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submitted 15 hours ago by Keld@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

Any electrical knowers out there

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[-] trompete@hexbear.net 2 points 13 hours ago

Flip it so the prongs go in the opposite hole, like the thing you can't do with usb plugs.

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 2 points 13 hours ago
[-] trompete@hexbear.net 2 points 12 hours ago

Yeah was a weird idea anyway. Btw, this switch on the lamp: Is it like a real physical switch that flips or slides, or is it like a touch sensor or a little button like on a cell phone?

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 3 points 12 hours ago

Hey man now I know what reversing a plug means. It's a physical switch that flips and goes click.

[-] trompete@hexbear.net 2 points 12 hours ago

Ok, if you unplug then lamp, does the light go out immediately?

If it does, but it doesn't when you hit the switch, the switch is broken and arguably unsafe.

It it doesn't, it's the bulb that's causing the delay.

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