All extension cords and surge protectors (I still don’t understand what their difference is, except for the coveted general disconnect button, which nobody uses anyway), there is one, very significant, in my opinion, minus: they lie freely. And if ever this is still an advantage, for example, moving it to the side when you vacuum, or move the system unit back, then more often it is not. And at the most inopportune moment, when your hands are busy with something, and your vision is limited by something oversized, you hook the extension cord with your foot and pull it out of the network. In the best case, downloading a file that has already lasted 1.5 hours is interrupted by 98%, or you will have to start downloading music to your phone from the beginning. Well, in the worst case, if the plug of the appliance does not fall out, and the wire breaks, it is simply unsafe.
So I, tormented with all kinds of extension cords, asked myself: what prevents it from being fixed, not even on the floor, but higher. It’s both more convenient and safer. But here's the bad luck: I didn’t find anything like it on sale (although maybe I was looking there), and the preliminary outlines of this simple device began to loom:
• Small, compact, but comfortable;
• On a clamp so that you can always rearrange;
• To not catch the eye, but was always at hand.
So I profess the principle of car tuners: “you can’t buy it - build it yourself”, I set to work. By the way, for reference: it took no more than 15 minutes, even taking into account the fact that I was a “pioneer”. Your creation will take much less time.
The first thing I bought was two external sockets without grounding, a single,
and double (I said that the requirements for the extension cord began to loom).
And always with the back wall, otherwise it would have to be done.
But the clamp (plastic, for mounting the flexible shaft of the drill), I simply found in my “bins”. Such a "piano in the bushes", so I did not have to buy it. Although, as practice later showed, finding and buying something like this is not at all difficult, and there is something similar in abundance on construction markets and in supermarkets.
In addition, you need a piece of sheet rubber (I deliberately do not indicate the dimensions, since they will all be individual and different),
a power cord with a plug from the discarded old and faulty TV,
piece of two-wire wire for connection,
and four screws with M4 nuts.
In addition, I needed a screwdriver, which will play the role of a compact and not a quick drill,
a drill to him
screwdriver,
and wiring tongs, or as they are also called a stripper for shortening wires and stripping insulation.
And then everything is very simple. In the back of the sockets we drill as holes for fastening to the clamp (at two points),
so for wires.
We drill the same holes in the clamp itself, in the upper and middle parts.
And in order to securely attach the incoming power wire, we drill three holes (although two are enough) in a row,
and through them we pass the incoming power wire "snake". So he will never, even if desired, escape from contact by negligence.
Now we clean the ends of the wires, make loops, although this was not necessary, but I like thoroughness in everything,
and collect the sockets themselves.
We fasten the protective outer covers.
Now we return to the place the clamping part of the clamp, when installing sockets and wires to them, it simply interfered,
and put in an elastic band so as not to scratch the polish, and the immovable extension cord was sitting tightly on the table.
We fasten it to the table, insert it into the outlet (in my case, it’s behind the curtain, and regularly move it away by connecting the scanner or charger from the phone or tablet computer is not the best solution). And in the extension cord sockets we include what it was intended for.
And as you can see for yourself, there’s nothing superfluous, but it turned out very conveniently and compactly. Honestly, I didn’t even expect it.
Of course, for a dark table, it was also necessary to look for dark sockets so that it contrasted even less, but I did not find them on sale. However, it turned out very neatly and nicely, so feel free to take it “into service”. By a short, but nevertheless practice, such an immovable extension cord is tested.