No the UK sockets are MUCH wider the voltage is 240 and 60 not 50 cycles. Max amperage 13, you do NOT want to take a jolt from this!
Graham ----- Original Message ----- From: Rob S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, July 8, 2004 2:22 pm Subject: Re: [clug-talk] OT: Power cords > A quick question: > Does the UK standard "common" wall power plug looks similar to the > north > american one, but is slightly narrower? I wonder what voltage, > amperage > and the frequency they use... > > -Rob > > Alastair Preston wrote: > > >On July 7, 2004 04:25 pm, Chris Berry wrote: > > > > > >>Hi folks, > >> > >>When I was back in the UK, I managed to amass quite a collection > of PC > >>power cords. Now I'm over here I'm stuck for them and local > stores want > >>to charge me ~$16 apiece. > >> > >>Does anyone have any going spare? I'd gladly take them off your > hands at > >>the meeting tonight. > >> > >>Alternatively, anyone know where I can get them for a more > reasonable>>price? I probably need about 5 or 6. > >> > >>Cheers, > >>Chris. > >> > >> > > Check Round-Again Software (on 17th Ave just west of 1st St.NE) > also - they > >have bins of various cables at low prices. If memory serves, the > power cords > >are a couple of bucks apiece. > > > >Al Preston > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >clug-talk mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
