> The IEC website  ( http://www.iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htm)
>  indicates that the Philippines uses the same plugs as the USA.   Which i=
s
> hardly surprising given their colonial history.
> North American plugs may be rated at 120v in North America since that is
> the usual voltage there ba   A brief look at a NEMA plug suggests that,
> unless the plastic is of very poor quality there would be little difficul=
ty
> quaifying it for 250 volts or higher.
>
>
I had a different reference source, but, that's basically what I found.
I'm just choking on the idea that the same physical connector would be used
with significantly different voltages. Even if the dielectric of the socket
is adequate to the increased voltage, it would seem that a "human factor"
failure is eminent as someone will plug in a _device_ that cannot handle
the higher voltage.

It seems contrary to my internal logic, and given the global reach of this
list, I was hoping somebody with first-hand experience could clarify it.

-Denny



*I'll see your etch-a-sketch, and raise you a Spirograph* :-)
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