26 Nov
2014
26 Nov
'14
11:11 p.m.
On Mon, 24 Nov 2014, Brent Hilpert wrote:
On 2014-Nov-24, at 9:29 AM, Holm Tiffe wrote:
I've noticed a lot of AC sockets in airports are so worn that sometimes
you need tape to keep plugs plugged in.
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David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
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Brent Hilpert wrote:
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Funny, I've never had a plug fall out of it's own accord. Once you require the transformers to get down
from 240V, you might as well go to the center-tapped 55-0-55 technique at a small increase
in complexity over 0-110 for a further safety improvement.
If you would ask me if I would change the usual german installations
against the "higher security" of the NA system you would hear an
No thanks" for sure...
I know of no other country in the world where Plugs are so secure that they
disconnect them selves from the outlet by simply falling out...