Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site gitpyr.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!harpo!whuxlm!akgua!gatech!gitpyr!dts From: dts@gitpyr.UUCP (Danny Sharpe) Newsgroups: net.followup,net.micro Subject: Re: faulty outlets/extension cord, overrated dimmer Message-ID: <30@gitpyr.UUCP> Date: Thu, 17-Jan-85 09:21:01 EST Article-I.D.: gitpyr.30 Posted: Thu Jan 17 09:21:01 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 20-Jan-85 00:34:12 EST References: <176@abnji.UUCP> Reply-To: dts@gitpyr.UUCP (Danny Sharpe) Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Lines: 27 Xref: watmath net.followup:4355 net.micro:9086 In article <176@abnji.UUCP> jeff@abnji.UUCP (jeff) writes: > WARNING: The "Electripak" brand of multiple outlet center (an extension > cord with 6 outlets, switch & circuit breaker, commonly used with micros) > has loose wires!!!!! Internally, there are 3 duplex outlets connected > using the push-in connectors. Some of the wires are not pushed in all > the way. I had one pull out with no problem - suggesting faulty > assembly. All the parts are U.L. listed. At $8.97 at Grossman's it's > the cheapest (least expensive), but the wiring is gross, man. Boy, I'm glad you posted this. I just happen to have one of these (got it for Christmas. Just wait 'til I get my hands on the cheapskate who gave it to me! (:-))) I opened mine up last night. All the wires are pushed in the holes firmly, BUT the middle duplex outlet was the only one that was connected to the green wire from the power cord. The result was that only two out of the six outlets in the power strip had their third holes grounded. Sounds to me like it's recall time! -- Either Argle-Bargle IV or someone else. -- Danny Sharpe School of ICS Georgia Insitute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 ...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!dts