On Tue, 3 Jan 2012 11:24:18 -0000, David Looser wrote:

There always was a tolerance range on the UK 240V mains, what happened
was that these tolerance limits were widened and re-centred on 230V. But
these new limits are now EU-wide so any equipment manufactured to these
new limits (230V +/- 10%) is suitable for sale anywhere within the EU.

The proposed 230v +/- 10% never happened and isn't likely to. The
current tolerance is 230v -6% +10% (216 to 253v)

German 'Shucko' socket and would be happy to see it replace the BS1363
socket here,

A Shucko plug is not a lot smaller, if it is at all, than a 13A plug.

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Cheers
Dave.