Matthew DockreyMar 7
Why do I have the absolutely cheapest vertical turntable I could find? As you might have guessed, it's not for playing music. Not exactly, anyway. More to follow as things ramp up, but I think this project status just flipped from "exploratory" to "active".
Show threadMatthew DockreyMar 7
...how cheap? Well, a roommate just noticed this in the outlet I was using, 120VAC waving free in the breeze. It broke off so cleanly when I was unplugging it last night, nothing felt out of the ordinary. Straight through the plastic, too, not even following a glue joint. Yikes!
Show threaddr_aMar 7
@attoparsec that looks extra-special sketchy. i wonder of there's any real isolation in there.
Show threadM.S. Bellows, Jr.
@dr_a @attoparsec So did you pull the breaker to remove it, or just veeeeery carefully grab one prong with needlenose?
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Show threadMatthew DockreyMar 7
@msbellows @dr_a There was enough of the plastic shell projecting to do it by hand. Slowly. The sink it is across from is metal, but with a granite rim so you'd need to at least work at it to have your other arm grounded.
Show threadPhil Stevens Mar 8
@attoparsec @msbellows @dr_a This is the time that I express infinite gratitude for Australia and New Zealand mains sockets. All of them are switched per code.