Comment on Why is daisychaining multiple extension cords considered unsafe, even if only done to the length of a standard cable?

sexy_peach@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  This is the correct answer.

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I think that would be more relevant to power boards than extension cords. Unless nomenclature is different elsewhere, extension cords here generally only have a single plug. Although there are usually warnings to not run things like clothes dryers or portable stovetops through an extension cord because it can apparently melt the cable. Truthfully, I don’t entirely get that either, as I would’ve assumed they’d be built to the same standard as internal wiring

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  • sexy_peach@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Oh sorry I didn’t know the distinction, am not a native English speaker

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Ah, no worries! I’m not sure if it’s even universally agreed upon across native English speakers. Where I’m from though, a powerboard (or power strip in other parts of the world) has one plug that then leads on to usually 4 or more additional power points/sockets. An extension cord on the other hand usually only allows a single device be connected to it (whether that’s another extension cord or something else)

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