[Tfug] Opine: Bricks, warts or...?

[Timothy Ottinger]

How timely.

I have effects pedals for my guitars, and just ordered a OneSpot  
adapter kit  from VisualSound.   It takes up only one spot on the  
power tree (one of those "sideways warts") and daisy-chains 8 standard  
9v power plugs.    I also own a "wall wart remover" which is  
essentially a short extension cord with an ungrounded end.   Taking  
less space is a big deal when you're working from a strip or an  
extension cord on some stage or platform somewhere.

I also bought a power squid last year because it also takes only one  
outlet, and provides about eight outputs.  I think this matters  As a  
consumer, I want all my devices to take only one plug space.  A wart  
is too big.  If they can't be made "sideways" so you can line them up,  
I would rather see a brick.  If I can't have that, then a squid or  
multiplug dealio is fine.

It does matter to me. But I'm weird.

tim

On Aug 2, 2008, at 12:00 PM, Bexley Hall wrote:
>
> But, how do consumers perceive these things?  Personally,
> I detest wall warts as they hog at least one receptacle
> (and sometimes the adjoining receptacle!) and are not
> suited to "inverse" mounting.