Products
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Products
by Pete Young
Tamper-Resistant Receptacles
Designed for pediatric health care facilities, this receptacle
provides extra protection wherever children's
active fingers might expose them to electrical danger. The
design features a sliding shutter that allows plugs to slide in
easily, but makes it hard for kids to insert pins, clips, or
other small objects into the contact slots. Rated at 20 amps,
the device lists at $25 and can be wired from either the side
or the back.
Contact: Leviton Manufacturing Co., 59-25 Little Neck
Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362; 800/323-8920; www.levi
ton.com.
Dimmable Compact Fluorescents
Until now, standard compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) could not be safely
dimmed without the risk of overheating and starting