Black Corded Phone - Corded Telephones

What is that black box on the phone cord on my cellphone charger?

Effectively half of all electrical gadgets I've used, most which "debit things," has this heavy, black box out from which the prongs jut out. Because of this box, I cannot plug two "boxed" devices next to each other. I constraint to


its called a power transformer, although some folks call them barrier-warts.

its purpose is to take the 120v wall AC voltage and proselyte it to the probably 3to 12V DC voltage your phone or other device wants.

if you look

AT&T CL2939 Corded Phone, Black, 1 Handset

AT&T CL2939 Corded Phone, Black, 1 Handset

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