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   From: mapson.scarts@btinternet.INVALID   
      
   "Don Pearce"  wrote in message   
   news:4f0544ee.3713744@news.eternal-september.org...   
   : On Wed, 4 Jan 2012 19:51:51 -0000, Terry Casey   
   :  wrote:   
   :   
      
   :   
   : 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.   
      
   Not sure what Terry means by "Mains Powered" (only 240v ?), there   
   seems to be quite a few "mains powered" razors still being sold,   
   many do have rechargeable batteries but still come with a two pin   
   power lead for use in UK isolated shaver outlets to allow for   
   recharging. In fact IIRC MK actually make, for the *UK market*   
   two pin shaver outlets /without/ a isolating transformer for   
   fitting into non-hazardous areas such as bedrooms and dressing   
   rooms.   
      
   :   
   : 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.   
   :   
      
   ...and very useful they are too, allowing for remote operation of   
   non fixed lighting.   
   Their 15A round pin cousins are still legal too, of course they   
   have to be installed on radial circuits, one such use is on   
   emersion heaters were the control switch is remote from the water   
   tanks location, thus enabling a definite DP isolation to be   
   achieved when servicing/repair is required.   
   --   
   Regards, Jerry.   
      
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