Fox's Mercantile wrote:
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> Phil Allison wrote:
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> > I live in a 240V country = Australia.
> >
> > The 120V gear arrives here by air or sea from dealers in the USA.
> >
> > They come packed with USA 3pin to IEC 3 pin lead which cannot be used without a step-down tranny.
> >
> > But that inviting IEC inlet is still a sittun thare.
> >
> > Whose barking mad idea was it for the US to adopt a 240VAC Euro supply connector ???
>
>
> The whole idea of the IEC connector was global markets.
** Bullshit.
> Want to sell US equipment overseas? Make it simple to switch
> input line voltages, and use the correct cord without having
> to change a hard wired cord.
** Strange how they are fitted to so much 120V ONLY gear then ?
For a great time, maybe still, it was not legal to sell domestic appliances in the USA user switchable to a higher voltage than 120V.
For very obvious safety reasons.
Way over your totally fucked head.
YOU are one arrogant, revolting Ass.
.... Phil