Vintage rubust mobile radio connectors as extension cord for vintage TV

[old_coot88]

Dunno if 'twas the same outfit or not, but this was back in the '60s. Our shop bought some of those and we used them. But they were sloppy and held the plugs so loosely they would fall out easily.
Good idea, just poorly implemented design. But maybe was improved upon since then.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by old_coot88

Dunno if 'twas the same outfit or not, but this was back in the '60s. Our shop bought some of those and we used them. But they were sloppy and held the plugs so loosely they would fall out easily.
Good idea, just poorly implemented design. But maybe was improved upon since then.

You might be thinking about the Fedtho, Japanese knock-off, power strip!
They were a lot larger and had the early type, Japanese plug with the thin prongs, that didn't make a good connection in even a new receptacle.
The Tap-A-line held the plugs really tight.

[DavGoodlin]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

You might be thinking about the Fedtho, Japanese knock-off, power strip!
They were a lot larger and had the early type, Japanese plug with the thin prongs, that didn't make a good connection in even a new receptacle.
The Tap-A-line held the plugs really tight.

I have one on my attic bench, just forgot the name and confused it with the Academy "ad a tap". The Tap-a-line was a bench staple and as we say, "should be used only under technician or engineer supervision" As decent a product as it was, using them in the kitchen was just a bad idea.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by DavGoodlin

I have one on my attic bench, just forgot the name and confused it with the Academy "ad a tap". The Tap-a-line was a bench staple and as we say, "should be used only under technician or engineer supervision" As decent a product as it was, using them in the kitchen was just a bad idea.

The package it came in, used to illustrate the applications in the kitchen, workshop ETC. I never showed more than three or four items plugged in.
Now, many of the products sold are not U/L approved. They're being approved by ETL. Their listing costs must be less expensive than U/L.

[DavGoodlin]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

The package it came in, used to illustrate the applications in the kitchen, workshop ETC. I never showed more than three or four items plugged in.
Now, many of the products sold are not U/L approved. They're being approved by ETL. Their listing costs must be less expensive than U/L.

Quite true and ETL is a faster process, but not necessarily less stringent.