Wall-wart type power plug extenders

[KenK]

Does anyone local sell wall-wart type power plug extenders - you know, the huge 'plugs' on the emd of the power cords for some things - often computer peripherals. The ones I have won't plug into a power strip without covering several outlets. I use cheap extension cords between them and the strip but this takes up a lot of space for the coiled cord. What's needed is a VERY short - about a foot long - 'extension cord'. Anyone sell such things I can get locally so I won't have to pay the usually huge shipping and handling when buying on line? Or do I need to make my own?

TIA

[gfretwell]

Places like MCM have those short cords. I got a bunch of surge protectors years ago that look like a big plug and extend the receptacle out about 2". I doubt they do much actual surge protection but they do let you plug in a lot of wall warts on a strip (every other one is extended) Cube taps also work for this and give you plugs on both sides. The real answer would be a heftier power supply with multiple cords coming out. They are usually 5v or 12v these days.

[taxed and spent]

take your pick:

[clare]

Instead of a power bar get a "spider" or "octapus" cord.

[micky]

FWIW, some vendors don't charge large amounts for shipping. I wish I kept better track of which ones don't. Some charge $5, some even 1 or

2 for small things.

[bob_villa]

Pretty pointless post without those facts?

[taxed and spent]

or free shipping:

[bob haller]

many years ago i took some cheap 2 prong extension cords, cut most of the p ower plug end off making the cord about a foot and added one of those power plugs you put the wire in pressing the plug together which pierces the wir e connecting the plug, it only takes a minute or two to assemble.

plus i bought 8 foot cords and used the leftover plug and wire to rewire so me lights.

no waste, very low cost too my eife was impressed at how it cut down on the wire mess

[Art Todesco]

Plus you can sometimes use a cube tape to raise the level of the wall wart to that it is over the adjacent one.

[Mark Lloyd]

I have a few of these "wall-wart removers", 8-inch single-outlet extension cords. Sometimes a 6-foot cord costs less, and you can put THREE of the things on it.

[KenK]

[e-mail] wrote in news:8dqjua5bset4df69nsr19sijdpuriae5kd@

4ax.com:

I didn't know they existed. Found them at Walmart when I went there last Saturday - $10. They had some other interesting multi-socket devices.

[Edward Reid]

Search Amazon for "power strip liberator". I have several like these

though I'm pretty sure I paid a lot less. They turn one outlet into two with only a single dangling cord, and I almost always have a mix of things to plug in, so they do the "liberating" with less mess.

Edward