Re: Tingles from power supply

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From: Eeyore
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:22

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Sylvia Else wrote:

> F Murtz wrote:
> > 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
>
> I agree that dongle is not the appropriate term, and I also have never
> heard a plug pack, wall mart, whatever, referred to a dongle.
>
> Well, except in this thread, of course, by the person who did.

That is no surprise considering his nickname is 'Always Wrong'.

Graham

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