On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 10:22:49 -0700, "Tony944"
wrote:



"Micky" wrote in message ...

I'm renting a room from a woman and the power is 220 Volts. More than
once she has scorched one pin of her room heater's plug. The last
guy who replaced it adviced her to only turn on one of the two heater
halves.

I replaced the plug too and pointed out that if the receptacle is
loose, that's a problem too. She showed me that her bedroom socket
barely grips the plug or not at all.

She hasn't asked me yet to replace the whole socket, and even if I
did... the apartment was wired for internet cable, so it must have
been remodeled not that long ago, and I'm guessintg the electric
sockets were replaced too (I can ask her.)

So.... Is there a device one can put into a 220v. socket (receptacle)
that will expand and make a tight connection with a loose socket?

Or any other way around her problem?




Also, I brought an American extension cord with me, so I would only
need one adapter for the computer, the camera charger, the phone
charger, and the earpiece charger, all of which together don't use
that much iirc, but somone tells me a US extension cord might not be
able to handle 220v. What say ye?

As long wire is not made for auto ind. wire will handle voltage OK
it is current that is concern but what you have nothing to worry about!!!
The cord insulation needs to be rated for the voltage, Tony - but
since MOST electrical extention cords are rated for 300 he does not
have a problem unless he took a cheap-assed chinese cord that does not
meet any regulations.

You didn't do something stupid like that, did you Miky??
When I travel to areas that use 240 volts I take a good power bar and
a "universal power plug adapter kit" to make the power bar plug fit
the local power plug., then all my "universal" power supplies with
american style plugs work perfectly.