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bubble.tea
Feb 19th, 2006, 08:09 PM
I have this cool looking cable I found at work that's intended for aviational use with a medical device.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE, is that the cylindrical plug of the three prongs., instead of a solid cylinder., the prong is U-SHAPED.

Basically take a plate of metal, and bend it-making a U-shape.

d'YA THINK my PC would care?

I'm really paranoid about this.

Oversized Rooster
Feb 19th, 2006, 08:45 PM
That cylindrical plug is the ground, so it does not matter.

bubble.tea
Feb 19th, 2006, 08:50 PM
That cylindrical plug is the ground, so it does not matter.
can you give me any assurance to your certainty and professioN? I knew it was the ground...but I was just dumb-founded why the shape was any different??? From what I can see...that's all that's different. Maybe there's better shielding in the cable, making it safe for aviation use???

cipher
Feb 19th, 2006, 09:29 PM
can you give me any assurance to your certainty and professioN? I knew it was the ground...but I was just dumb-founded why the shape was any different??? From what I can see...that's all that's different. Maybe there's better shielding in the cable, making it safe for aviation use???


Hospital grade connectors require a U-Shaped ground...it helps to prevent accidental unplugging of the cord.

bubble.tea
Feb 19th, 2006, 10:25 PM
Hospital grade connectors require a U-Shaped ground...it helps to prevent accidental unplugging of the cord.
ahhhh...WICKED!

thanks.