Re: Tingles from power supply

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From: F Murtz
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:53

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Sylvia Else wrote:
> Eeyore wrote:
> 
>> What Sylvia had is commonly called a 'wall wart'.
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_wart
> 
> Though in truth, I'd never heard the expression before I read it in this 
> group (in another thread). May be it's a US term. I note that the WIKI 
> says it's slang.
> 
> Could be my protected up-bringing, though. Perhaps Phil has something to 
> say on this subject, since he's in Aus' too.
> 
> Sylvia.
At least it is a very apt descriptive term which only applies to those 
plug packs whereas I have never heard any one in the world other than 
one ng poster call them dongles

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