctly inserting the wires will become a compulsory part of <strik… |
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Post #AwLJhEs6u2RiKRA2N6 by [email protected] |
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@foone don't stand in a parking spot if you use hearing aids with telecoils… |
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Post #AwLJj4gLl6m9IyXFrs by [email protected] |
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@phoenixgee @foone, assuming that by “dial-disc” you mean rotary dial… no… |
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Post #AwLJmOm9VXooUcpnVo by [email protected] |
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@rudi @foone they just have to be careful not to touch any metal in the car whi… |
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Post #AwLJnjn4rOsLxWuCye by [email protected] |
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@foone those ATX power supply 8-pin connectors that connect to the CPU and thos… |
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Post #AwLJofipTLwLd9MdPM by [email protected] |
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@foone Remind me to never, _ever_ piss you off. |
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Post #AwLJp1J3DsOMZZTMHY by [email protected] |
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@foone cars use AC power for their starters now? Isn’t that the kind that kil… |
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Post #AwLJpnABI9okzxgx7Y by [email protected] |
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@foone Sounds like the Japanese electrical system would be exactly the same too… |
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Post #AwLJqpkDBGfNIF2dAO by [email protected] |
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@lp0_on_fire Well i didn't try to dial, because there were already voices t… |
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Post #AwLJuCaAj3oszcx42C by [email protected] |
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@lanodan @foone its mostly that transformers are one of the electrical technolo… |
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Post #AwLJwdsqBxTUFFqbb6 by [email protected] |
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@foone the german 16.7 Hz network gets slowed down by a factor of 1001/1000 |
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Post #AwLJyGZ9rAk6VSPoRM by [email protected] |
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@foone in Germany the electrification standards have been swapped between train… |
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Post #AwLK0Sbg3pZCQedkFU by [email protected] |
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@lanodan @foone it's cos switching between voltages was easier with ye olde… |
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Post #AwLLpLgHfaw1fjckdM by [email protected] |
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@foone this is troof Damn |
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Post #AwLMosSiP9t50PcHdg by ltning |
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@foone all two-pole plugs are now four-dimensional and need three attempts to p… |
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Post #AwLN5sJyBN9zUVdBL6 by [email protected] |
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@foone everything is USB C but you have to use trial and error to see if any gi… |
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Post #AwLPSZNey7CZJiJ3IG by [email protected] |
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@foone I'm learning from this thread that Japan is at a maxima like RS232 |
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Post #AwLPkqROHIOXRNlWuO by [email protected] |
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@foone I'd be okay with DC honestly, power tool motors would run better. |
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Post #AwLQ0MJW3bhQdXTpC4 by [email protected] |
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@ltning @foone I can do you worse in plain old 3d space my friend, It's six… |
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Post #AwLUJS5xBcVrsyUp9s by [email protected] |
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@foone Caution. The upside down outlets are ONLY for use with three-phase motor… |
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Post #AwLUd9eDU0PuSouva4 by [email protected] |
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@foone May dog have mercy if you plug it in wrong way around. |
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Post #AwLfU6IXfN9ixsfFtw by [email protected] |
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@foone At least one country should use constant current source, instead of a co… |
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Post #AwLx7hka3HwLdSFXWK by [email protected] |
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@foone I don't know what any of this means but I feel very anxious |
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Post #AwLxAkcHqsbfOSp5Ki by [email protected] |
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@foone 40V~?! Why would you do that to us?! q.q |
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Post #AwLxw6dtmGPpJg9pSq by [email protected] |
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@foone Okay, but could they provide +-15V for the eurorack enthusiast in your l… |
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Post #AwLyBriz0fzzgN3BWy by [email protected] |
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@foone The German supply is still 60 Hz 230 V, but it's now square wave (be… |
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Post #AwM0I5fGIIS4YvPDgO by [email protected] |
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@foone 1.5 volt alkalines are now called "two-bys" |
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Post #AwMCVFFt97SVWQZoau by [email protected] |
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@foone a friend contacted me a few years ago to ask with help as he was moving … |
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@foone @lisamelton Wait... are you sure you didn't just describe the variou… |
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Post #AwMIkyNAHZpfWHrYsy by [email protected] |
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@foone The 6 volt 9 volt batteries also have the polarities reversed, but it… |
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Post #AwMiT6TvzXrwGXAYJU by [email protected] |
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@foone Electrical engineers are a weird lot. |
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Post #AwMinvSUAgne9tQ7n6 by [email protected] |
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@foone Oh sure but everyone jumps on *our* asses for not using metric. |
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Post #AwNF6mU8xGvUMcELxo by [email protected] |
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@foone absolutely chaotic evilWell done |
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Post #AwNHN7fg9Z8Sc3XvRg by [email protected] |
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@foone 9 pin or 25? |
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Land line telephone connectors were weird and different in every country. I st… |
