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AC adapter size

Name: Anonymous 2005-06-27 20:42

Why do AC adapters have to be so big?  Can't they be designed more compact to say, 1/4 their size, or about the size of a regular outlet but with more height/depth rather than socket stealing width? 

Name: Anonymous 2005-08-11 12:23

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You're STILL not reading my earlier post - I suggested having multiple pins in the standard connector for multiple voltages (just four or five voltages and common ground), and device manufacturers just connect the appropriate pins in the charging/power socket on their device to select the voltage(s) required for the application. If there was a standard for low-power DC power connectors, device manufacturers would design their stuff to comply with it. It wouldn't cost any more per socket than a handful of the current AC adapters we all have cluttering our homes, and you'd only need a few (one per room). But, like I say, just a pipe-dream (or would that be a wire-dream?).

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