Re: [PLUG] [OT] Where to get adapters for British outlets?

["Stewart B. Lone" <592653589793238@snip.net>]

Stephen Gran wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> A friend of mine is going to move to scotland for a year or so, and he
> is looking to pick up some adapters that will let him plug in his
> American appliances into Scottish current.  It's my understanding that
> they use plugs with little round pins instead of our bar pins, and that
> they also use a different current supply, so that he would need not only
> an interface change, but a real voltage converter.  Is this accurate, to
> the best of anyone's knowledge?  If so, does anyone know where to pick a
> bunch of these up?
>
> Thanks all.
>
> p.s. - Sorry for the OT, but it does involve plugging in a dual-boot
> computer . . . :)
Try,
http://kropla.com/electric.htm
Also example "G" at this url is the previously mentioned "kettle" plug. 
This plug is analagous to the 3 prong plug ubiquitous in the US. Also 
found are 2 prong(round)outlets that are found a lot in bathrooms mainly 
for low current devices like electric shavers. Some of these also sense 
the required voltage, and deliver it. DONT try to plug a hair dryer into 
one of these.
Also, folks traveling to the UK are informed that the telephone system 
is electrically compatible with the US, which is true. However in the US 
the modem cable has the same phisical plug on both ends. Not so in the 
UK. The computer end is the same, but the wall jack has a different 
physical shape. I have few of these and would be happy to get one to you.

Stewart B Lone
592653589793238@snip.net

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