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On Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:17:27 -0000, catchme <someone@somewhere.net> wrote:

> john downie2 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?
>>
>> 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?
>>
>> I have emailed the technical services department and the spares department,
>> but neither will answer the question, only want to sell me one of their
>> three hole leads. Thanks for your advice.
>>
>>
>>
> yes, the 3rd hole is a ground, but while the voltage in Japan is
> similiar to North America (despite Japan only having 2 leads), i dont
> know what the voltage is in the UK.
> Japan runs 110v. on a 60a circuit, whereas Canada does 120.

SIXTY amps!  Wow.  I'm glad we have more volts in the UK.

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