Buy another?.. or modern day electrical junk

[hiccup]

This 6 outlet adapter by Eaton(good brand right!) ..It plugged into my oultet just fine but it ***** when you go to plug a cord into it..It's like trying to push a clothespin through leather..Im actually oiling the pronges to get use out of it till I find an alternative..bout ready to bust it open and see what wtf is going on..anyone else have headaches with these

 

[mike93lx]

Eaton had nothing to do with making that, I bet. Likely just licensed.

Are they labeled TR?

 

[BrandonV]

I mean what did you expect for $6?

 

[whateg01]

I suspect the innards are like any power strip. Just bent brass contacts with plastic studs melted into holes to keep it in place. I think the problem is that they want to make sure what you plug in doesn't fall out so they make it super tight. The issue I've had with them is unless it's one where the center screw holds it to the outlet, it pulls out of the wall before your cord pulls out of it.

 

[hiccup]

Eaton had nothing to do with making that, I bet. Likely just licensed.

Are they labeled TR?

No sir..

 

[Shiftless]

Yeah, I have used those and have the same complaint. I suppose they’d be Ok for a place where the same stuff is always plugged in like lamps and TV’s and such. Lamps yes, vacuum cleaners no.

 

[The Cobbler]

plug something in & remove it half a dozen times.
it will loosen up.
then later you'll be saying, cheap ****, look how loose this is ! LOL

 

[hiccup]

I mean what did you expect for $6?

Hahaa..I know right

 

[hiccup]

Ok..so I plugged and unplugged each about half a dozen times..much better... jeez I better find the Ben Gay now

 

[Norcal]

I call them fire starters.

 

[wyliesdiesels]

This 6 outlet adapter by Eaton(good brand right!) ..It plugged into my oultet just fine but it ***** when you go to plug a cord into it..It's like trying to push a clothespin through leather..Im actually oiling the pronges to get use out of it till I find an alternative..bout ready to bust it open and see what wtf is going on..anyone else have headaches with these

oiling the prongs? you cant be serious

 

[njride]

oiling the prongs? you cant be serious

Shh, I'm waiting for him to try the antiseize

 

[75gmck25]

Or maybe it would work better if you slathered the prongs with dielectric grease? It's definitely fine to use on electrical connectors.
Not really!

 

[Lassen Forge]

Shh, I'm waiting for him to try the antiseize

Aluminum, copper, or nickel?

 

[BrandonV]

I suspect the innards are like any power strip. Just bent brass contacts with plastic studs melted into holes to keep it in place. I think the problem is that they want to make sure what you plug in doesn't fall out so they make it super tight. The issue I've had with them is unless it's one where the center screw holds it to the outlet, it pulls out of the wall before your cord pulls out of it.

I once took apart one of those HF power strips and the buss bar setup is so freaking scary it will make you want to buy quality strips.

 

[nadogail]

For the price they minimum price charged you, you did get something that worked; BE HAPPY.

 

[Zeke]

oiling the prongs? you cant be serious

I use dielectric grease. In the antique radio world there is a debate on whether to use Deoxit or WD40. WD works fine in sicky receptacles.

Let dry though.

 

[BigGarage]

oiling the prongs? you cant be serious

 

[wastedcosmonaut]

Normally people don't complain about things being too tight.

Normally the have plugs falling out. Better to be too secure than not.

 

[Chukster]

This 6 outlet adapter by Eaton(good brand right!) ..It plugged into my oultet just fine but it ***** when you go to plug a cord into it..It's like trying to push a clothespin through leather..Im actually oiling the pronges to get use out of it till I find an alternative..bout ready to bust it open and see what wtf is going on..anyone else have headaches with these

And this is why when we made the apartment downstairs for our adult daughter, I spec'ed that every outlet box would be a quad; old duplexes became quads, new outlets became quads. We now have sooo many devices, cords, wall-warts and such, we need more outlets.

 

[KansasArt]

You’re using the wrong kind of oil. Should be using axle/bearing grease. Slather it on! Guaranteed to slide in easier. And then it will melt the insides so it won’t fall out!

 

[Crazyjake8493]

Is it possible that the adapter is working correctly and you're just used to worn out receptacles where the plugs start to fall out on their own?

I'd throw it out, and replace that box with a 2-gang box and two duplex receptacles. If that's not enough, make it a 3-gang box.

 

[Lassen Forge]

I got a lesson yesterday in just HOW different stuff is here VS there...

Everything here is modular. You buy the sockets, the mounts for them, the face plate it attaches to, and the box. They all press together and click. I went to take a schuko socket out of it's mount and replace the faceplate, I put the screwdriver in the wrong "click point" and instead of rremoving the socket, I opened it up.

Now, in the US, you open a socket, you have 3, maybe 4 pieces that all go back together in a logical order. This thing presented me with a handful of small and unwieldly pieces that apparently not only go together in one and only one way, but need the assistance of an anti-gravity unit.

I effed with it for a bit, and realized my time was worth more to me than futzing with this damned near impossible to assemble POS (I mean, it HAS to be possible, right??) for an hour or 2...

Fortunately I had a spare I didn't pop apart, but still... damn...

 

[Norcal]

This 6 outlet adapter by Eaton(good brand right!) ..It plugged into my oultet just fine but it ***** when you go to plug a cord into it..It's like trying to push a clothespin through leather..Im actually oiling the pronges to get use out of it till I find an alternative..bout ready to bust it open and see what wtf is going on..anyone else have headaches with these

A lot of those products are made in China, I trust their electrical products as much as their food products. Remember the pet food and milk scandals?

 

[KansasArt]

No matter where something is made, it’s just being manufactured to the specifications provided to them. Blame the US companies for wanting cheap materials and almost slave labor to increase their profits.

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

Do not use oil or grease on the cords prongs. Only the secretions from a neutered electrical eel will suffice.