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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 1005874" data-attributes="member: 176704"><p>Going on 50 yrs ago or so, the International Electrotechnical Committee ("IEC") came up with an "international" plug for "everyone" to adopt with that objective - and so how many countries have actually adopted it? PRECISELY ONE - Argentina!</p><p></p><p>TBH, if "someone" asked "<u><strong>you</strong></u>" - or, even better, the "<u><strong>collective USA</strong></u>"! - to change all your various NEMA-style plugs with the many & various voltage / current / pin configuration /current rating combinations (NO other region in the World has anything anywhere near as varied and confusing a selection!) to ONE completely different one that is acceptable Worldwide then what would you (and the "collective USA") say/do? The "collective US" reply would probably "unprintable" (certainly here)!</p><p></p><p>That's the World as we have it, and that's what the "collective We" have, and will have to, live with for the long-foreseeable future.<img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 1005874, member: 176704"] Going on 50 yrs ago or so, the International Electrotechnical Committee ("IEC") came up with an "international" plug for "everyone" to adopt with that objective - and so how many countries have actually adopted it? PRECISELY ONE - Argentina! TBH, if "someone" asked "[U][B]you[/B][/U]" - or, even better, the "[U][B]collective USA[/B][/U]"! - to change all your various NEMA-style plugs with the many & various voltage / current / pin configuration /current rating combinations (NO other region in the World has anything anywhere near as varied and confusing a selection!) to ONE completely different one that is acceptable Worldwide then what would you (and the "collective USA") say/do? The "collective US" reply would probably "unprintable" (certainly here)! That's the World as we have it, and that's what the "collective We" have, and will have to, live with for the long-foreseeable future.:) [/QUOTE]
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