JetsGo From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 2964 posts, RR: 5 Reply 1, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 419 times:
I think it is a good idea that they contrast to popular room colors. Reason being is that there is an electrical current running through them, so we shouldn't overlook them. By making them black, it becomes more obvious, and is therefore less prone to say a vaccum cleaner?
Also, dont worry too much. Twenty years from now, everything will be wireless.
HT From Germany, joined May 2005, 6473 posts, RR: 27 Reply 2, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 414 times:
Quoting Cxsjr (Thread starter): Why, oh why, do many manufacturers (in the UK at least) make electrical appliances with black cables?
Many appliances here in Germany have white cables.
Some are brown, some are black (even for the same type of equipment).
If you go to a store, you an manufacture your pwer cord even in Gold-color, while installation cable (fixed installations) usually is grey (or black if it is rubber-armed).
-HT
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Cxsjr From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 412 times:
Quoting JetsGo (Reply 1): Twenty years from now, everything will be wireless
I've always thought it would be great to get wireless electricity - if only I were clever enough to work out how to make that work, I'd be rich enough that we could all retire on it!!
Mhodgson From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2002, 5047 posts, RR: 29 Reply 8, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 368 times:
The worst thing is that so many items have to come with transformers, which weigh a ton! My laptop weighs 4kg, which is bad enough, but I have to lug the adaptor round too, which is bulkier and heavier. Grrr.
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