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Here's my idea:
Create a plug which has an adapted earth pin.
The earth pin has some sort of "locking" mechanism built into it. The locking earth pin could be only operated with some sort of key.
This would lock the plug to a socket, providing some security for fixed wire devices (e.g. hospital
equip, etc.)
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[+] This would be very handy in server rooms. |
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This is an ongoing wish of mine. I'd like PC power plugs that lock into power supplies as well. |
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would work well with armoured cables too, to prevent the easy slashing of cables... |
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It would still retain earth continuity. It would require an insulated, lockable cap. |
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I meant actual people tripping over immovable cables. |
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I did that once. We dropped acid and climbed to the top of the Luling bridge. The cables looked like some sort of psychedelic spider web. |
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Um Gottes willen! S t o l p e r n ! |
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I'm guessing the purpose of the idea is not to keep a device powered, since if someone has access to such hospital equipment, they don't need to unplug it to turn it off. Maybe the idea is to prevent the theft of the "earth pin". But if it's to be a security cable against theft of the equipment, use a security cable. |
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I've had experience with computers, and tripping over a screwed in cable on a computer eventually leads to the cable end connected to the computer becoming loose. It does sound like a good idea. There's too many ideas on here lately that are just... too controversial. |
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