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Re: [76attendees] Obtaining laptop power cords in Hiroshima

"Thomson, Martin" <Martin.Thomson@andrew.com> Wed, 21 October 2009 22:32 UTC

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From: "Thomson, Martin" <Martin.Thomson@andrew.com>
To: Ole Jacobsen <ole@cisco.com>, "Kevin P. Fleming" <kpfleming@digium.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:33:15 +0800
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I found that a pair of pliers can also be quite effective, but that was on a power adapter, not the original equipment.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: 76attendees-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:76attendees-
> bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Ole Jacobsen
> Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2009 7:19 AM
> To: Kevin P. Fleming
> Cc: 76attendees@ietf.org
> Subject: Re: [76attendees] Obtaining laptop power cords in Hiroshima
> 
> Kevin,
> 
> I would say that it's fairly easy to find such a cord in Hiroshima at
> any of the sites listed. If you want, I'd be happy to find one for you
> in Tokyo the week prior to Hiroshima. The number of stores is of
> course much larger there.
> 
> In the meantime, the 3-prong to 2-prong adapters work quite well, so
> I'd bring it just in case.
> 
> Ole
> 
> 
> Ole J. Jacobsen
> Editor and Publisher,  The Internet Protocol Journal
> Cisco Systems
> Tel: +1 408-527-8972   Mobile: +1 415-370-4628
> E-mail: ole@cisco.com  URL: http://www.cisco.com/ipj
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 21 Oct 2009, Kevin P. Fleming wrote:
> 
> > I'm traveling with a laptop with a power supply that uses an IEC C5
> > (Mickey Mouse) connector on the supply end; I've looked for a
> > C5-to-Japanese cord here in the USA, but all I can find have a 3-
> prong
> > plug on the receptacle end. Based on Ole's website (and others), it
> > seems like I'll need a 2-prong plug to have any chance to be able to
> > plug in at the hotel and other places. I've got a plug adapter
> already,
> > but I'd prefer to not have to use it.
> >
> > Will it be fairly easy to find such a power cord in Hiroshima, or
> should
> > I try harder to find one before leaving the USA?
> >
> > --
> > Kevin P. Fleming
> > Digium, Inc. | Director of Software Technologies
> > 445 Jan Davis Drive NW - Huntsville, AL 35806 - USA
> > skype: kpfleming | jabber: kpfleming@digium.com
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