At 02:49 AM 9/12/2003 +0100, Julian Davies wrote:
UK standard 13A mains plugs. Unique. Adaptors readily available.
If you see a socket whick looks like a U.S. one, it's for an electric razor.
Under UK electricity supply regulations, that's as much current as they are
safe for.
What do you mean polarised?
Two-pronged North American plugs are "polarized" in the sense that one of
the two "active" blades is larger/wider than the other (for devices where
it matters, for safety reasons, which wire is the "hot" one, where the
ground is not used). With three-pronged N.A. plugs, the hot and neutral
blades are usually the same width, since there's only one possible way to
insert the plug. Our sockets accept both styles of plugs, of course.
Having been to Blighty a couple o' times, I can recommend that you pick up
an adapter plug from your local AAA/CAA office, or at your origin or
destination airports. Believe me, they're everywhere, and the sales clerks
will likely know exactly what you need. You can also find this info all
over the Web using the trusty search engine of your choice.
Garth
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