Text 36475, 57 rader
Skriven 2016-09-11 00:12:36 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
  Kommentar till text 36471 av Ward Dossche (2:292/854)
Ärende: 230 Volt
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Hello Ward,

 Mv>> You could not have watched them "plug in that nice electric razor they
 Mv>> brought along from the states". As I mentioned before, you can not just
 Mv>> plug it in, there is no way you can ram a Nema plug into a Schuko socket
 Mv>> and have it make contact.

 WD> Yes, he could have for the simple reason there exists something like
 WD> adaptors.

Oh, come now.  All you need to do is jam a screwdriver into the
outlet to open the safety shutters.  Or get a small shim that'll
do it for you.  And be prepared for the shock of your life.

 WD> I always carry several plug adaptors for my toys when I go overthere, and
 WD> undoubtedly when Americans and Cannuckians come here they have the same
 WD> array of adaptors available to them.

Just make sure you keep all your colors in the right order and
you should be fine.  But plug them in the wrong way and well it's
been good knowing you ...

 WD> A lot of electronics stores sell them, they are available at airports,
 WD> RadioShack, BestBuy, etc...

No more from RadioShack, as they went under.

 WD> Plus, decent hotel rooms have wall plugs that will accomodate North
American
 WD> plugs... sometimes even at 110V.

Well, lemme see.  In Europe, almost all of the wall sockets are
Schuko, but most appliances are europlug.  Europlugs are most often
used with 240 volt power, but are only rated for 2.5 amps.  Tell
me that makes sense.

Schuko is rated for 16 amps.  Europlug is rated for 2.5 amps.
Notice the difference?  Quite a bit, isn't it?

Compared to the NEMA 5 and 6 as used in North America, what do
those plugs offer over what we have?  The NEMA plugs are functionally
equal and are a lot smaller.  So why use something bulky and cumbersome
when we already have something that works just as well and a lot less
troublesome?

 WD> And, I used to make my own adaptors when going overthere by combining a
male
 WD> American plug with a female Belgian plug with 10cm of wire in between.

Poor Belgium.  Everybody forgets about Belgium.  The UK, France,
Germany, Italy, even the US, all have their own plugs.  But as for
Belgium?  Nah.  They can just use one of ours ...

--Lee

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