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   Long Hair to Michael Moroney   
   Re: T-shaped US outlet?   
   31 Jan 18 23:48:14   
   
   From: DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadentlinuxuser.org   
      
   Michael Moroney wrote:   
      
   > I was wondering if it was intended for either a 110V or 220V circuit (and   
   > the homeowner had to remember which plugs could go in which outlets), maybe   
   > for DC, or perhaps before they standardized on what's now the NEMA 1-15   
   > plug.   
   >   
   > NEMA 2-15 (220V, 15A, no ground) is in the spec, but was it ever used?   
   >   
      
     It is 120 - 240  It has not been 110 volts for SEVERAL decades.   
      
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