Behind my TV I have 16 open outlets on my UPS, but I can only access 8 of them because half of the bulbous plugs take up two plugs each.
So between my router, modem, switch, access point, Roku, TV, speakers, and Nintendo, I am running out of power outlets, not because there aren’t enough outlets, but because the plugs take up more than one outlet each.
Why can’t all plugs be designed to only take up one plug?
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I never run into plug size problems unless it’s a plug with an integral wall-wart, so I assume that is also your problem. The wall-wart plugs contain electronics thats uses outlet AC voltage to produce a much lower, much safer DC voltage, usually in the range of 5VDC to 12VDC. There are stringent safety regulations around putting direct AC voltages where people handle them. The regulations call for costly extra space and insulation layers around line AC. The manufacturers minimize that by confining the direct AC to the plug. Wall-wart plugs are larger or smaller depending on the power demand of the device.
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