Re: [PSES] safety 60950 and surge suppression circuits - 13A plugs

2013-06-18 Thread Mick Maytum
Joe, My memories of the early 13 A plugs in the UK is their consistency rather than inconsistency. I was in TV design at that time. Traditionally the early TV power supplies used a half-wave rectifier, so the chassis was either L or N. When the 13 A plug became widely used the chassis was

Re: [PSES] safety 60950 and surge suppression circuits - 13A plugs

2013-06-18 Thread John Woodgate
In message 6.1.0.6.2.20130618130138.056f9...@pop.randolph-telecom.com, dated Tue, 18 Jun 2013, Joe Randolph j...@randolph-telecom.com writes: Someone from the UK explained to me that in the UK, there was a time when two different mains plug styles were widely used.  When a customer went to a

Re: [PSES] safety 60950 and surge suppression circuits - 13A plugs

2013-06-18 Thread John Woodgate
In message 009d01ce6c4c$71a42460$54ec6d20$@blueyonder.co.uk, dated Tue, 18 Jun 2013, John Allen john_e_al...@blueyonder.co.uk writes: BTW, a lot of the imported products actually arrive at the UK consumer with a Continental 2.5A two-pin plug fitted and a Schuko to BS1363 adaptor to adapt that

Re: [PSES] safety 60950 and surge suppression circuits - 13A plugs

2013-06-18 Thread John Allen
!). Now that's what I call leakage current! J John From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Mick Maytum Sent: 18 June 2013 15:31 To: EMC-PSTC@listserv.ieee.org Cc: Joe Randolph Subject: Re: [PSES] safety 60950 and surge suppression circuits - 13A plugs Joe, My