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Forum: USA
Sep 4th 2017, 5:38 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 2,823
Posted By iarnell

Re: Electric appliances help

Both ends of the cable have specific names. For reference, "kettle style" is C13, figure 8 is C7, and cloverleaf is C5. For the wall socket, you want NEMA 1-15 (2 pin unearthed) or 5-15 (3 pin with...
Forum: USA
Sep 4th 2017, 5:25 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 2,823
Posted By iarnell

Re: Electric appliances help

Yeah, british plugs with adapters do not play well with US sockets. And you can probably pick up a new cable for less than the price of a plug adapter.
Forum: USA
Sep 3rd 2017, 11:09 am
Replies: 57
Views: 2,823
Posted By iarnell

Re: Electric appliances help

Oh, yeah. Don't mess with the mains! But for Brits moving to the US, if there's no motor or heating element involved, it's a lot safer to plug 240v gear into 120v sockets than going the other way.
Forum: USA
Sep 3rd 2017, 10:45 am
Replies: 57
Views: 2,823
Posted By iarnell

Re: Electric appliances help

Some companies are known to be economical with the truth on those plates (yes, Sony, I'm looking at you). I have an old PS3 marked with 220-240v and was looking to replace the PSU when I moved -...
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