neonbubble, 4 months ago Today I learned why you're not allowed to use surge protectors on board cruise ships when you're travelling (they confiscate them if they're found). Link to a US coast guard safety notice PDF: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/OCSNCOE/Casualty-Information/Safety-Alerts/CG-SA-03-13b.pdf Effectively, the voltage on ships is often evenly split at the socket so protectors may trip on what they think is the hot wire surging but leave the other still live to potentially overheat and start a fire. Which is bad, m'kay. #TodayILearned #TIL #Cruise #Travel
Today I learned why you're not allowed to use surge protectors on board cruise ships when you're travelling (they confiscate them if they're found).
Link to a US coast guard safety notice PDF:
https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/OCSNCOE/Casualty-Information/Safety-Alerts/CG-SA-03-13b.pdf
Effectively, the voltage on ships is often evenly split at the socket so protectors may trip on what they think is the hot wire surging but leave the other still live to potentially overheat and start a fire. Which is bad, m'kay.
#TodayILearned #TIL #Cruise #Travel
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