phone chargers

[petesgrayz]

Can anyone tell me why mobile phone chargers are made upside down.  That is with the lead coming out of the top of the charger when it is plugged in.

[boobesque]

erm, none of mine have been that way, and ive had a few!

[badams]

The phone chargers you refer to are made in Australia.

I don't know, but I think it might be because most sockets are near floor level, and most people place their phone on a table etc. when charging, so it would be a good design feature to have the cable coming up instead of down - it will releive strain where the cable enters the charger body.

[Skids]

Nokia chargers all point down.

[mycatis]

My sons game boy charger is upside down, I wondered this too

[peanut]

some electricians think its a good idea to install the outlet in the wall upsidedown. is yours?

[-=BigD=-]

so that a single transformer can be produced and different plugs (eg. britsh 3 prong, euro 2 prong) attached. the wiring needs to be in different places to make way for the british 3rd "earth" prong (the long one at the top).

I reck!!