Guides

How it works, and why.

Short pieces on charging and power, written for somebody deciding and findable by somebody searching.

Cords® Guides poster: Cord or cable? On Mist White, an orange cord with a plug beside a cable cut through, three conductors in one sheath Power · Cord or cable: what is the difference?A cord is a flexible electrical lead with a plug at one or both ends: the one on a lamp, or a charging cord. A cable is insulated conductors laid... Cords® Guides poster: Strip, lead or multi plug? On Mist White, a power strip in orange, an extension cable and a multi plug on a wall, in line drawing Power · Power strip, extension lead or multi plug: what is the difference?They all add sockets. A power strip, or extension lead, puts several sockets on a cord. An extension cable puts one socket further away. A multi plug, or adaptor, puts... Cords® Guides poster: Christmas lights, safely. On Jet Black, a string of lights as an orange cord hung in a long curve, white bulbs, one plug at its end Power · How to power Christmas lights safelyCheck the lights before they go up, choose LED, add up what shares a socket, give the tree one strip straight from the wall, and switch everything off at night. Cords® Guides poster: Designer power strips. On Sand, Cubical C1, Circular C2 and Squared S1 in line drawing, Circular C2 in orange Power · Designer power strips: what to look forA power strip that stays in sight should look as if it belongs there. Five things decide it: the form and the finish, the cable, how it holds its place,... Cords® Guides poster: Can you plug an extension lead into another? On Jet Black, Extend E1 as one orange cord, its plug on the left and its socket on the right, one long loop between. One lead, long enough. Not two. Power · Can you plug an extension lead into another?No. Plugging one extension lead or power strip into another, called daisy-chaining, puts everything on one lead and one wall socket, and fire services warn against it. Use one lead... Cords® Guides poster: How to hide cords. On Pale Pink, the underside of a desk as one ink line, Squared S1 held under it, and its braided cord in orange falling in one soft loop off the page Power · How to hide cords at the desk and behind the TVHide the power strip, and most of the cords go with it. Put the strip where the devices are: under the desk, behind the TV stand, on the side of...