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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
1y
I probably should bring a long power cord to WHY

but maybe I could buy it there, so I don't have to carry it all the way? ​:neocat_think:​
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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(will I need electricity at my tent tho?)
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erincandescent ⎔ @erincandescent@erincandescent.net
1y
@kitten its nice to charge stuff

i would not expect to get a power cord on site. you might be able to buy one in NL though
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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@erincandescent yes but maybe I can do that at the village I'm at (?)

but yeah, it'd definitely be in NL or in Aachen when I'm there before, if I end up doing that
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erincandescent ⎔ @erincandescent@erincandescent.net
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@kitten depends upon when you want to charge things I guess! I really like being able to charge phones (don't forget the dect!) overnight while im sleeping

also tent lighting
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sam neobot_mask_cat @sam@gts.bodged.systems
1y
@kitten @erincandescent if you buy one in DE you’ll also be fine, NL uses schuko as well
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erincandescent ⎔ @erincandescent@erincandescent.net
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@sam @kitten while i remember i need to check what alterations i made to our power cables before emf last year and possibly buy the bits to make them usable with schuko sockets again
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erincandescent ⎔ @erincandescent@erincandescent.net
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@sam @kitten right currently we have an obnoxiously long 16A CEE -> Shuko cable, I need to find the schuko male I took off the end...
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sam neobot_mask_cat @sam@gts.bodged.systems
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@erincandescent @kitten ah you’re already doing that to some extent
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sam neobot_mask_cat @sam@gts.bodged.systems
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@erincandescent @kitten LPT: use blue IEC60403 connectors as an intermediate for this sort of stuff instead of rewiring your cabling every time
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sam neobot_mask_cat @sam@gts.bodged.systems
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@erincandescent @kitten and sometimes you can plug that directly into their distribution boxes
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4 "back to setting fires" censord nfp @4censord@unfug.social
1y
@sam @erincandescent @kitten be aware that why does not have the blue plugs, only the schuko ones.
(unless this is for adapting to schuko, then disregard)
(wiki.why2025.org/Camping#Power_on_the_fields)
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erincandescent ⎔ @erincandescent@erincandescent.net
1y
@4censord @sam @kitten yeah I need to find where the short Schuko-> BS1363 adaptor cable has gone^† and convert it to a Schuko->16A CEE cable to deal with the fact that DE and NL do not believe in the One True 16A Outdoor Cable.

† Started its life as a 16A CEE -> BS1363 but I stole the CEE connector last year to make a 16A CEE -> Schuko cable and put the Schuko on the BS1363 cable for safe keeping; and then if memory serves I didn’t need to do the adaption anyway because we ended up just chaining out of a Schuko breakout someone else had brought
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sam neobot_mask_cat @sam@gts.bodged.systems
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@kitten @4censord @erincandescent NL believes in “The One True 16A Outdoor Cable” tbh, i’ve seen it used often in harbours and camp sites etc
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4 "back to setting fires" censord nfp @4censord@unfug.social
1y
@sam @kitten @erincandescent oh, germany uses it as well, e.g. for connecting campers to power. but well, not everywhere.
and i assume for why they have to use whatever infra they have available
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erincandescent ⎔ @erincandescent@erincandescent.net
1y
@4censord @sam @kitten i mean, you can do weatherproof schuko so it is more convenient for the events industry if everything is just schuko.

we don't do the same in the UK because (a) BS1363 isn't weatherproof and (b) we would like as few fuses and breakers up in the roof as possible please
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erincandescent ⎔ @erincandescent@erincandescent.net
1y
@4censord @kitten @sam (for the same reason the entertainments industry ends up running Socapex cables everywhere for lighting instead of 32Ax3s. Same current capacity, but you can keep the breakers where you can reach them without a ladder)

(I mean, it started because of dimmers, but it continues because its just a good idea)
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sam neobot_mask_cat @sam@gts.bodged.systems
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@kitten @4censord @erincandescent oh yeah BS1363 has fuses on the cables, that can be hell to debug
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4 "back to setting fires" censord nfp @4censord@unfug.social
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@sam @kitten @erincandescent oh that sounds horrible yeah, i forgot the british plug does that
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erincandescent ⎔ @erincandescent@erincandescent.net
1y
@4censord @sam @kitten If you're in an older British venue you might spot BS 546 15A (round pin) sockets for precisely this reason.

If you're in a more middle-age venue you might spot a mix of BS 546 and 16A 1P CEEForm. BS 546 was used for dimmed power, CEE for fixed. These days dimmed power is dead, of course
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sam neobot_mask_cat @sam@gts.bodged.systems
1y
@kitten @4censord @erincandescent hm did you do this sort of stuff for a living at some point perhaps
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erincandescent ⎔ @erincandescent@erincandescent.net
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@sam @kitten @4censord I worked in a nightclub during university.

I have not so fond memories of swearing because we were out of Socapex to 16A breakouts and I had to use a Socapex to BS 546 + a pile of BS546 to CEE adapters.
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sam neobot_mask_cat @sam@gts.bodged.systems
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@4censord @erincandescent @kitten ah, ouch
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erincandescent ⎔ @erincandescent@erincandescent.net
1y
@sam @4censord @kitten honestly I should embrace my chunni nature and replace all of the connectors on our power cables with the absolute best 16A power connector

Neutrik powerCON TRUE1
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sam neobot_mask_cat @sam@gts.bodged.systems
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@4censord @kitten @erincandescent sickos_yes.jpg
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erincandescent ⎔ @erincandescent@erincandescent.net
1y
@sam @4censord @kitten "Whats this IP44 you're talking about with CEE connectors? Where we're going were doing IP67"
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sam neobot_mask_cat @sam@gts.bodged.systems
1y
@kitten @erincandescent @4censord “just in case the field turns into a lake”
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erincandescent ⎔ @erincandescent@erincandescent.net
1y
@sam @kitten @4censord gotta be prepared for emfcamp 2026
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Franziska @kunsi@chaos.social
1y
@erincandescent @sam @kitten @4censord Can recommend doing that. I have 95m of True1 cables and adaptors and power strips to convert to everything.

(Including 3x16A CEEform to 3x True1, because you never know)
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will-h @flangey@chaos.social
1y
@kunsi @erincandescent @sam @kitten @4censord a problem with True1 in outdoor situations is that the IP rating is only when mated.
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erincandescent ⎔ @erincandescent@erincandescent.net
1y
@flangey @kunsi @sam @kitten @4censord or cap installed
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sam neobot_mask_cat @sam@gts.bodged.systems
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@4censord @kitten @erincandescent yea this was a problem at MCH, a bunch of stuff was Belgian as there was barely anything else available
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