T i m wrote :
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:16:54 GMT, "Harry Bloomfield"
wrote:

T i m expressed precisely :
2) How did the missuse of the term 'Kettle lead' come about? (when I
first saw both I realised there was a difference and guessed for a
good reason)?

Or maybe you can get 'hot', non notched plugs?

I didn't know about the 'notch', but the correct name for them is an
IEC plug.

I think both (kettle and PC) carry the IEC bit Harry, if this is
anything to go by?

http://www.leadsdirect.f9.co.uk/iec.htm

All the best ..

T i m

The plug and the socket are both called IEC and so far as I am aware,
the kettle version is identical/interchangeable with the PC version -
other than the length of lead and the 13amp plug fuse rating.

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Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk