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While your stick on solution is wonderful, and is adequate in most scenarios, what about even older plug ins? I have a sewing machine from the early 1900s. Not to mention my family is quite mechanical, and old fans, fridges and other appliances are constantly fixed rather than thrown out or replaced. So we have many "old" pieces with those out-dated plugs. They don't have a flat easy surface that the prongs stick out of, nor is the surface wide. Do you have a solution for these "outdated" appliances with irregular shaped plugs?

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    Steve Montgomery 20+

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    Apr 6 2011: If the appliance cord cannot accept a stick on tag, then either replace the plug or use a short extension cord (preferably heavy 14 AWG wire) on the end of the cord. Attach the tag to the end of the new plug or extension cord plug and insert it into the SafePlug or equivalent safety / energy outlet. This situation should be rare as the tags (www.RightPlug.org) fit on most new and old plugs. If you have retained such old appliances for their beauty, antique or historical value, then please have the wiring, connectors and components evaluated by a competent appliance or electronics repair shop since electrical parts do wear out and can become fire and shock hazards. If the appliances are worth keeping to you, then please invest in maintenance.

  • Philip Crume

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    Mar 21 2011: Simple. Cut off the old plugs and splice on new ones. It'll probably cost you about $0.25-0.40 to buy them. Talk to the guy at the hardware store than knows a thing or two about electrical accessories if you don't know how.
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    Budimir Zdravkovic 10+

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    Mar 21 2011: I would use your appliances to build a self preserving robot that can do all those things and fetch stuff as well.
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