Strange boat electrics
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Peter Parry writes:
American sockets are quite safe at 220V (or at least as safe as their
construction inherently allows - its easy to get your finger across
the pins while plugging then in/out).
BT looked into getting type approval for US mains plugs.
The maxmimum rating they would be permitted in the EU was
50V 2.5A.
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Andrew Gabriel
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