[Elecraft] OT - Outlet Strips

[Paul Christensen]

> Please be careful about selecting "budget" outlet strips.  I know our
> conditions are not identical with those in the U.S., but there have
> been a number of fires down here caused by cheap outlet strips.
Adding to the safety concerns, someone had mentioned using a short Radio 
Shack extension cord with a multiple outlet on one end, presumably used in a 
series daisy-chain with an outlet strip.  Both the outlet strip and short 
extension cord with multiple outlets are both Relocatable Power Taps, 
neither of which are designed for a daisy-chain power connection.  The UL 
and many local codes prohibit their use in that manner.  The RPT device 
should only be plugged into the serving outlet from the branch circuit. 
For example, one could plug the strip into a duplex wall receptacle and the 
short, multiple-head extension cord into the other duplex receptacle, but 
neither device should take its feed from the other.

Paul, W9AC