Post by thread:[EE:] Country List of Mains Connectors and voltage

Hmmm, the ground is missing on all drawings on the shuko connector used here in Sweden, Germany, etc most of Northern Europe. Makes us wonder what else is wrong... On the pictures with round connector the L and N are th eround pins at left and right, then there are notches both top and bottom with exposed ground metal that strong spring contact fingers in th ewall outlet ground. (and thus also make it pretty mechanically rigid.) /Morgan Alan B. Pearce 13:39 2004-06-22: >http://www.currentsolutions.com/knowledge/country_spec_a-g.htm may be of >interest to any who are looking at shipping stuff internationally. -- Morgan Olsson, Kivik, Sweden -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

pic microcontroller discussion list <> wrote: > Hmmm, the ground is missing on all drawings on the shuko > connector used here in Sweden, Germany, etc most of Northern > Europe. Makes us wonder what else is wrong... Interestingly, it shows that Scotland is 220V, 50Hz and uses only the square-pin UK plug. The 'UK and Ireland' are apparently 240V, 50Hz and also use a round-pin plug (old UK 5A type?). While I'm sure some folk this side of the border will be delighted to see Scotland listed separately from the UK, we'll need to watch out for the 20V drop at the border :-) [For information of those far from Europe, Scotland _is_ part of the UK, and all of EU is now 230V +/-10%, 50Hz, but several different types of mains socket. The old type of unfused round pin plug are still sometimes used throughout the UK for lighting, but this is getting rarer] It's still a useful reference but as Morgan says, use with caution... probably compiled from a pile of information from various sources, and somewhat out of date. > Alan B. Pearce 13:39 2004-06-22: >> http://www.currentsolutions.com/knowledge/country_spec_a-g.ht m may >> be of interest to any who are looking at shipping stuff >> internationally. -- Nigel Orr, Design Engineer spam_OUTnigelTakeThisOuTaxoninstruments.co.uk Axon Instruments Ltd., Wardes Road,Inverurie,Aberdeenshire,UK,AB51 3TT Tel:+44 1467 622332 Fax:+44 1467 625235 http://www.axoninstruments.co.uk This e-mail and any files transmitted with it ("E-mail") is intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. If you are not the addressee(s), any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution or other use of the E-mail is prohibited. If you have received this E-mail in error, please delete it and notify the sender immediately via our switchboard or return e-mail. Neither the company nor any individual sending this E-mail accepts any liability in respect of the content (including errors and omissions) and timeliness of the E-mail which arise as a result of transmission. If verification is required, please request a hard copy version -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

>Interestingly, it shows that Scotland is 220V, 50Hz and uses >only the square-pin UK plug. The 'UK and Ireland' are apparently >240V, 50Hz and also use a round-pin plug (old UK 5A type?). >While I'm sure some folk this side of the border will be delighted >to see Scotland listed separately from the UK, we'll need to >watch out for the 20V drop at the border :-) heh heh, I got this link from the web version of this weeks Electronics Weekly (yes it comes out a day earlier than the printed one). I guess we need to do a mass mailing to them to point out that this web site they recommend has a fair number of major errors :)))))) -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

So....sorta off the subject but then again....it is kind of on... Pin&sleeve connectors for a 3 phase w/ground. This is a four wire connector, the ground connection is noted, but is there a standard for the other three pins? Phase 1 on pin x. I am thinking not, and other than for load balancing.... Which brings up another question. Here is a quote from an email.... "it (a power distribution unit) has an input of 3-Phase WYE 30A / Phase or a total of 90A @ 120V L-N. When you have 208V outputs you must go L-L (IE X-Y, Y-Z, Z-X). In this case you see that the same line gets used in two different sections. So each section then only has 15A (or 45A total @ 208VAC)" Is this really true.....or can each pair of legs provide 30A since they are all out of phase? Consider the source more than capable of providing 30A continious. {Quote hidden}>From: Nigel Orr <.....nigelKILLspam@spam@AXONINSTRUMENTS.CO.UK> >Reply-To: pic microcontroller discussion list <PICLISTKILLspamMITVMA.MIT.EDU> >To: .....PICLISTKILLspam.....MITVMA.MIT.EDU >Subject: Re: [EE:] Country List of Mains Connectors and voltages >Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 17:04:32 +0100 > >pic microcontroller discussion list <> wrote: > > Hmmm, the ground is missing on all drawings on the shuko > > connector used here in Sweden, Germany, etc most of Northern > > Europe. Makes us wonder what else is wrong... > >Interestingly, it shows that Scotland is 220V, 50Hz and uses only the >square-pin UK plug. The 'UK and Ireland' are apparently 240V, 50Hz and >also use a round-pin plug (old UK 5A type?). While I'm sure some folk this >side of the border will be delighted to see Scotland listed separately from >the UK, we'll need to watch out for the 20V drop at the border :-) > >[For information of those far from Europe, Scotland _is_ part of the UK, >and all of EU is now 230V +/-10%, 50Hz, but several different types of >mains socket. The old type of unfused round pin plug are still sometimes >used throughout the UK for lighting, but this is getting rarer] > >It's still a useful reference but as Morgan says, use with caution... >probably compiled from a pile of information from various sources, and >somewhat out of date. > > > Alan B. Pearce 13:39 2004-06-22: > >> http://www.currentsolutions.com/knowledge/country_spec_a-g.ht m may > >> be of interest to any who are looking at shipping stuff > >> internationally. > >-- >Nigel Orr, Design Engineer EraseMEnigelspam_OUTTakeThisOuTaxoninstruments.co.uk >Axon Instruments Ltd., Wardes Road,Inverurie,Aberdeenshire,UK,AB51 3TT > Tel:+44 1467 622332 Fax:+44 1467 625235 > http://www.axoninstruments.co.uk > >This e-mail and any files transmitted with it ("E-mail") is intended >solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or legally >privileged information. If you are not the addressee(s), any >disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution or other use of the >E-mail is prohibited. If you have received this E-mail in error, >please delete it and notify the sender immediately via our switchboard >or return e-mail. > >Neither the company nor any individual sending this E-mail accepts any >liability in respect of the content (including errors and omissions) >and timeliness of the E-mail which arise as a result of transmission. >If verification is required, please request a hard copy version > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different >ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads