Re: OT: Power plugs

["Matthew Norman" <mafiu@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks - thats what I was after.

Matthew

----- Original Message -----
From: "K. C. Li" <li@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] OT: Power plugs


> I'm after the name of the mains plug that ships with some laptops.&nbs= p; You
> normally get the powersupply and then a lead from the mains to the psu= .
> Most I've seen are Euro plugs (3 pin) or 2 pin cassette recorder type<= BR> ones.

The normal 3-pin arrangement (as used on PCs) is called IEC. The 2-pin
cassette type is simply called "Figure 8".

> Couple of laptops I've got have got three pin plugs, a bit like the olympic
> signal but with 3 circles instead of 5..  Just talking about the = mains
side
> of this - not the low voltage side.

It is called, according to CPC catalogue page 1224, "2.5A class 1
triangular, cold condition type". The CPC catalogue number is PL01361,=
price =A32.50 + VAT. Dell uses that connector on some of their laptops.

Regards,

Kwong Li
li@xxxxxxx Laser Business Systems Ltd.
http://www.laser.com



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