Rosco's "Wallhugger"

[gafftapegreenia]

Just saw this tonight while looking at the new Rosco products. It's the wallhugger, what does the Booth think. Good product or another questionable idea. Being from Rosco, my initial feelings is this little guy could be rather useful.

[Stoldal]

I agree i think that this could be a useful adapter.

[gafftaper]

Interesting. There's certainly plenty of times it could come in handy. A set of those would have been great in the ball room we used for shows the last couple years. (Raceways with Edison plugs).

I wish there was a version with an on/off switch on the back of it. That would make it a perfect tool for bench focuses.

[cvanp]

I was just looking at one of these for my pinspot problem. The $20 price tag is a bit steep (for my situation!!!) but compared to other similar products it is affordable. I like it.

[derekleffew]

Originally Posted by cvanp

...The $20 price tag is a bit steep (for my situation!!!) but compared to other similar products it is affordable...

Yes, a Right Angle NEMA 5-15 "cord cap" is about $7, and a Female 2P&G is $5, plus 18"-24" of 12/3 SOOW and 15 minutes of labor. Another solution to a non-existent problem.

As to your pinspot problem, cvanp, I thought your circuits were already Edison, and I've never seen a pinspot come with a stage pin plug.

[SteveB]

Originally Posted by cvanp

I was just looking at one of these for my pinspot problem. The $20 price tag is a bit steep (for my situation!!!) but compared to other similar products it is affordable. I like it.

Yeah, but making an adapter yourself is only a bit cheaper - 2P&G @ $5, Edison @ $5, a piece of 12/3, plus labor - oh maybe 10 minutes per adapter ?, @$20 per hr. so $3 for labor, you save some money but the cable version is not as nice or useful.

SB

[len]

At first I thought it was just a right angle plug, which has been around for years. Didn't notice the 2P&G on it.

If you do corporate stuff (as I do) and need to access wall power often, I could see it being useful. But all my a/c is edison already so it doesn't matter to me. And most rental stuff I get comes with an edison/2P&G adapter already.

BTW, Pass & Seymour makes a right angle plug. The cool part is that you can turn the blades in any direction (with a screwdriver) so that the cord will always flow straight down no matter which way the outlet is set into the wall.

[PadawanGeek]

How romantic.... a Wall Hugger!

looks like it could be useful

[cvanp]

Originally Posted by derekleffew

Yes, a Right Angle NEMA 5-15 "cord cap" is about $7, and a Female 2P&G is $5, plus 18"-24" of 12/3 SOOW and 15 minutes of labor. Another solution to a non-existent problem.
As to your pinspot problem, cvanp, I thought your circuits were already Edison, and I've never seen a pinspot come with a stage pin plug.

I meant for if I were to rent Ellipsoidals to replace the pinspots.

Anywho on topic again...

Do they make a reverse adapter? Edison to stage pin? I know of a lot of instances where something like that would be useful. Edit: yep, I guess so. $70. Whoa.

[avkid]

Originally Posted by cvanp

yep, I guess so. $70. Whoa.

That is ridiculous.
You have to watch B&H, when the products are outside of their core market the prices get out of control.