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> > And here I thought it was because they're metric. > > Kenneth Waller > http://tinyurl.com/272u2f > Certainly not! Her Majesty's Royal Brittanic electricity is unashamedly Imperial*. We get our electricity by the pint. -- Bob * as supplied by EDF (Electricite de France) -- PDML Penta

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And here I thought it was because they're metric. Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 11:25 AM Subject: Re: Simply Shocking > It's the labor laws in the UK

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> Did I get shorted..again? ;-)) That would be shocking ! ;+} Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Simply Shocking >I saw this recall notice a couple days ago, but didn't chec

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your nearest Radio Shack and get a converter. Plug > into > 220. I heard that the 220V models performance is "dazzling". :-))) > > Tom C. > > > >From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >To: Pentax-Discu

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Rick Womer wrote: > Except that the rest of Europe manages 220 volt > current with normal-sized plugs. I always wondered why the Fire Brigade was so well-liked over there. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

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Except that the rest of Europe manages 220 volt current with normal-sized plugs. --- Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rick, > Their plugs are all that big because of the 220 volt > service. None of > that puny 110 volt electricity for them. ;-) > Regards, Bob S. > > On 10/23/07, Ric

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On 23/10/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: >I think the Germans have indicated they could live without you as well:-). LOL Actually I have a rather long list here -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

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I think the Germans have indicated they could live without you as well:-). Paul -- Original message -- From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 23/10/07, Thibouille, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Annoying.. Limited to UK customers, fortunately. > > yeah, we're exp

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On 23/10/07, Thibouille, discombobulated, unleashed: >Annoying.. Limited to UK customers, fortunately. yeah, we're expendableto the french!!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ --

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On 23/10/07, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: >It's a British recall. All British electrical goods >have huge honkin' three-prong plugs, big enough to >carry the current for a small city. Rick's right. We pull 230v through our wires, 13 am max - and always fused in the plug. -- Cheers

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You get less electrons with 220v, but they're more excited. On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 04:51:50PM +0200, Thibouille wrote: > We have 220 volts a well and we have two tiny little metal plugs. > Weird... poor plugs... so many electrons... :D > > 2007/10/23, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Rick

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The item in question is the British three-prong mains connector for the battery charger. i don't even use the one Pentax supplies for the US market ... I have a compact travel charger instead, and a drawer full of compatible power cables for the standard battery charger. I leave the one Pen

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From: "David Savage" > Odd, We're on 220-240V 50Hz here also, & the plug only has the 2 > standard pin connections without the separate earth: > > > > (You can actually see where the 3rd pin would go) > >

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John Sessoms wrote: > Yeah, they may have 220V electricity, but they only get it at 50 Hz. > > Ours is not only thinner, it's faster ... I'm afraid we'll end up agreeing that US electrons are Y, while European ones are X. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/

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From: "Bob Sullivan" > Rick, > Their plugs are all that big because of the 220 volt service. None of > that puny 110 volt electricity for them. ;-) Regards, Bob S. Yeah, they may have 220V electricity, but they only get it at 50 Hz. Ours is not only thinner, it's faster ... -- PDML Penta

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From: Jack Davis > I saw this recall notice a couple days ago, but didn't check my "three > pin plug cord" 'til this AM. > I find a two pin for the battery charger, but no three pin. Owner's > manual doesn't show such.(?) > Did I get shorted..again? ;-)) Don't blow a fuse. It's the mains cord th

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Mail List" >Subject: Re: Simply Shocking >Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:51:50 +0200 > >We have 220 volts a well and we have two tiny little metal plugs. >Weird... poor plugs... so many electrons... :D > >2007/10/23, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Rick, &

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o: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: Simply Shocking >Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:22:47 -0700 (PDT) > >I saw this recall notice a couple days ago, but didn't check my "three >pin plug cord" 'til this AM. >I find a two

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Odd, We're on 220-240V 50Hz here also, & the plug only has the 2 standard pin connections without the separate earth: (You can actually see where the 3rd pin would go) Cheers, Dave On 10/23/07, Bob Sulliv

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We have 220 volts a well and we have two tiny little metal plugs. Weird... poor plugs... so many electrons... :D 2007/10/23, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Rick, > Their plugs are all that big because of the 220 volt service. None of > that puny 110 volt electricity for them. ;-) Regards,

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Rick, Their plugs are all that big because of the 220 volt service. None of that puny 110 volt electricity for them. ;-) Regards, Bob S. On 10/23/07, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's a British recall. All British electrical goods > have huge honkin' three-prong plugs, big enough t

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Thanks, Rick. I can breath again. (LoL) Jack --- Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's a British recall. All British electrical goods > have huge honkin' three-prong plugs, big enough to > carry the current for a small city. > > Rick > > > --- Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

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I d'know? Story of my life. Rarely been shocked, however. Jack --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually you probably won't be shorted... > > Jack Davis wrote: > > I saw this recall notice a couple days ago, but didn't check my > "three > > pin plug cord" 'til this AM. > > I find

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Actually you probably won't be shorted... Jack Davis wrote: > I saw this recall notice a couple days ago, but didn't check my "three > pin plug cord" 'til this AM. > I find a two pin for the battery charger, but no three pin. Owner's > manual doesn't show such.(?) > Did I get shorted..again? ;-))

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It's a British recall. All British electrical goods have huge honkin' three-prong plugs, big enough to carry the current for a small city. Rick --- Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I saw this recall notice a couple days ago, but > didn't check my "three > pin plug cord" 'til this AM. >

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I saw this recall notice a couple days ago, but didn't check my "three pin plug cord" 'til this AM. I find a two pin for the battery charger, but no three pin. Owner's manual doesn't show such.(?) Did I get shorted..again? ;-)) Jack --- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Off another Pentax list.

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There's another list? Annoying.. Limited to UK customers, fortunately. Hope there are not not many of us impacted by all this. 2007/10/23, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Off another Pentax list... > > http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/10861/11885/Pentax-issues-product-recall-statement.ph