The one most annoying thing on this forum is the people who keep on coming on and saying 'oh I connected my toaster to the port pins and I cannot understand why it doesnt work.'
The answer is very,very simple
DO NOT CONNECT STUFF DIRECTLY TO THE FRIGGING PORT PINS
not your radio,your alarm clock,your bedside lamp or your waffle iron.

DO NOT DO IT OR I WILL COME ROUND THERE AND SORT YOU OUT.
And if anyone else asks if they can connect 100 foot of mains cable to the port pins I will do something we both regret.
Glad weve had this little chat.