Mark Hewitt wrote:
>
> "Miguel Cruz" wrote in message
> news:NVmVc.10$HT1.395@news.itd.umich.edu...
> > Mark Hewitt wrote:
> > > The USA one is misleading, implying there is a top connector for all
> their
> > > plugs, when most of the plugs and sockets I have encountered only have
> two
> > > pins.
> >
> > Really, most? I only see them in very old homes with ancient wiring. In
> the
> > last 10 years I don't think I've seen 2-prong socket at all. However many
> > low-current devices (lamps, radios, etc.) do have 2-prong plugs.
>
> Hi Miguel,
>
> Admittedly I was only in the USA for 2 weeks, in Seattle and Washington DC,
> and saw lots of 2 prong plugs (probably several dozen) and no three prong
> plugs at all.
The 2-prong _plugs_ are quite common - it's the 2-prong _outlets/sockets_
which are not common, except in older properties which haven't had their
wiring upgraded.
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