RE: Lumpy AC adapters

["Ott, John" <John_Ott@ATK.COM>]

>----quote---
>From:  improv@peak.org
>Reply To:      Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
>Sent:  Monday, June 16, 1997 6:54 PM
>To:    John_Ott@ATK.COM
>Subject:       RE: Lexicon Jam Man AC adapter
>
>>and kim replied with:
>>"Evil wall warts strike! Nothing I hate more than music gear requiring
>>these
>>flimsy, poorly made, easy to lose, too big for the power strip pieces of
>>junk. And everything I have needs a different one! hate them hate them
>>hate
>>them.........
>
>Yeah, what he said!
>
>I just got a Furman Pluglock outlet strip. Holds 5 of the lumpy suckers,
>and clamps them down so they stay plugged in. It's a pretty simple (but
>kinda expensive) device that simplified my life...

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I use a cheap power strip with the sockets rotated 90 degrees
then use cable ties to lock'em down.  

I don't like them either but the alternative is power supplies and
fans to make floor and rack gear bigger and more expensive. 
Of all my gear only the Fender Amp and Mackie Mixer have 
built in supplies.  

Actually  a lumpy supply saved a home computer of mine
(TI-99/4a early eighties with lumpy power supply)  
Lighting hit the house and ran through the basement wiring.
 Fried a mid 60's Zenith tube color TV  (burned the chassis beyond
repair)
blew out some diodes on the black and white TV (used as computer screen)
the computer on same circuit was unharmed. Little lumpy survived also. 
Replaced the diodes on the B&W and the whole rigs still works to 
this day. (currently in a closet as I have two Macs. )

       later
John
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