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Re: [89attendees] Mystery Power Outlet

Ben Campbell <ben@nostrum.com> Mon, 03 March 2014 10:13 UTC

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On Mar 3, 2014, at 10:09 AM, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> wrote:

>> My euro adapters would fit, except it appears to be gated on the ground pin. (Fortunately, none of the _normal_ UK plugs in my room are gated,
> 
> Really? That is against code and has been for years. Or the gates have been
> defeated by previous occupants.
> 
> The normal UK sockets are always locally switched and according to
> the code you are only allowed to plug in a fused plug. Adaptors sold
> in the UK must be fused; adaptors sold elsewhere are not fused and are
> technically illegal in the UK.

As far as I can tell, none of them are gated, save the odd one. They don't appear to have ever been gated. If someone defeated them, they did it very cleanly. It's quite handy, since my travel kit has several euro adapters, but just one UK adapter due to the size difference. I planned to pick up more on arrival, but it hasn't been necessary so far.

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