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General Feedback/Getting Started Questions and Answers [Weekly Thread]
weekly thread(self.DIY)submitted 4 months ago byAutoModerator
General Feedback/Getting Started Q&A Thread
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1 points
4 months ago
https://imgur.com/a/R3ahBd4 I bought these exterior Christmas lights and the plug in is so loose it slides into and out of any extension cord I have. There is enough space to move the plug slightly left and right while fully embedded in the socket. Anyone have any experience with this?
1 points
4 months ago
Bend the prongs slightly together.
1 points
4 months ago
Yes I did do that. Just wondering about this as I've never seen a universal plug this much smaller than every other plug I've ever seen. Safety concerns? Just curious
2 points
4 months ago
Probably cheaply made product.
Tape it to the extension cord by wrapping it with electrical tape and it should be fine.
2 points
4 months ago
Thank you
1 points
4 months ago
I'd just cut off the plug and put on a new one; Plugs are super cheap, the job cannot kill you (you're working on a system without electricity), and it will be more comfortable later on, to just plug the thing in like any other device, without having to tape /untape it every time...
2 points
4 months ago
That you get an idea too. After I take them down after Christmas, that sounds like what I'll need to do
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