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eugdog2
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I have a mass of electronic gear which creates a terribly unsightly mess of of power cables.
My solution is use US cables . US plugs are much smaller then UK ones and hence the power strip is also much smaller. My plan is replace all detachable UK figure 8 socket cables and computer power cables with their US counter parts and plug them into the much smaller US power strip. I will only use one UK adapter plug to connect the US power strip to the UK mains (I have a genuine earther 3 pin adapter so earthing should not be a problem).
I would like to know if there are any problems. Can US cables take 240 volts or will they burn up as they are only designed to cope with 120v. I cannot see any difference in cables width.
Any help please. I probably will only connect the inexpensive equipment this way to be on the safe side.
Thanks
My solution is use US cables . US plugs are much smaller then UK ones and hence the power strip is also much smaller. My plan is replace all detachable UK figure 8 socket cables and computer power cables with their US counter parts and plug them into the much smaller US power strip. I will only use one UK adapter plug to connect the US power strip to the UK mains (I have a genuine earther 3 pin adapter so earthing should not be a problem).
I would like to know if there are any problems. Can US cables take 240 volts or will they burn up as they are only designed to cope with 120v. I cannot see any difference in cables width.
Any help please. I probably will only connect the inexpensive equipment this way to be on the safe side.
Thanks