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    From vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.co@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 1 20:51:21 2023
    Many times they are too straight and don't fit snugly in the outlet. You can be plugeed in for hours with no results. Once I even lost my SD card. I bend them, but some chargers even bend back. Any suggestions. I can think of
    a few ideas (eg foil) that might be too hazardous. And, short of keep trying,
    I have no way of knowing which 3-to-2 aapters will fit right.

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  • From whit3rd@21:1/5 to vjp...@at.biostrategist.dot.dot.com on Sun Apr 2 00:29:57 2023
    On Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 1:51:26 PM UTC-7, vjp...@at.biostrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
    Many times they are too straight and don't fit snugly in the outlet. You
    can be plugeed in for hours with no results. Once I even lost my SD card. I bend them, but some chargers even bend back. Any suggestions. I can think of a few ideas (eg foil) that might be too hazardous. And, short of keep trying,
    I have no way of knowing which 3-to-2 aapters will fit right.

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    Get an outlet strip that has good plug retention; commercial grade and hospital grade
    sockets are carefully designed for reliable contact force, but with consumer-grade
    gear, quality is variable. A three-prong plug from the outlet strip makes good contact with the wall socket, and the outlets in the STRIP, not the wall, determine how well your charger connects.

    If you have a micrometer or calipers, it might also be wise to shop for a
    new charger with thicker metal prongs.

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  • From Dan Purgert@21:1/5 to vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.co on Sun Apr 2 17:59:32 2023
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    On 2023-04-01, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
    Many times they are too straight and don't fit snugly in the outlet. You

    Sounds like the outlet itself is worn out ... is this in your home, or
    like a hotel or something?


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  • From vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.co@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 6 19:18:04 2023
    Most adaptors are non-polarised with smaller prongs

    Most walls these days are polarised

    In my old home, I had to file down plugs to fit my wall outlets.

    I usually try to spread the adaptor prongs further apart to fit more snugly

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  • From Bertrand Sindri@21:1/5 to vjp2.at@at.biostrategist.dot.dot.co on Thu Apr 6 21:29:46 2023
    vjp2.at@at.biostrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
    In my old home, I had to file down plugs to fit my wall outlets.

    Or you could have simply changed the non-polarized plugs out for
    polarized plugs, which would have been a one time effort. And then you
    would not have needed to file down multiple plugs to fit.

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