OLPC News 2007-12-01

[Sameer Verma]

Walter Bender wrote:

[snipped...]


> 4. AC adapters: There has been a request for AC adapters that are
> rotated ninety degrees from the current configuration. In order to
> rotate the orientation of the prongs, the
>  width of the adapter must be extended (to satisfy the safety requirement).
>  As a result, six reoriented AC adapters will not fit abreast in the
> standard spacing
>  of a six-plug power strip. Mary Lou Jepsen and Fuse are investigating
> further; if we can not resolve the issue, we will not make AC adapters
> with a
>  rotated prong orientation.
>
>   
Not sure what the reason is for making rotated prong design, but will
something like this address the spacing issue?

http://www.amazon.com/Ziotek-Power-Strip-Liberator/dp/B0009K98BS/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1196926216&sr=8-3

Sameer

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Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Information Systems
San Francisco State University
San Francisco CA 94132 USA
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