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#12023 07/30/02 05:06 AM
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This message is the first one that appears before entering the list of electrical threads. I've read many and was surprised by some of the content and especially the answers! I did join and replied on the Qualified Person thread, look at the reply after mine ---- he makes a valid point!

"Electrical
'Tis a tangled web we're apt to weave when we try to tackle our own electrical work. Learn from the experiences of other do-it-your selfers.There are some jobs you can surely do yourself while others are best leftto the pros."

[This message has been edited by Joe Tedesco (edited 07-30-2002).]


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#12024 07/30/02 03:29 PM
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From thread titled "Electrical outlets":

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Those hotel outlets are specifically made for the hotel industry because foreign travelers have appliances (shavers, hairdryers) that run on higher voltage.
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most hotels cannot even use them due to the risk that someone will inadvertantly plug an 110v appliance into them when the outlet (or a plug in the outlet) is switched to 220 volts. (The plugs do have different shapes to prevent it from happening, but it is still possible).

Huh? Different shapes to prevent it, but it's still possible? Say what???? [Linked Image]

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I have only seen the multi-voltage outlets in Europe where the voltage gets steeped down for American appliances or (in Britain) for shavers (many electric shavers in Britain run on 110v due to the customary proximity to water, so they have U.S.-style plug outlets near the bathroom mirror).

Well that's news to me!

Electric shavers sold here normally run on 240V, except for multi-voltage travel models. What we do have in many hotels is shaver outlets which provide 120V as well as 240V for the benefit of tourists. They have either two separate receptacles or a single outlet and a 120/240 switch.

The receptacle(s) will often accept British, American, Continental, and often Australian plugs, so the user has to exercise a little caution when plugging in.


[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 07-30-2002).]

#12025 07/31/02 06:24 AM
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Dave Shapiro addresses the issue here, in a most eloqently manner, on pg 90 of the June Electrical Contractor.....

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