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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Those big chunky plugs have AC to DC transformers in them to power electronic devices that require DC.
Higher demand requires larger transformers, and thus bigger chonks that eventually block other outlets.
Very large and power hungry devices like a PC will have the massive transformer integrated into the device or a separate “power brick” unit entirely, but this is also added cost and complexity.
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