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The outlets my SIL replaced came from a reputable source, NOT Dollar Tree.
Sorry if that wasn't clear.

Dave N9ZC

On Wed, Mar 1, 2023, 12:38 PM John <ve3kkqve3kkq@...> wrote:

I would NOT use wall outlets, light switches or anything else that
physically attaches to my home and home electrical system.

Some Chinese manufacturers are well known for placing/marking their goods
with fraudulent symbols from testing organisations such as CE, UL and

CSA.

It is your house, if saving two to three dollars over a known

commercially

branded product is worth the risk of your house going up in flames, that

is

up to you.

Who are you going to sue when your home insurance company has completed
their investigation and determined that your house turned into smoke
because of a fraudulently certified electrical fitting was the cause,
therefore they won't pay out... Dollar Tree?

I know that in the Province of Ontario, Canada, if you install electrical
circuits in your home and do not get it inspected and certified by a
qualified electrician and you have an electrical fire and your insurance
company finds out the electrical modifications were not

inspected/certified

by an electrician, your fire insurance is null and void AND no other
insurance company will insure you.

Your choice, think about it...

John
VE7KKQ



On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 9:32?AM Dave Merrill <r390a.urr@...> wrote:

The inventory at Dollar Tree varies considerably from store to store

and

visit to visit.
My son-in-law replaced some AC wall outlets with newer types that also
sport two USB charging ports. My daughter and family use Apple devices

and

my wife and I use the same model of Android phone with USB-C. I dropped

by

our local Dollar Tree and got two cables for us to leave at their place

so

we didn't need to bring along chargers.
These cables had well molded strain reliefs at both ends and fabric

braid

over the cable. They have been working great for the past few months

and

my

SIL also uses them on his USB-C gadgets. The only negative is the

length

-

just 1 meter.
Impressed by how well they worked, I went to a couple different Dollar

Tree

stores by my SIL and near home and could not find them again anywhere.

Dave N9ZC

On Tue, Feb 28, 2023, 1:27 PM Jim Allyn - N7JA <

jim@...

wrote:

On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 11:19 AM, Clyde Lambert wrote:

I purchased a couple of USB lead wires from Dollar Tree. They

lasted

about

three or four weeks, then the insulation started separateing from

the

back of

the connector housing.

I've noticed that with some of the cables I have purchased from

Dollar

Tree also, but mine are two or three years old, maybe more. Some are
plugged into and unplugged from the phone or other devices daily,

sometimes

more than once a day. Maybe I'll buy some expensive cables some day,

maybe

not. If you can recommend a brand that you think will provide better

bang

for the buck, I'd consider buying some.