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On Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:14:17 -0000, Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> wrote:

> On 2008-11-08, john downie2 <bluestar@mail.invalid> wrote:
>> my brother wishes wishes to take an Acer Aspire One mini-notebook to japan,
>> from London, u.k. .
>>
>> He already has in his house a lead with a japanese type mains plug on one
>> end and the normal type two pin femail type plug (the same as often goes
>> into radios, etc) that will go into the computer transformer.
>>
>> But we see that the Aspire One has an additional *third* hole alongside the
>> usual two hole plug that goes into the computer transformer. The three holes
>> forming a triangle shape.
>>
>> Is it alright to use our existing two hole Japanese type lead and then only
>> use *two* out of the three pins coming from the aspire transformer, please?
>
> No.  If the power 'brick' has three pins, it has been designed to require
> three connectors.
>
>> My guess is that the third hole is only an *earth* connection. although this
>> might be an additional safety feature, our main concern is whether it might
>> do any damage to use the two pin only lead?
>
> "Only" an earth?  Sheesh!

Power bricks are plastic and don't need to be earthed for safety reasons.  His question, which nobody has answered yet, is whether the supply NEEDS an earth to operate correctly.

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