On Mon, 21 May 2001 23:42:59 +0100 (BST), Tony Duell wrote: #> > Anybody who uses an (audio-type) DIN plug for a mains connection is #> > likely to be a candidate for a Darwin award :-) #> #> I think Hans may be referring to a Schuko plug -- it's a DIN standard :-) # #Oh, that horrible thing.... Not fused, and the earth is not certain to #mate first. Sorry, I'll stick to the good old BS1363 13A plug :-) # Just to get back to the topic and add an American point of view: The Exidy came with a detachable plug with two round pins, and with slots on the body where the ground attached. Obviously, this could not fit in a flat socket, but must require some sort of deep socket (I have no idea what you would call it). Here, I just attached a standard "3-prong" plug, the two flat prongs are 110 VAC, the round is ground. The power supply now works fine (thanks to Pete diagnosing a bad voltage regulator). We are still working on other problems. Louis

Tony Duell skrev: It's used in Scandinavia, too. Switzerland uses some other plug, whereas Italy uses much the same plug as the "Schuko", only with a third ground pin instead of the ground "clamps" in Germany. On many plugs, you can see a metal coated hole for such a pin. That way, the unearthed "Euro" connector works all over the place. I've no idea as to what French or Spanish plugs look like, though. BTW, Japanese plugs seem to look like US plugs, only without the earth pin. Is that really the case, and if so, is earth an unknown factor in the Orient? -- En ligne avec Thor 2.6a. G? med i SUGA, Swedish Usergroup of Amiga! WWW: http://swedish.usergroup.amiga.tm/ BBS: 08-6582572, telnet://sua.ath.cx:42512