"nightjar" .uk.com> wrote:
>
> "Alan" wrote in message
> news:ploai0556cj2lesqsqlcsfv8f84u0ad7ms@4ax.com...
> > Hi All
> >
> > Haven't been to some of those groups for a while:-)
> >
> > Some of you will have seen this, but this is probably the best web-site
> > I've seen for a comparison and description of what you'll need for
> > connectors when you travel.
> >
> > Electrical Connectors
> >
> > http://www.topline.tv/lang/electrical/plugs.html
> >
> > If you are travelling Europe, those variations in Switzerland and Italy
> > can catch you out. The two prong non-earth European plug will fit
> > either, but the Italian and Swiss earthed plugs will not fit a European
> > socket.
>
> It is also misleading in showing only one 'European' style. In France, the
> Schuko style is mostly used in the north, while the south uses a plug with a
> separate offset earth pin, positioned about where the screw is in the lower
> of the two sockets shown.
So you found that "Europe" does not include (Italy, Switzerland (sp?)
and) France, and that suprises you exactly why? :-) Why would their
electrical systems be anymore accomodating than their political ones?
[Sorry, I couldn't resist. Feel free to ignore/flame/praise/
me.] |