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On 25/09/10 13:50, Gordon Henderson wrote:
On Sat, 25 Sep 2010, tom brough wrote:On 25/09/10 12:35, Gordon Henderson wrote:Still - at least in the UK we have plugs that don't come out accidentally or easily... http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/skins/skin_1/images/guru_serverplus_UK.jpg GordonI agree, long live the British 3 pin plug, sturdy, safe, robust and err British ..... <shivers>I look on in horror at some of the plug / socket arrangements in Philippines based on the American 2 pin .... and the lack of switches on wall sockets .....</shivers>Indeed - I spent 2.5 years in the US too - boggled at some of their electricals - also cringed at 110V - which effectively means double the current and a lack of high-power electrical appliances - e.g. electrical kettles.. double the current means 4 times and power loss too - so more chance of a dodgy plug getting hot... Ah well!
Not good, I must admit I did wonder about that. Where I'm working at the moment they have a combination of 240V in the offices and 240V and 110V in the factory areas. I was given the task of testing some PCs to go back at the end of the lease and forgot to check the voltage switch.
Let's just say a few sparks and a big bang later I now know what happens when you plug a PC into a 240V mains connection when it's set to 110V :-)
Just got to see what happens when you plug in a 240V power supply into a 110V connection now :-D
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