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Here's an old Hubbell outlet and also a plug. It happens to be the
same pin pattern as plugs in Australia, as an Australian power
plug will plug into this outlet without forcing it. Note that the
Hubbell cardboard insert fits the Australian plug exactly. The wall
outlet
pictured is supplying 250V 60Hz each current carrying pin at 125V
from ground instead of 250V 50Hz in Australia where they have a
neutral
and one pin hot at 250V. Wonder if Australia got this style connector
from Hubbell or visa versa.... Australian loads are probably
designed
to not become dangerous if their outlets get miswired, the same as
American outlets can be. So any such Australian load plugged into the
Hubbell wall outlet should not mind the fact that both current
carrying
pins are hot (assuming it doesn't care about 50 vs 60Hz).

wa2ise


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