On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 21:25:29 -0800 (PST), peter merguerian <[email protected]> wrote:
> In Japan, it is not known whether the receptacle will have > accomodate the 3 pin or the 2 pin plug. If you have a detachable > cord set, why worry as your distributor or installer would need to > provide a suitable cord set, 2 pin or 3 pin plug as required. We have chance to find 3 pin mains receptacles in laboratories, hospitals, etc., but it is very difficult to find 3 pin receptacles in dwelling houses. These days, it is not unusual to find professional equipment which were supplied with 3 pin plugs but without 3P-2P adaptors. When we have 3 pin plugs but we have 2 pin receptacles only, we can use 3P-2P adaptors. (like this one - http://www2.elecom.co.jp/products/T-H32.html) > There are 2-pin plug with an earthing lead that sticks out. This > lead is intended for connection to a earth post at the receptacle. > In Japan, such an appliance provided with such a plug becomes is > considered a Class 0 appliance. It is usually called Class 0I, I think. Regards, Tom Tomonori Sato <[email protected]> URL: http://homepage3.nifty.com/tsato/ - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
