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nospam@xxxxxxxxxx (Paul) wrote:
>Other kits from Radio Shack have symmetric
>pins, which causes the center conductor of the Adaptaplug to
>be either (+) or (-) without the customer knowing. In fact, for
>some of this style of product I own, I use my multimeter to
>verify the center pin is the right polarity, before each and
>every use of the product.

Krazy (or hot-melt) glue is your friend for this kind of application,
if you don't mind dedicating your Adapta power supply to that
particular application.

And yeah, there oughta be a standard, but there isn't, which is why I
label all the wall-warts with the device they belong with...
.



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