From: legg@nospam.magma.ca   
      
   On Wed, 06 Mar 2024 19:22:07 +1030, Colin Earl   
    wrote:   
      
   >On Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:53:19 -0500, legg  wrote:   
   >   
   >>Last weekend, I found out that a TOP brand power bar on   
   >>my bench had been configured with a switched live wire to the   
   >>neutral pins of its outlets.   
   >>   
   >>This power bar has multi-style plug compatibility, with   
   >>no UL or CSA safety markings. Will accept European, UK, US etc.   
   >>   
   >>Internally, the plastic extrusion/mold specifically identifies   
   >>each location ( 'L' , 'N' ) with the reversed phasing.   
   >>The phasing identity in the wire color coding was correct   
   >>per IEC brown-live, blue-neutral, grn/yel-earth in the   
   >>internal wiring and line cord.   
   >>   
   >>Is there a standard 3pin earthed wall plug (Euro UK Asia Oz   
   >>SA Arg etc) where live/neutral is specified as reverse to the   
   >>NA 120V 3pin orientation?   
   >>   
   >>NA regulation socket, outside view.   
   >>   
   >> N     L   
   >>   
   >>    E   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>TOP hardware socket, outside view.   
   >>   
   >> L     N   
   >>   
   >>    E   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>RL   
   >   
   >An Australian standard GPO (general purpose outlet) viewed from the   
   >front has the pin usage shown in your lower arrangement.   
   >   
   >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AS/NZS_3112   
   >   
      
   So it does , however this isn't one of the patterns that   
   the TOP power bar accepts - only rods or vert/horizontal blades.   
      
   RL   
      
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