Electrical Cords Can Be Hazardous
Misuse can result in FIRE or DEATH by ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Please Read Carefully & follow ALL Directions
BEFORE USE
A cord set not marked for outdoor use is to be used indoors only. See outdoor marking
Inspect Thoroughly Before Each Use & DO NOT USE IF DAMAGED
Look For the NUMBER OF WATTS on Appliance to Be Plugged into Cord
See PRODUCT or LABEL Marking for Specific Wattage
Do Not Plug More Than the SPECIFIC NUMBER OF WATTS into this Cord
Do Not Run Through Doorways, Holes in Ceiling, Walls or Floors
Make Sure Appliance is OFF Before Connecting Cord to Outlet
FULLY INSERT Plug into Outlet
Do Not Remove, Bend or Modify Any Metal Prongs or Pins of Cord
DO Not Use Excessive Force to Make Connections
Do Not Connect a Tree-Prong Plug to a Two-Hole Cord
THIS IS A POLARIZED CORD
DURING USE
Keep Away from Water
Do Not Use When Wet
Keep Children & Pets Away from Cord
Do Not Plug One Extension Cord into Another
AVOID OVERHEATING Uncover Cord & Do Not Cover Cord with Any Materials
Do Not Drive, Drag, of Place Objects Over cord, Do Not Walk on Cord
AFTER USE
GRAPS PLUG to Remove from Outlet
Always Store Cord INDOORS
Always Unplug When Not in USE
Do Not Unplug by Pulling Cord
DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG
Caution: FOR DRY INDOOR USE ONLY AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE ZERO DEGREES
I take a razor blade & cut this obvious garbage full of misinformation off the cables I use because these white adhesive tags are ugly, and I am very careful not to damage the cable when removing the tag.
How about using common sense & stopping & thinking before doing something stupid or foolish with an electrical cable carrying higher voltages that are can be deadly or cause a fire if not done correctly.
Put your thinking cap on, plan ahead, think before you buy to get the right cable for the job. Start by figuring out the wattage of the device you're planning on using the extension cord to power. If it's a low wattage device then a high thinner cheaper extension cord works fine, like a 16-3 or 14-3. If you're going to use the extension cord with high power tools, then a 12-3 or longer runs 10-3 even better but heavier & much more expensive. I use 25 foot outdoor rated 12-3 cables mostly, they are my favorite kind, with thick heavy protective jacket & a neon glow clear plug on the end to indicate the cable is energized when you plug it in.
Know about wire size vs current carrying who obviously did not take a physical class or pay attention in physics, because even in elementary schools they teach children how to make an electromagnet with a battery & wire & a nail, how current flows, ohms law, its not hard or complicated to understand electrical resistance, capacitance, reactance, ac & dc current.
These topics are more than 100 years old & were part of the current wars between Edison & Westinghouse when your grandparents were children way back then. Stop paying attention to stupid celebrity news & study a YouTube video about how power works, how power moves through wires, about batteries & how batteries work or what Ohms law means in practical applications, or become a ham radio operator and study the training materials to pull your head into reality & learn something useful & interesting that might be useful during a power outage to setup a generator without having carbon monoxide poisoning, or how to size electrical extension cords to the kinds of loads you're going to attach. Or how your home power utility panels works or any of the other relevant topics. Sure these topics are not interesting to everyone, but nearly everyone uses extension cords at home so perhaps these topics should be taught in school since not everyone has competent parents to teach them such things that would actually be useful or help them function at a higher level as adults in reality when they move out on the own into the real world where you either sink or swim.
When I got done working for the Pentagon that took everything from me, everything & left me like a tattered flag near the sea where saltwater mist & heavy winds crack away perpetually tearing the flag apart. Then you can pull the flag down, fix it, upgrade with better stronger materials, improve the mounting, & reinstall it better than ever before. Can I get an amen for DIY MacGyver can do attitude improving everything for everyone's benefit, or at least do it correctly so you do not electrocute yourself or your children or burn your house down by being an idiot with extension cables.
Honey, we better call the mechanic, please call the Handyman
What does it mean to be Handy, everyone has hands, but not everyone uses them the same way. You know exactly what I mean. Yes, it's your brain that controls your hands & everyone knows that if they stop & think about it. That is the topic of this blog, thinking about it. Upgrade your Brain & operate on a higher level being better at anything you apply yourself to during your finite time alive.
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