> -----Original Message----- > From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf > Of John M Woodgate > Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 2:15 PM > To: emc-p...@ieee.org > Subject: Re: Molded AC plug > > In message <49c7b3f6.160d6e0a.0a57.1...@mx.google.com>, Scott > Xe <scott...@gmail.com> writes > >In the world markets, Euro plug and US plug are almost > always in molded > >form while UK plug has two types: rewireable and molded in > common use. > >Are there any particular reasons to have two types in the UK? > > Our moulded plugs are rather complicated because of the > fuse and the need to be able to change it. Also, plugs suffer > damage, and we like to be able to replace the plug without > having to replace the whole cable.
My experience has been that USA NEMA style plugs see much less damage than their associated cables. Further, just about zero percentage of USA consumer equipment ships with a replaceable plug. Even in commercial equipment, the under 15 Amp equipment hardly ever has a replaceable plug. About the only time I see replaceable plugs is for the large Twist-lock style connectors used for 230 V single phase or 208 V three-phase, 60 Hz or 400 Hz. And my new clothes dryer shipped with a molded 230 V 20 Amp single phase plug. Ed Price ed.pr...@cubic.com WB6WSN NARTE Certified EMC Engineer Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab Cubic Defense Applications San Diego, CA USA 858-505-2780 Military & Avionics EMC Is Our Specialty - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@ptcnh.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
