wall wart length
Is it possible to make a wall wart cord longer by splicing the appropriate
size wire into it? If so what size wire would I use? I want to make it about 5 or 6 feet longer. Patt |
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to the cited author.] In article lblVe.476667$s54.470727@pd7tw2no, says... Is it possible to make a wall wart cord longer by splicing the appropriate size wire into it? If so what size wire would I use? I want to make it about 5 or 6 feet longer. As long as it's the same gauge or thicker, it should do. If it's a DC output, be careful of polarity. Some only use a very thin rib or squared corner to tell the two wires apart!! You may want to somehow mark right at your cut point if it's hard to tell them apart, then cut right in the middle of your mark. I would use a meter to check the output before changes, then after, to be safe. -- If there is a no_junk in my address, please REMOVE it before replying! All junk mail senders will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!! http://home.att.net/~andyross |
"Patt" wrote in news:lblVe.476667$s54.470727@pd7tw2no:
Is it possible to make a wall wart cord longer by splicing the appropriate size wire into it? If so what size wire would I use? I want to make it about 5 or 6 feet longer. Patt If your wall wart uses a standard and easily available connector, you may consider making an extension cable rather than splicing in more wire. The biggest advantage you have with the extension cable is the ability to take it off. Puckdropper -- www.uncreativelabs.net Old computers are getting to be a lost art. Here at Uncreative Labs, we still enjoy using the old computers. Sometimes we want to see how far a particular system can go, other times we use a stock system to remind ourselves of what we once had. To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm |
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