27 May
2015
27 May
'15
6:04 a.m.
On May 27, 2015, at 1:26 AM, tony duell <ard at
p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
The ?figure 8? connector is certainly IEC, as is the ?mouseketeer? one ? which adds a
ground pin offset from the middle. The latter seems to be uncommon. The argument for the
figure 8 plug is that it?s substantially smaller and works well when no ground is needed
(double insulated equipment) and current is modest. I have some Dell laptop supplies that
use that connector, and it makes sense there.
There are quite a number of IEC connectors. The familiar 15 amp C13 model is just the
most common, but there?s a 20 amp variant (horizontal blades), high temperature versions
(with bumps in the inlet that prevent inserting a standard cord) and so on.
paul
Right now, I'm cursing the guy who thought that the "cloverleaf" or
"mouseketeer" power receptacle was a good idea. I'm sitting here
looking at an HP ScanJet wondering if it would be worth the effort to
replace it.
Fer heaven's sake, what was wrong with the IEC connector?
If you mean the one that a mad friend of mine calls the 'figure of 12' (on the
grounds that the
2 pin one used on radios, etc, is often called a 'figure of 8') then I believe it
_is_ an IEC
connector, in the same standard as the more familiar 'kettle plug?.