Anmother reason most manufacturers have resorted to "power bricks" is
that UL only goes as far as the 120 volt component. I don't believe
that my printer is UL blessed, but the "power brick" is. Same with my
laptop. Saves time and money.

BTW, I bought a replacement cord for an old iron that I wanted to use
for softening glued veneer. Plugged it in and thought I had left my arc
welder on. When I opened it up the two conductors (an old style cord)
were connected together in the female connector. The UL tag on the cord
didn't even get singed.

RB

William W. Plummer wrote:
"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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Faustino Dina wrote:

Hi,

I've been seeing recently the increasing offers of low voltage (12V)
lighting. At least one disadvantage is real: I need a voltage
transformer (and run the low voltage lines all over the house) to
make it work. But which are the advantage of these over conventional
110V lighting?.

Thanks in advance
Faustino

Safety!
The transformer is a minor disadvantage compared to the benefits in
certaincicumstances.

12V lighting is not subject to some of the same codes of wiring as the

110V

stuff. Yu can runwires in places that would not be allowed. The wires

are

thinner and easier for Joe Sixpack to handle. This is a major advantage

for

outdoor applications for lighitng a patio or deck.


Well, actually the advantage is to the insurance company used by the light
manufacturer. There is much less chance that you, the consumer, will shock
yourself and sue the manufacturer. This is the same reason that all small
electronics devices have "power bricks" now.