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JS wrote:
Coiled cords get hotter than equivalent straight cords
simply because the heat generated by the resistive losses
cannot escape as easily.

I have often wondered about how much of an effect my very neat
coils of mains flexes for my PC was having! And I really do seem
to have a lot of devices which plug into the mains.

Nothing on a PC takes much current. The IEC leads used are all way over
specified for this use.

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*The statement above is false

Dave Plowman London SW
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