this post was submitted on 04 Dec 2025
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you know the computer thing is it plugged in?

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[–] lime@feddit.nu 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

the UK plug is clearly superior

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also, yes it's obviously an issue with the adapter in that it's one of those wall-warts you can change the plug on, except they only shipped me a us plug >:(

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Get some size apropriate heatshrink and cut of the stupid US plug and take a UK or schuko plug (whichever you need) and solder that on.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

unfortunately it's super low profile. i'm trying to figure out what to do about it but for now i added an extension cord.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean just changing the last 10cm of the power cable should not change much. And iff the plug needs to be low profile you can go with the type c plug

[–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 2 weeks ago

it's low profile in the other direction. It's one of these doohickeys, except even flatter, and connected to a bigger wall wart than this: