[Noisebridge-discuss] where to buy a plug in SF or near

[Tymm Twillman]

They are difficult to find here, for sure.  Best I've found is buying a
complete powerstrip.  Home Depot has some Belkin ones with pretty flat plugs
(at least, the Colma store does; second floor, near the back).  They'll set
you back $10 or so though, and they have "Belkin" stampled into the plastic
in big letters.

I come across others from time to time, but pretty much always gotta pick up
a whole powerstrip to get 'em, at least from what I've seen...

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 11:02 PM, Andy Isaacson <adi at hexapodia.org> wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 10:30:42PM -0700, Stefano Maffulli wrote:
> > I think I'm going crazy. I am looking for a simple plug, with
> > grounding, to change the ugly one that comes with the surge protector
> > I have. The ugliness of the standard plug is that it sticks 2 1/2" out
> > of the socket and I want something that keeps the cable flat to the
> > wall as much as possible. This kind of plugs is very easy to buy in
> > Italy but here I couldn't find them at Lowes, Home Depot and  various
> > mom-n-pops stores in town.
> >
> > Basically, I need something like this
> > http://www.amazon.com/Leviton-931-Angle-Grounding-Black/dp/B00004YUKC
> > and even smaller, if possible ... but not for that price. Any
> > suggestion?
>
> Well, that's a 50A plug, way oversized for any powerstrip I hope you're
> using. :)
>
> You should be able to find a straight plug like this at any home depot
> or Ace:
>
> http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/300/42/42f8c747-2cb2-4b79-acd7-593a3dbe4e18_300.jpg
>
> finding an angled plug to install yourself is hard.  You may be better
> off getting a short adapter cord.  But in either case, check out the
> Cole Fox Hardware store; they have one of the best selections in SF and
> a very helpful staff.  There's one on 4th St at Mission, one at Mission
> and 30th (approximately), and one near upper Haight St.
>
> Or you can ask Jim and see if one of the professional electrician supply
> stores has what you need.
>
> -andy
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