28 Nov
2011
28 Nov
'11
3:22 p.m.
On 28 Nov 2011 at 21:47, Tony Duell wrote:
I wonder if that cable was actually intended for use
in the UK, or in
whichever country it is that uses said socket son a radial circuit? I
would not be happy using it over here, unless plugged into a fused
mult-socket block (there is a common multiple socket over here, what
you cal la power strip, whth 4 13A sockets in parallel and a 13A fuse
on the incoming feed (which is generally connected to a 13A plug). You
use them to run several low-power devices from one wall socket, of
course. In that case, an unfused plug plugged into such a board is not
a major safety hazard, since the incoming feed is fused at 13A).
Lately I've seen some Chinese-made 2-prong gizmos that are being sold
as being compatible with unearthed/ungrounded US and Australian
sockets. The blades of the plug can be rotated to assume either V-
shape or parallel orientation. The sockets on those devices are even
more bizarre. They will accept flat blades (either orientation) or
round prongs on all three (2 current-carrying, one protective), even
though there is no third prong on the associated plug. It carries
the Chinese CCC mark as well as the looks-just-like-a-European-CE-
mark China Export CE mark.
Scares the bejeezus out of me.
--Chuck