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Every device manufacturer: Do NOT use any other power cord but the one we supplied.
Reality: All other power cords work unless from a foreign country.
I spent significant amount of time making sure all my devices had a power cord and tossed all the extras.
Power cords will work with the devices that have the -same- *different voltage and amperage, if they do not then they will short or burn out the power converter. So, no. All power cords will NOT "work unless from a foreign country".
Almost all consumer power cords in the USA have the same voltage and nearly the same amps, so, while you are right, 99% you can just use any power cord.
I've never had a problem not worrying about the power cord specs.
E: I'm also talking about using the same kind of device. Do not try to nigger a washing machine cord into a USB phone cord, if that is even possible.
Now give me an example where I am wrong?
E2: I'll just say, my "crazy" life of almost 50 years, I've never had a problem.
Setting aside the incompatibility of proprietary plugs used on consumer devices in the Western Markets; what you are saying is categorically false. Voltage and amperage have wide and various applications across a variety of devices. Confusing or being ignorant of those differences can and will cause device/battery failure, sometimes catastrophically causing burn out, melting of capacitors, or even combustion with certain types of lithium or ion batteries.
Almost all consumer power cords in the USA have the same voltage and nearly the same amps
Input voltage yes, output voltage no. A USB power brick will output 5v, a laptop power brick might be 12v or 19v.
Amperage also varies, but that's less critical provided there's more than you need.
Polarity is also an issue, annoyingly there isn't an absolute standard on which side of the DC output is positive and which is negative.
Do not try to nigger a washing machine cord into a USB phone cord, if that is even possible.
You guys have DC washing machines?
No. No they don't. Not even close.
I wish I could hit you on the nose with a newspaper
They only say that because they know normies think electricity is magic.
Once you say "but the output amps are the same!" they will tell you "oh yea, well its cool then"
I'm obviously bullshitting, but this whole "make sure the volts and amps are the same" is also bullshit. I reiterate that I have never had a problem with using whatever power cord is right next to me at the moment. If I make a mistake and blow something out or start a fire, so be it. I at least will have a story instead of fretting my whole life about stupid cords.
you pretty much have to lead something like double voltage or sincerely higher amperage to pop stuff.
that said a lot of modern devices have protection circuits to cut it out if this occurs.
If you had as many varied device AC adapters like I do, you'd pop stuff more often. Most likely all of yours are from similar devices.
I have chargers for devices that were never released in the US. Obscure shit, and some of them take weirrrrrrd inputs and their powerpacks would break most of my devices (not the 220, talking 110 still)
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