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Don't use a regular extension cord for your EV.

Home don use regular

Don't use a power strip as a long extension cord.

Home don use power

Don't use a non-polarized extension cord with a polarized plug.

Home don use non-polarized

Don't use a junction box to repair an extension cord.

Home don use junction

Don't use a heat gun for RAM chips.

Home painting home-improvement don

Don't use a hard pad with an ultralight mouse.

Home don use hard

Don't use a cheater plug on an old power tool.

Home don use cheater

Don't use a 16-gauge cord for a 1500W space heater

Home don use 16-gauge

Don't use a 16-gauge adapter on a 12-gauge cord.

Home don use 16-gauge

Don't use a 15-amp extension cord on a 20-amp breaker.

Home don use 15-amp

Don't use 1.35V DIMMs on a 1.2V CPU.

Home 1-35v-dimms 1-2v-cpu don

Don't do that — use a single long cord instead.

Home don use single

Condition your leather mousepad twice a year. Use a leather balm, not oil.

Home condition leather mousepad

Check extension cords monthly — or before every heavy use.

Home check extension cords

Check extension cords before every single use.

Home check extension cords

Bleach kills cooler mold. Use bleach.

Outdoors bleach kills cooler

Always use GFCI for outdoor lights.

Home snow-removal winter-home always

A good cloth mousepad lasts about two years of daily use.

Home cloth mousepad lasts

64GB is wasteful for general use with an i5-12400.

Home 64gb wasteful general

32GB is plenty for your use case.

Shopping buying-guide value 32gb

2–5 days in real-world use.

Outdoors 2-5 days real-world