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Is this power strip defective? blondie69 01-30-2008
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Posted by on January 30, 2008, 12:24 am

I just bought a power strip at Home Depot. It has six outlets on it.
The instructions said "plug the cord from the power strip into any
outlet, turn on the switch, and when the switch lights red, the
device is ready to use."

Ok, so far so good. This sounded easy enough.
I plugged the power strip's cord into the first outlet, flipped the
switch and it did not light. I tried the second outlet and still no
light. I finally plugged the cord into the last outlet, (the 6th
one), and still no light. I decided that maybe I should try doing the
same thing in reverse, so I unplugged it from the 6th outlet on the
strip, plugged it back in, and flipped the switch. Still no light. I
then went to the 5th, the 4th, and so on all the way back to the first
outlet on the strip.

What the heck is wrong with this thing? Is it defective? How will I
know for sure?

Blondie69



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My man is a Fire Fighter. When his boss fired him, he started a fight
with the boss.

Posted by S. Barker on January 30, 2008, 12:32 am
You have to have a special cord with a male plug on each end. Plug THAT
cord into a wall outlet and then into the #6 spot on your strip. Then it'll
light.

s


>
> I just bought a power strip at Home Depot. It has six outlets on it.
> The instructions said "plug the cord from the power strip into any
> outlet, turn on the switch, and when the switch lights red, the
> device is ready to use."
>
> Ok, so far so good. This sounded easy enough.
> I plugged the power strip's cord into the first outlet, flipped the
> switch and it did not light. I tried the second outlet and still no
> light. I finally plugged the cord into the last outlet, (the 6th
> one), and still no light. I decided that maybe I should try doing the
> same thing in reverse, so I unplugged it from the 6th outlet on the
> strip, plugged it back in, and flipped the switch. Still no light. I
> then went to the 5th, the 4th, and so on all the way back to the first
> outlet on the strip.
>
> What the heck is wrong with this thing? Is it defective? How will I
> know for sure?
>
> Blondie69
>
>
>
> ---------
> My man is a Fire Fighter. When his boss fired him, he started a fight
> with the boss.



Posted by sylvan butler on January 30, 2008, 12:52 pm
> You have to have a special cord with a male plug on each end. Plug THAT
> cord into a wall outlet and then into the #6 spot on your strip. Then it'll
> light.

Only if you don't forget the middle step... lick the end before
plugging into the #6 spot.

Stupid trolls.

>>
>> I just bought a power strip at Home Depot. It has six outlets on it.
>> The instructions said "plug the cord from the power strip into any
>> outlet, turn on the switch, and when the switch lights red, the
>> device is ready to use."
>>
>> Ok, so far so good. This sounded easy enough.
>> I plugged the power strip's cord into the first outlet, flipped the
>> switch and it did not light. I tried the second outlet and still no
>> light. I finally plugged the cord into the last outlet, (the 6th
>> one), and still no light. I decided that maybe I should try doing the
>> same thing in reverse, so I unplugged it from the 6th outlet on the
>> strip, plugged it back in, and flipped the switch. Still no light. I
>> then went to the 5th, the 4th, and so on all the way back to the first
>> outlet on the strip.
>>
>> What the heck is wrong with this thing? Is it defective? How will I
>> know for sure?
>>
>> Blondie69


Posted by jJim McLaughlin on January 30, 2008, 7:12 pm
blondie69@u-guess.com wrote:

Pathetic troll.

<PLONK>

Posted by aemeijers on January 30, 2008, 8:11 pm
blondie69@u-guess.com wrote:
> I just bought a power strip at Home Depot. It has six outlets on it.
> The instructions said "plug the cord from the power strip into any
> outlet, turn on the switch, and when the switch lights red, the
> device is ready to use."
>
> Ok, so far so good. This sounded easy enough.
> I plugged the power strip's cord into the first outlet, flipped the
> switch and it did not light. I tried the second outlet and still no
> light. I finally plugged the cord into the last outlet, (the 6th
> one), and still no light. I decided that maybe I should try doing the
> same thing in reverse, so I unplugged it from the 6th outlet on the
> strip, plugged it back in, and flipped the switch. Still no light. I
> then went to the 5th, the 4th, and so on all the way back to the first
> outlet on the strip.
>
> What the heck is wrong with this thing? Is it defective? How will I
> know for sure?
>
Not even a good troll, but I <have> seen it in real life, in a rat's
nest of cables under a row of classroom PC stations. (Back when they
actually let me touch hardware.)

aem sends...

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