Having this discussion on usenet
with someone who doesn't get the hazard
of UK ring circuits, or the necessity
of the fuse in the plug.

Link to discussion

Read down until you see two gusy bickering about the safety, or lack of, plugging a continental plug directly into a UK outlet.

{ Edited to get link to work -- Paul }


[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 07-23-2003).]