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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 1006111" data-attributes="member: 176704"><p>I wouldn't do that in the UK because our system relies on the fuses in the plugs to protect the appliance cables as the consumer unit c/bs are rated at 32A - and you can't get US plugs with fuses (except for some very special ones I came across once) <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/sad.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad :(" data-shortname=":(" />.</p><p></p><p>Wouldn't do it anywhere else in Europe either because the plugs and cables are nominally rated at 125V, AND they are much smaller than European plugs and don't have any insulation on the L&N pins and so there is a higher risk of shock from touching them - alright, I once used them on my 240V system but I did know the issues & risks, and they were supplied from a normal 13A plug & fuse.</p><p></p><p>OTOH, in some parts of the Far East, notably the Philippines, they do use the US 125V plugs on 220V - but then almost all of the countries in the region pay scant regard to electrical safety at the best of times!<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/38389100.lol.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":-lol" title="Laugh Out Loud :-lol" data-shortname=":-lol" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 1006111, member: 176704"] I wouldn't do that in the UK because our system relies on the fuses in the plugs to protect the appliance cables as the consumer unit c/bs are rated at 32A - and you can't get US plugs with fuses (except for some very special ones I came across once) :(. Wouldn't do it anywhere else in Europe either because the plugs and cables are nominally rated at 125V, AND they are much smaller than European plugs and don't have any insulation on the L&N pins and so there is a higher risk of shock from touching them - alright, I once used them on my 240V system but I did know the issues & risks, and they were supplied from a normal 13A plug & fuse. OTOH, in some parts of the Far East, notably the Philippines, they do use the US 125V plugs on 220V - but then almost all of the countries in the region pay scant regard to electrical safety at the best of times!:-lol [/QUOTE]
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