On Sun, 22 Jul 2001, Matt London wrote:
> It's a standard power connector, it's just rated at 15A and not 10A IIRC,
> they're most commonly used here for kettles, hence the name "kettle plug"
Interesting; actually, it's a rather good idea ...in some ways. That
is, it's always useful to be able to substitute a heavy mains cord
when a thinner one can't be found. I've seen a variety of unmarked
mains cords; some are very heavy, and apparently rated for at least
15A, while others don't appear as though they should be used for
circuits drawing more than 5A to 8A ...and all of the aforementioned
use the same style connectors.
> I might have a spare plug if you have trouble finding one
Thanks very much for the kind offer; however, I think I'll just use a
knife to hack a slice of rubber out of the connector on one of the
heavy-duty mains cords that I have... this reminds me of what I had to
do in order to convert a store-bought air-conditioner extension cord
into a mains cord for a Tektronix 531 'scope that needed a "round"
connector. :-)
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