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- From: wk@cup.hp.com (Wayne Krone)
- Subject: Re: cable curiosity
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- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 23:11:51 GMT
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- myers@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Bob Myers) writes:
- :
- : Actually - and please bear in mind that this is MY opinion only, and not
- : an Official Statement (tm) of HP or our safety/regulatory gurus - I suspect
- : that AC cords have no securing mechanism because they're not allowed to, by
- : one or more international standards. Think about it - we're talking about
-
- I talked to a friend who currently is a product safety engineer for
- another company and previously worked for Underwriters Laboratories
- reviewing products for compliance to UL's standards. She says there are
- no international standards she's aware of (she works with most if not
- all of them) that require a fixed versus detachable power cord. There
- are requirements for strain relief, flexibility, etc.
-
- She thought fixed versus detachable cords was simply a personal
- preference issue. I know when I'm moving equipment around I like the
- detachable cords so I don't have to tie it up (or let it dangle and
- avoid tripping on it).
-