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Old 7th Jun 2019, 11:56 pm   #147
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Default Re: Any other plug collectors out there?

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Originally Posted by usradcoll1 View Post
In the US, it's a code violation to fit a three pronged plug on a two cored flex. It might give the user the idea that the item is earthed.
I'm well aware the your earth prong opens the shutters. I see on one of the pictures, that the earth prong is made of some non-conducting material.
The US is starting to use a form of shuttered receptacle called a tamper resistant type. The flat blade plug has to be inserted carefully to open both shutters.
Installed in areas accessible to small children.
In the UK setup 2-pin plugs will not go into 3-pin sockets.
If something is double insulated such as a wall wart then the earth pin is only needed to open the shutters and can be plastic.
In the US sockets can be two or three pin so it would be stupid to fit a three pin plug to a two core cable as it would restrict where unit could be used.
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