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Default Lets put mains on to the pins of a plug!

Chris Hogg wrote:

it's America and 110 volts, so AIUI it's
unlikely to be lethal. Not to be repeated in the UK with 240 volts
though. AIUI lot of UK kit used by builders is rated 110v via a
step-down transformer, for just that reason:


UK building site stuff is only 55V either side of earth, so even safer
than USA 110V stuff.