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Subject: Re: rec tech mower
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 05:07:13 -0400
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On 4/15/2025 5:58 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:22:57 -0400, Radey Shouman
> <shouman@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> I remember the last time I used a corded hedge trimmer.  Worked great.
>> Went through that cord like buttah.
> 
> Obviously, you didn't read the 20 page warnings and repudiations of
> responsibility usually included with a hedge trimmer.
> 
> If you insist on not reading the documentation, I suggest you tie a
> knot in the power cable about 6 ft from the hedge trimmer handle.
> Attach a small weight (1 or 2 lbs) to knot.  When using the hedge
> trimmer, the weight will cause the cable to hang downward and away
> from the blades.

Sure, let's add more weight to a to a motorized cutting object a senior 
citizen has to repeatedly lift over their head for an hour in the hot 
sun. Brilliant......

> 
> If your habit of cutting the power cable seems to be incurable, I
> suggest that you build some 6 ft sacrificial extension cables with
> removable plugs and receptacles.  When trimming, attach one of these
> cables to the hedge trimmer end of your long power cable.  After  you
> (again) cut through the power cable, just unplug the 6 ft section,
> replace it with a new 6 ft section, and continue trimming.  Later,
> remove the plug and receptacle and use them for making additional
> sacrificial 6 ft extension cables.

Hacks abound. Thank you for that suggestion, but what happens when you 
hack through the cord beyond the 'sacrificial' section?

Suggestion - fix the cord, realize that building 'sacrificial' sections 
was a colossal waste of time, tell yourself you'll be more cognizant 
next time.

> 
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