On 2 Jul, 02:36, "James Sweet" wrote:
"Gary Tait" wrote in message
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wrote in news:1183330881.790940.287160
@n2g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

Are you really saying no-one ever unplugs things withoutout turning
them off first? I really doubt it.

Some equipment simply has no off switch..

Who cares? I unplug and plug in items that are turned on all the time, worst
case you get a little spark, it doesn't cause any problems. It's not hot
enough to pit the plug prongs or contacts.

Its well known that repeated small sparks make a total mess of the
contact surface. This was one of the problems of our olf round pin
system half a century ago.


NT