Just stumbled across a new hotel that had installed both IS 411 (BS1363 sockets) and schuko (CEE 7/IV) along side them on MK modular units.
The IS411 BS1363 was on one side a BS1362 fuse carrier with 13 amp fuse feeding the schuko socket.
The hotel apparently thought this was safer than having tourists wedging their laptop and hairdryer plugs into the sockets.
Btw: the standard numbers used here: (inforced by various Statutory instruments
IS 401 or IS 401/A = BS1363
IS 411 = The BS1363 socket (switched/unswitched)
IS 180 covers Schuko (CEE 7/IV:1967 & Ammendments)) & BS546 (only 3 pin systems) With some of those installations still in use it is obviously important to ensure up-to-date standards are observed.
Here's the actual peice of legislation that regulates all electrical connectors for domestic use here in Ireland (Other than IS401/411 = BS1363)
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZSI526Y1997.html (quite short)
[This message has been edited by djk (edited 08-23-2003).]
