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   On Wed, 4 Jan 2012 19:51:51 -0000, Terry Casey   
    wrote:   
      
   >In article ,   
   >rjfs@escapetime.removethisbit.myzen.co.uk says...   
   >>   
   >> In article , Terry   
   >> Casey wrote:   
   >> > On the other hand, why have laptop manufacturers started supplying their   
   >> > fully isolated PSUs with 3-pin connectors?   
   >>   
   >> Because if they supplied them with anything else in the UK, you'd need to   
   >> buy an adaptor as well.   
   >>   
   >   
   >I'm not sure what you mean by that. Are you implying that it is no   
   >longer legal in the UK to supply equipment with twin flex (and matching   
   >2-pole connector)?   
      
   Nothing to do with legality, just practicability. If you want to sell   
   goods in the UK market, it is a pretty good idea to supply them with a   
   UK mains plug. Adaptors are for when you travel, not at home. One   
   current exception is mains-powered shavers (only a few left now), that   
   use a two-pin plug specifically designed for an isolated bathroom   
   connector.   
      
   A friend of mine has recently built a new house and her wiring has in   
   one room - quite legally - an old-fashioned 5-amp round pin socket.   
      
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